JUnit 5

Next Generation Testing
on the JVM

Heads Up

JUnit 5 is ready for production use!

This is based on 5.5.2
(released 8th of September 2019).

First steps

First Steps
  • What's new?
  • Setup & Tools
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

What’s new?

First Steps
  • What’s new
  • Setup & Tools
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

What’s new?

class JUnit5Test {

	@Test
	void someTest() {
		assertTrue(true);
	}

}

⇝ Package visibility suffices!

What’s new?

@BeforeAll
static void beforeAll() { ... }

@BeforeEach
void beforeEach() { ... }

@AfterEach
void afterEach() { ... }

@AfterAll
static void afterAll() { ... }

⇝ Lifecycle annotations have new names.

What’s new?

@Test
void assertAllProperties() {
	Address ad = new Address("City", "Street", "42");

	assertAll("address",
	  () -> assertEquals("C", ad.city),
	  () -> assertEquals("Str", ad.street),
	  () -> assertEquals("63", ad.number)
	);
}

assertAll gathers results from multiple assertions

What’s new?

Output if assertAll fails:

org.opentest4j.MultipleFailuresError:
	address (3 failures)
	expected: <C> but was: <City>
	expected: <Str> but was: <Street>
	expected: <63> but was: (42)

What’s new?

@Test
@Disabled("Y U No Pass?!")
void failingTest() {
	assertTrue(false);
}

@Ignore is now @Disabled.

What’s new?

@Test
@EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
void runsOnLinux() {
	assertTrue(IS_FREE_SOFTWARE);
}

⇝ Conditional execution with @Disabled variants!

What’s new?

@Test
@DisabledOnFriday
void failingTest() {
	assertTrue(false);
}

⇝ Convenient Extensibility.

But how?

What’s new?

@DisplayName("A stack")
class StackTest {

	@Test
	@DisplayName("when new, is empty")
	void isEmpty() { /*...*/ }

	@Test
	@DisplayName("when new and popped, "
			+ "throws EmptyStackException")
	void throwsExceptionWhenPopped() { /*...*/ }

}

What’s new?

Effects of using @DisplayName:

DisplayName

⇝ Human-readable names!

What’s new?

class CountTest {
	// lifecycle and tests
	@Nested
	class CountGreaterZero {
		// lifecycle and tests
		@Nested
		class CountMuchGreaterZero {
			// lifecycle and tests
		}
	}
}

@Nested to organize tests in inner classes!

What’s new?

@Nested works great with @DisplayName:

Nested and named tests

What’s new?

@Test
void someTest(MyServer server) {
	// do something with `server`
}

⇝ Test has parameters!

But where do they come from?

What’s new?

@ParameterizedTest
@MethodSource("createWords")
void testWordLengths(String word, int length) {
	assertEquals(length, word.length());
}

static Stream<Arguments> createWords() {
	return Stream.of(
		Arguments.of("Hello", 5),
		Arguments.of("Parameterized", 13));
}

⇝ Stellar support for parameterized tests!

What’s new?

@Test
@Execution(CONCURRENT)
class {

	// [...]

}

⇝ Native parallelization!

What’s new?

Summary

  • lifecycle works much like before

  • @DisplayName improves readability

  • many details were improved

  • awesome new features

  • seamless extension

Setup & Tools

First Steps
  • Basics
  • Setup & Tools
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

Writing tests

Add test dependency:

org.junit.jupiter
junit-jupiter-api
5.5.2

Have fun!

Writing tests

No specific test library support required.
These all work out of the box:

  • Mockito, PowerMock

  • AssertJ, Google Truth,
    Hamcrest, FestAssert

Running tests

Add test dependency:

org.junit.jupiter
junit-jupiter-engine
5.5.2

Running tests

With build tools:

  • Maven:

    • since Surefire 2.22.0

    • add test dependency on engine

  • Gradle:

    • since 4.6

    • add testRuntimeOnly dependency on engine

    • activate JUnit 5:

      test {
      	useJUnitPlatform()
      }

Running tests

With IDEs:

Running tests

As part of JUnit 4

  • individual classes:

    @RunWith(JUnitPlatform.class)
    public class JUnit5Test { ... }
  • all classes:

    @RunWith(JUnitPlatform.class)
    @SelectPackages({ "my.test.package" })
    public class JUnit5TestSuite { }

