newbie: JUnit tests, best practice for the location of input test files?

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jsoftwaredev@gmail.com - 23 Oct 2007 16:06 GMT

If I am creating JUnit tests that have test input files, are there any
best practices for where input test files should go?

Right now I am placing them in the same Java package that the test
class resides in.

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Manish Pandit - 23 Oct 2007 19:17 GMT

On Oct 23, 8:06 am, jsoftware...@gmail.com wrote:

> If I am creating JUnit tests that have test input files, are there any
> best practices for where input test files should go?
>
> Right now I am placing them in the same Java package that the test
> class resides in.

You could name the package to indicate that it contains test sources.
If the main comtree is com.xyz.services, the corresponding test
package could be something like com.xyz.services.test. I personally
prefer Maven, as it provides a placeholder for junits, as well as
ensures that the build process includes running junits (you can always
override this though!), and does not include test classes in the
release/target jars.

-cheers,
Manish

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