Package org.springframework.test.context.junit4.rules

Class SpringClassRule

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.test.context.junit4.rules.SpringClassRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

TestRule

public class SpringClassRule
extends Object
implements TestRule

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 SpringJUnit4ClassRunner, Spring's rule-based JUnit support has the advantage that it is independent of any 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.

Example Usage

 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 TestExecutionListener or TestContextBootstrapper implementations.)

• @ProfileValueSourceConfiguration
• @IfProfileValue

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

Since:

4.2

Author:

Sam Brannen, Philippe Marschall

See Also:

• apply(Statement, Description)
• SpringMethodRule
• TestContextManager
• SpringJUnit4ClassRunner

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SpringClassRule()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Statement	apply(Statement base, Description description)	Apply class-level features of the Spring TestContext Framework to the supplied base statement.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SpringClassRule

public SpringClassRule()

Method Details

apply

public Statement apply(Statement base,
 Description description)

Apply class-level features of the Spring TestContext Framework to the supplied base statement.

Specifically, this method retrieves the TestContextManager used by this rule and its associated SpringMethodRule and invokes the beforeTestClass() and afterTestClass() methods on the TestContextManager.

In addition, this method checks whether the test is enabled in the current execution environment. This prevents classes with a non-matching @IfProfileValue annotation from running altogether, even skipping the execution of beforeTestClass() methods in TestExecutionListeners.

Specified by:

apply in interface TestRule

Parameters:

base - the base Statement that this rule should be applied to

description - a Description of the current test execution

Returns:

a statement that wraps the supplied base with class-level features of the Spring TestContext Framework

See Also:

• getTestContextManager(java.lang.Class<?>)
• withBeforeTestClassCallbacks(org.junit.runners.model.Statement, org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager)
• withAfterTestClassCallbacks(org.junit.runners.model.Statement, org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager)
• withProfileValueCheck(org.junit.runners.model.Statement, java.lang.Class<?>)
• withTestContextManagerCacheEviction(org.junit.runners.model.Statement, java.lang.Class<?>)