Running tests

There is a console launcher:

# run all tests
java -jar junit-platform-console-standalone.jar
	--class-path ${path_to_compiled_test_classes}
	--scan-class-path
# run a specific test
java -jar junit-platform-console-standalone.jar
	--class-path ${path_to_compiled_test_classes}
	--select-class ${fully_qualified_test_class_name}

Setup & Tools

Summary

  • support in Maven, Gradle, IntelliJ, Eclipse, NetBeans
    (remember to add the engine as dependency)

  • for outdated tools, run with JUnit 4

  • console launcher as last resort

Mechanisms

First Steps
Mechanisms
  • Disabling Tests
  • Tagging And Filtering
  • Dependency Injection
  • Test Instance Lifecycle
  • Configuring JUnit
...

Disabling tests

First Steps
Mechanisms
  • Disabling Tests
  • Tagging And Filtering
  • Dependency Injection
  • Test Instance Lifecycle
  • Configuring JUnit
…​

Failing tests

Why do tests fail?

  1. something broke for good ⇝ fix it

  2. something broke temporarily ⇝ @Disabled

  3. something fails under certain circumstances
    ⇝ conditionally @Disabled

We’ll talk about the latter.

Conditional tests

JUnit 5 comes with lots of conditions
based on:

  • operating system

  • Java version

  • system properties

  • environment variables

  • scripts

Conditional tests

They all come in two forms:

  • @Enabled…​

  • @Disabled…​

Just slap them on the test method:

@Test
@EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
void runsOnLinux() { /*...*/ }

OS conditions

Based on operating system
(LINUX, WINDOWS, MAC, …​):

@EnabledOnOs(LINUX)
@EnabledOnOs({ WINDOWS, MAC })
@DisabledOnOs(LINUX)
@DisabledOnOs({ WINDOWS, MAC })

Java version condition

Based on Java version
(JAVA_8, JAVA_9, JAVA_10, …​):

@EnabledOnJre(JAVA_8)
@EnabledOnJre({ JAVA_9, JAVA_10 })
@DisabledOnJre(JAVA_8)
@DisabledOnJre({ JAVA_9, JAVA_10 })

Environment

Based on system properties or environment variables
(matched by regular expression):

@EnabledIfSystemProperty(
	named = "os.arch", matches = ".*64.*")
@DisabledIfSystemProperty(
	named = "ci-server", matches = "true")

@EnabledIfEnvironmentVariable(
	named = "ENV", matches = "staging-server")
@DisabledIfEnvironmentVariable(
	named = "ENV", matches = ".*development.*")

Scripted conditions

@EnabledIf/@DisabledIf accept JS scripts:

@Test
@EnabledIf({
	"load('nashorn:mozilla_compat.js')",
	"importPackage(java.time)",
	"var today = LocalDate.now()",
	"var tomorrow = today.plusDays(1)",
	"tomorrow.isAfter(today)" })
void theDayAfterTomorrow() { /*...*/ }

Scripted conditions

Uses Nashorn, but Nashorn is deprecated!

Other Java Scripting API engines can be specified:

@Test
@EnabledIf(
	value = /*...*/,
	engine = /*...*/ )
void theDayAfterTomorrow() { /*...*/ }

Combining conditions

These conditions can be combined:

  • only one condition from each group
    (OS, version, sys prop, env var, script)

  • if one disables, test is disabled

On Linux and Java 10, does this test run?

@Test
@EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
@DisabledOnJre(JRE.JAVA_10)
void moreConditions() { /*...*/ }

Disabling conditions

To check which disabled tests actually fail:

  • configure JUnit with
    junit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate

  • use property to define reg ex for class name

  • matching condition classes are not evaluated

Disabling conditions

Example:

junit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate=*

Deactivates all conditions.
⇝ All tests are executed.

