Running a TestSuite with Ant
Problem
You want to integrate JUnitPerf tests into your Ant build process.
Solution
Add another target to the Ant buildfile that executes a
junit
task for all JUnitPerf classes.
Discussion
Ensuring all unit tests execute whenever a code change is made, no
matter how trivial the change, is critical for an XP project. We have
already seen numerous examples throughout this book discussing how to
integrate unit testing into an Ant build process using the
junit
task, and JUnitPerf is no different. The
only twist is that JUnitPerf tests generally take longer to execute
than normal JUnit tests because of the varying loads placed on them.
Remember that the ultimate goal of a test is to execute as quickly as
possible. With this said, it may be better to execute JUnitPerf tests
during a nightly build, or perhaps during specified times throughout
the day.
No matter how your project chooses to incorporate JUnitPerf tests,
the technique is the same: use the junit
Ant task.
Example 8-5 shows an Ant target for executing only
JUnitPerf tests. This example should look similar to what you have
seen in other chapters. The only difference is the names of the files
to include. This book uses the naming convention
“Test” for all JUnit tests,
modified to “TestPerf” for
JUnitPerf tests so Ant can easily separate normal JUnit
tests from JUnitPerf tests.
Example 8-5. Executing JUnitPerf tests using Ant
<target name="junitperf" depends="compile"> <junit printsummary="on" fork="false" ...
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