SpringClassRule

SpringClassRule is a custom JUnit TestRule that supports class-level features of the Spring TestContext Framework in standard JUnit tests by means of the TestContextManager and associated support classes and annotations.

In contrast to the org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner, Spring's rule-based JUnit support has the advantage that it is independent of any org.junit.runner.Runner and can therefore be combined with existing alternative runners like JUnit's Parameterized or third-party runners such as the MockitoJUnitRunner.

In order to achieve the same functionality as the SpringJUnit4ClassRunner, however, a SpringClassRule must be combined with a SpringMethodRule, since SpringClassRule only supports the class-level features of the SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.

 public class ExampleSpringIntegrationTest { @ClassRule public static final SpringClassRule springClassRule = new SpringClassRule(); @Rule public final SpringMethodRule springMethodRule = new SpringMethodRule(); // ... }

The following list constitutes all annotations currently supported directly or indirectly by SpringClassRule. (Note that additional annotations may be supported by various org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener or org.springframework.test.context.TestContextBootstrapper implementations.)

• org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueSourceConfiguration
• org.springframework.test.annotation.IfProfileValue

NOTE: As of Spring Framework 4.3, this class requires JUnit 4.12 or higher.

SpringMethodRule

SpringMethodRule is a custom JUnit 4 MethodRule that supports instance-level and method-level features of the Spring TestContext Framework in standard JUnit tests by means of the TestContextManager and associated support classes and annotations.

In contrast to the org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner, Spring's rule-based JUnit support has the advantage that it is independent of any org.junit.runner.Runner and can therefore be combined with existing alternative runners like JUnit's Parameterized or third-party runners such as the MockitoJUnitRunner.

In order to achieve the same functionality as the SpringJUnit4ClassRunner, however, a SpringMethodRule must be combined with a SpringClassRule, since SpringMethodRule only supports the instance-level and method-level features of the SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.

 public class ExampleSpringIntegrationTest { @ClassRule public static final SpringClassRule springClassRule = new SpringClassRule(); @Rule public final SpringMethodRule springMethodRule = new SpringMethodRule(); // ... }

The following list constitutes all annotations currently supported directly or indirectly by SpringMethodRule. (Note that additional annotations may be supported by various org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener or org.springframework.test.context.TestContextBootstrapper implementations.)

• org.springframework.test.annotation.Timed
• org.springframework.test.annotation.Repeat
• org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueSourceConfiguration
• org.springframework.test.annotation.IfProfileValue

NOTE: As of Spring Framework 4.3, this class requires JUnit 4.12 or higher.

WARNING: Due to the shortcomings of JUnit rules, the SpringMethodRule does not support the beforeTestExecution() and afterTestExecution() callbacks of the org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener API.