Disabling tests

Summary

Conditional test execution:

  • annotate tests with annotations
    @Enabled…​ or @Disabled…​

  • pick from various conditions
    (OS, version, sys prop, env var)

  • combine them if necessary

  • in extreme cases, write a script

  • disable by configuration

Tagging and filtering

First Steps
Mechanisms
  • Disabling Tests
  • Tagging And Filtering
  • Dependency Injection
  • Test Instance Lifecycle
  • Configuring JUnit
…​

Tagging and filtering

Not all tests are created equal, maybe:

  • always run unit tests

  • run db tests on demand

  • run integration tests on CI

We need:

  • a way to mark test groups

  • a way to execute individual groups

Tagging tests

JUnit 5’s @Tag marks tests
(classes or methods):

@Tag("unit")
class UserTest { }

@Tag("db")
class UserRepositoryTest { }

@Tag("integration")
class UserServiceTest { }

Tagging tests

Tags are just strings:

  • not null

  • can’t contain:

    • , ( ) & | !

    • whitespace

    • ISO control characters

Filtering tests

In Maven:

<plugin>
	<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
	<version>2.22.0</version>
	<configuration>
		<groups>unit</groups>
		<!-- <excludedGroups>db</excludedGroups> -->
	</configuration>
</plugin>

Filtering tests

In Maven:

  • Surefire and Failsafe can run different tags

  • use profiles to activate different tags

Filtering tests

In Gradle:

test {
	useJUnitPlatform {
		includeTags 'unit'
		// excludeTags 'db'
	}
}

Filtering tests

In IntelliJ:

In Eclipse:

Tagging tests

Should I tag "default" unit tests?

  • not necessarily

  • but it’s possible and convenient with
    meta-annotations (more on that later)

Tagging and filtering

Summary

To separate different groups of tests:

  • use @Tag on tests
    (or other annotations)

  • use build configuration
    to run only desired tags

Dependency injection

First Steps
Mechanisms
  • Disabling Tests
  • Tagging And Filtering
  • Dependency Injection
  • Test Instance Lifecycle
  • Configuring JUnit
…​

Parameters everywhere!

In JUnit 5, these can have parameters:

  • constructors

  • methods annotated with

    • @Test, @TestFactory
      @ParameterizedTest, @RepeatedTest

    • @BeforeAll, @AfterAll
      @BeforeEach, @AfterEach

Where from?

Where do parameters come from?

  • JUnit

  • extensions

  • you

Sources can be freely combined!

JUnit’s parameters

JUnit resolves parameters:

  • TestInfo — to access:

    • display name and tags

    • test class and method

  • TestReporter — to publish messages

  • RepetitionInfo — for repeated tests

Extensions' parameters

For example JUnit Pioneer:

@Test
@ExtendWith(TempDirectory.class)
void test(@TempDir Path tempDir) { /*...*/ }

Extensions' parameters

For example org.springframework : spring-test:

// just to demo - irl use @SpringJUnitConfig
@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
public class ApiControllerTest {
	private final ApiController controller;

	public ApiControllerTest(
			@Autowired ApiController controller) {
		this.controller = controller;
	}

	@Test
	public testController() { /*...*/ }
}

Your parameters

You can resolve your own parameters!
(Great reason to write an extension. 😃)

More on that later…​

Dependency injection

Summary

  • "everything" can have parameters

  • parameters are resolved by
    JUnit, extensions, you,
    or any combination thereof

  • use that to keep test code clean

Test instance lifecycle

First Steps
Mechanisms
  • Disabling Tests
  • Tagging And Filtering
  • Dependency Injection
  • Test Instance Lifecycle
  • Configuring JUnit
…​

Test instances

By default, JUnit 5 creates
a new instance for each test,
meaning one instance per:

  • @Test method

  • @TestFactory method
    (but not for each dynamic test!)

  • parameterized test

Test instances

You want to use
the same instance
for all tests?

@TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)

Test instance per class

@TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
class ClassTestInstanceTest {
	private static int CLASS_TEST_COUNT = 0;
	private int instanceTestCount = 0;

	@Test void test_1() { incAndCheckCounts(); }
	@Test void test_2() { incAndCheckCounts(); }

	private void incAndCheckCounts() {
		CLASS_TEST_COUNT++;
		instanceTestCount++;
		// fails with instance per test
		assertEquals(
			CLASS_TEST_COUNT, instanceTestCount);
	}
}

Default instance lifecycle

You can configure JUnit
to change the default behavior
to instance per class:

junit.jupiter.testinstance.lifecycle.default=per_class

Test instance per class

On test class lifecycle:

  • this changes a few details
    of JUnit 5’s behavior

  • refer to the user guide
    and search the entire document
    for Lifecycle.PER_CLASS

  • I will not mention differences here

  • I don’t find this very useful
    (but I never used it, so…​)

Configuring JUnit

First Steps
Mechanisms
  • Disabling Tests
  • Tagging And Filtering
  • Dependency Injection
  • Test Instance Lifecycle
  • Configuring JUnit
…​

Global configuration

These can be configured globally:

  • test instance lifecycle

  • deactivated conditions

  • automatic extensions

(So far.)

Configuration parameters

A configuration parameter is
a simple key-value pair, e.g.:

junit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate = *

Defining parameters

Three ways to define parameters:

  • build tool

  • system properties

  • configuration file

(In order of decreasing precedence.)

With Maven

<plugin>
	<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
	<configuration>
		<properties>
			<configurationParameters>
				junit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate=*
			</configurationParameters>
		</properties>
	</configuration>
	<dependencies>
		...
	</dependencies>
</plugin>

With Gradle

test {
	useJUnitPlatform()
	systemProperties = [
		'junit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate': '*'
	]
}

Wait, that’s actually a system property!

With system properties

Add command line parameter
to launching JVM:

-Djunit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate=*

With a properties file

Create a Java properties file:

  • in src/test/resources

  • named junit-platform.properties

junit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate=*

Defining parameters

Where best define parameters?

Consider:

  • build tool configuration
    is not picked up by IDEs (yet?)

  • system properties need
    to be configured manually
    for IDEs and build tools

Defining parameters

Where best define parameters?

  • for local experiments:
    ⇝ system properties

  • for permanent configuration:
    ⇝ properties file

Sophisticated tests

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
  • Nested Tests
  • Repeated Tests
  • Parameterized Tests
  • Parallel Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

Nested tests

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
  • Nested Tests
  • Repeated Tests
  • Parameterized Tests
  • Parallel Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

Testing a stack

Behavior of a Stack:

  • on a new stack…​

    • empty() returns true

    • pop() and peek() throw

    • push() works

Testing a stack

Behavior of a Stack:

  • on new a stack after push()…​

    • empty() returns false

    • pop() and peek() work

    • push() works

  • on new a stack after push() and pop()…​

    • empty() returns true

Grouped by state

These tests form groups
defined by their initial state:

  • new Stack()

  • new Stack(), then push()

  • new Stack(), then push(), then pop()

And state is incremental!

Nested tests

With nested tests:

  • group tests with same initial state

  • create an inner class for each group

  • nest according to state

  • use @BeforeEach to build state

Grouping tests

Inner class per group of tests:

class StackTest {

	@Nested
	class WhenNew {

		@Nested
		class AfterPushing {

			@Nested
			class AfterPopping { }

		}
	}
}

Building state

Use @BeforeEach:

class StackTest {
	Stack<Object> stack;

	@Nested
	class WhenNew {

		@BeforeEach
		void createNewStack() {
			stack = new Stack<>();
		}

		// continued

	}
}

Building state

Use @BeforeEach:

class StackTest {
	@Nested
	class WhenNew {
		@Nested
		class AfterPushing {

			@BeforeEach
			void pushAnElement() {
				stack.push("element");
			}

		}
	}
}

Building state

Called outside-in:

// in StackTest.WhenNew
//     ⇝ called first
@BeforeEach
void createNewStack() {
	stack = new Stack<>();
}

// in StackTest.WhenNew.AfterPushing
//     ⇝ called second
@BeforeEach
void pushAnElement() {
	stack.push(anElement);
}

Building state

Note:

  • inner classes want to access
    outer class' state

  • @Nested classes can’t be static!

  • no @BeforeAll, @AfterAll!

Nested and named

@DisplayName("A stack")
class StackTest {

	@Nested @DisplayName("when new")
	class WhenNew {

		@Test @DisplayName("is empty")
		void isEmpty() { /* ... */ }

		@Nested
		@DisplayName("after pushing an element")
		class AfterPushing { /*...*/ }

	}
}

Nested and named

The effects of @Nested and @DisplayName:

Nested and DisplayName

Nested tests

Summary

  • look out for groups of tests
    with same initial state

  • give each group a non-static
    inner class with @Nested

  • nest inner classes if state is incremental

  • rely on outside-in calls to @BeforeEach
    to build state incrementally

Repeated tests

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
  • Nested Tests
  • Repeated Tests
  • Parameterized Tests
  • Parallel Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

Repeating tests

Ever wanted to run
the same test 5 times?

  • to ferry out concurrency bugs

  • to gather performance data

Repeated tests

Here’s how:

class RepeatedInvocationTest {
	private static int REPS = 0;

	@RepeatedTest(5)
	void repeated(RepetitionInfo reps) {
		REPS++;
		// getCurrentRepetition starts with 1
		assertEquals(REPS, reps.getCurrentRepetition());
		assertEquals(5, reps.getTotalRepetitions());
	}

}

Full integration

Repeated tests are fully integrated:

  • @RepeatedTest method is container

  • each invocation is a single test

  • each test has regular lifecycle:

    • @Before-/@AfterEach are executed

    • parameters can be injected

  • repeated and other tests can be mixed

Repeated names

Default display names:

  • for @RepeatedTest container: method name

  • for generated tests:

    repetition {currentRepetition} of {totalRepetition}

Repeated names

Custom display names:

  • @DisplayName on @RepeatedTest
    defines test container name

  • @RepeatedTest(name) defines
    each test’s name

    • {displayName}: @RepeatedTest-'s name

    • {currentRepetition}

    • {totalRepetitions}

Repeated tests

Custom display names:

class RepeatedInvocationTest {

	@DisplayName("Calling repeated...")
	@RepeatedTest(value = 5,
		name = "... {currentRepetition}th"
			"of {totalRepetitions} times")
	void repeated(RepetitionInfo reps) { /*...*/ }

}

Repeated tests

Et voilà:

Parameterized tests

Repetition Info

To access information about repetitions:

  • declare parameter RepetitionInfo
    (injected by JUnit)

  • query for current and total repetition count

Repeated tests

Summary

  • use @RepeatedTest(n) to repeat test n times

  • configure test names with name attribute

  • use RepetitionInfo to access repetition counts

Parameterized tests

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
  • Nested Tests
  • Repeated Tests
  • Parameterized Tests
  • Parallel Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

Parameterizing tests

Dominant use case for parameterizing tests:

  • have a test method

  • define input data

  • run the method once per input

JUnit 5 has native support for that!

Parameterizing tests

Require a dedicated dependency:

org.junit.jupiter
junit-jupiter-params
5.5.2

Parameterizing tests

Easy to get started:

  • declare test method with @ParameterizedTest

  • define input data with different sources

@ParameterizedTest
@ValueSource(strings = { " Hello", "JUnit" })
void testValues(String word) { /*...*/ }
Parameterized tests

Parameterized tests

Details to look into:

  • argument sources

  • argument converters

  • argument aggregators

  • lifecycle integration

  • naming tests

Argument sources

Parameterized tests need sources for arguments.

These are included:

  • @ValueSource is very simple,
    but only works for single arguments

  • @EnumSource injects some or all enum values,
    but only works for single arguments

  • @MethodSource calls a method to create args

  • @CsvSource allows defining args as CSV strings

  • @CsvFileSource loads args from CSV file

More than one source can be used per method!

Enum source

Calling a test with all values of an enum:

@ParameterizedTest
@EnumSource(TimeUnit.class)
void testAllEnumValues(TimeUnit unit) { /*...*/ }

Calling a test with a few values of an enum:

@ParameterizedTest
@EnumSource(
	value = TimeUnit.class,
	names = {"NANOSECONDS", "MICROSECONDS"})
void testSomeEnumValues(TimeUnit unit) { /*...*/ }

Method source

Call a method to provide arguments:

@ParameterizedTest
@MethodSource("createWords")
void testWords(String word) { /*...*/ }

static Stream<String> createWords() {
	return Stream.of("Hello", "JUnit");
}

Method source

Properties of argument-providing method:

  • must be static

  • can be in other class
    (e.g. "org.codefx.Words#provide")

  • name does not have to be specified
    if same as parameterized test method:

    @ParameterizedTest
    @MethodSource
    void testWords(String word) { /*...*/ }
    
    static Stream<String> testWords() { /*...*/ }

Method source

For multiple parameters, return Arguments:

@ParameterizedTest
@MethodSource("createWords")
void testWordLengths(String word, int length) {
	/*...*/
}

static Stream<Arguments> createWords() {
	return Stream.of(
		Arguments.of("Hello", 5),
		Arguments.of("Parameterized", 13));
}

CSV sources

Define values as CSV strings:

@ParameterizedTest
@CsvSource({ "(0/0), 0", "(0/1), 1" })
void testPointNorm(
	String point, double norm) { /*...*/ }
  • each string provides args for one execution

  • strings are split by comma to get individual args

  • strings can be converted to other objects
    (more on that later)

CSV file sources

You can also load strings from CSV files:

@ParameterizedTest
@CsvFileSource(resources = "/point-norms.csv")
void testPointNorm(
	String point, double norm) { /*...*/ }

Your sources

You can create your own sources:

  1. implement ArgumentsProvider

  2. register with @ArgumentsSource

Your sources

  1. implement ArgumentsProvider

class RandomIntegerProvider
		implements ArgumentsProvider {

	@Override
	public Stream<Arguments> arguments( /*...*/ ) {
		return new Random().ints(0, 10)
			.mapToObj(Arguments::of)
			.limit(3);
	}

}

Your sources

  1. register with @ArgumentsSource

@ParameterizedTest
@ArgumentsSource(RandomIntegerProvider.class)
void testRandomIntegers(Integer argument) { /*...*/ }

Argument converters

We’ve seen lots of strings.
How are they converted?

  • JUnit handles many common types

  • matching factory or constructor

  • ArgumentConverter implementations

JUnit’s converters

JUnit converts strings to common types:

  • primitives and their wrappers with valueOf

  • enums with valueOf

  • java.time.* from ISO 8601 representations

  • File with File::new

  • Path with Paths::get

  • UUID with UUID::fromString

And a few more…​

Factory methods

JUnit can call non-private members
that accept a single String argument:

  • such a static method if there’s exactly one

  • otherwise such a constructor if there is one

Factory methods

Example:

@ParameterizedTest
@CsvSource({ "(0/0), 0", "(0/1), 1" })
void testPointNorm(
	Point point, double norm) { /*...*/ }

class Point {

	/** Creates a point from an '(x/y)' string */
	static Point from(String xy) { /*...*/ }

}

Your converter

You can create your own converters:

  1. implement ArgumentConverter

  2. register with @ConvertWith

(Yes, very similar to argument providers.)

Your converter

  1. implement ArgumentConverter

class PointConverter
		implements ArgumentConverter {

	@Override
	public Object convert(
			Object input, /*...*/ )
			throws ArgumentConversionException {
		if (input instanceof String)
			return Point.from((String) input);
		throw new ArgumentConversionException(
			input + " is no valid point");
	}

}

Your converter

  1. register with @ConvertWith

@ParameterizedTest
@CsvSource({ "(0/0), 0", "(0/1), 1" })
void testPointNorm(
	@ConvertWith(PointConverter.class)
	Point point,
	double norm) { /*...*/ }

(Not the best example because Point
qualifies for factory conversion.)

Argument aggregators

Some sources (particularly CSV)
may provide many arguments.

Aggregate them into objects:

  • use ArgumentsAccessor

  • ArgumentsAggregator implementation

Argument accessor

@ParameterizedTest
@CsvSource({ "0, 0, 0", "1.414, 1, 1" })
void testPointNorm(
		double norm, ArgumentsAccessor args) {
	Point point = Point.from(
		args.getDouble(1), args.getDouble(2));
	assertEquals(norm, point.norm(), 0.01);
}

(No parameterized arguments can
come after ArgumentAccessor!)

Your aggregator

Reuse common aggregations:

  1. implement ArgumentsAggregator

  2. register with @AggregateWith

(By now, this pattern should bore you.)

Your aggregator

  1. implement ArgumentsAggregator

class PointAggregator
		implements ArgumentsAggregator {

	@Override
	public Object aggregateArguments(
			ArgumentsAccessor args, /*...*/ )
			throws ArgumentsAggregationException {
		return Point.from(
			args.getDouble(1), args.getDouble(2));
	}

}

Your aggregator

  1. register with @AggregateWith

@ParameterizedTest
@CsvSource({ "0, 0, 0", "1.414, 1, 1" })
void testPointNorm(
		double norm,
		@AggregateWith(PointAggregator.class)
		Point point) {
	assertEquals(norm, point.norm(), 0.01);
}

Your aggregator

Two details to note:

  • aggregated parameters must come last
    in parameter list

  • ArgumentsAccessor::get…​ converts:

    • common types (hence getDouble)

    • with factories if they exist

Full integration

Parameterized tests are fully integrated:

  • @ParameterizedTest method is container

  • each invocation is a single test

  • each test has regular lifecycle:

    • @Before-/@AfterEach are executed

    • other parameters can be injected
      (must come last)

  • parameterized and other tests can be mixed

Parameterized names

Default display names:

  • for @ParameterizedTest container: method name

  • for generated tests:

    [{index}] {arguments}

Parameterized names

Custom display names:

  • @DisplayName on @ParameterizedTest
    defines test container name

  • @ParameterizedTest(name) defines
    each test’s name:

    • {index}: current invocation, starting with 1

    • {arguments}: "{0}, {1}, …​ {n}"

    • {i}: the i-th argument’s value

Parameterized names

Custom display names:

@DisplayName("Roman numeral")
@ParameterizedTest(name = "\"{0}\" should be {1}")
@CsvSource({ "I, 1", "II, 2", "V, 5" })
void numeral(String word, int number) { /*...*/ }
Parameterized tests with proper names

Parameterized tests

Summary

JUnit 5 has native support for
(one variant of) parameterized tests:

  • declare with @ParameterizedTest:

    • can be properly named

    • fully integrated into lifecycle

  • then worry about arguments

Parameterized tests

Summary

Parameters need arguments:

  • define input with different sources, e.g.
    @ValueSource, @MethodSource, @CsvSource,

  • convert strings to more complex classes

  • aggregate arguments to more complex classes

JUnit comes with many implementations,
but it’s easy to add your own.

Parallel tests

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
  • Nested Tests
  • Repeated Tests
  • Parameterized Tests
  • Parallel Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

Parallel tests

Main reason to parallelize anything:
better performance.

Minor reason to parallelize tests:
may ferret out concurrency issues.

No good support for parallel tests in JUnit 4:

  • parallelized by build tool

  • no control from within tests

JUnit 5 does it better!

Test execution

  • sequential by default

  • parallel on demand

To enable parallel execution, configure JUnit with
junit.jupiter.execution.parallel.enabled = true

But that’s not enough!

Execution modes

Each test node (e.g. class, nested class, method)
has an execution mode:

SAME_THREAD

node is executed in same thread as parent node

CONCURRENT

allow concurrent execution

SAME_THREAD is default
⇝ all tests run in same thread
⇝ tests run sequentially

Execution modes

Several ways to configure execution modes:

  • set j.j.e.parallel.mode.default
    to concurrent or same_thread

  • set j.j.e.parallel.mode.classes.default
    to concurrent or same_thread

  • apply @Execution to class/method with
    ExecutionMode.CONCURRENT or
    ExecutionMode.SAME_THREAD

Execution strategy

Various executoin strategies:

dynamic

configure factor, then:
#threads = #cores * factor

fixed

configure fixed number of threads

custom

provide your own strategy

Full control

JUnit 5 gives full control over concurrency:

  • parallelize everything,
    just classes, or just methods

  • finer control with @Execution

  • various execution strategies

Or based on resource access…​

Resource locks

Use @ResourceLock to mark use
of shared, thread-unsafe resources:

	@Test
	@ResourceLock(value = "props", mode = READ)
	void customPropertyIsNotSetByDefault() {
		assertNull(System.getProperty("my.prop"));
	}

	@Test
	@ResourceLock(value = "props", mode = READ_WRITE)
	void canSetCustomPropertyToApple() {
		System.setProperty("my.prop", "apple");
		assertEquals(
			"apple",
			System.getProperty("my.prop"));
	}

Resource locks

Great way to handle flaky tests:

  • add @ResourceLock for shared resources

  • JUnit organizes test execution accordingly

Possible approach

One way to approach parallel tests:

  • parallelize all the things

  • sequentialize integration test classes

  • further lock on shared resources

Parallel tests

Summary

  • sequential execution by default

  • enable parallel execution with
    j.j.execution.parallel.enabled

  • switch all/selected tests to parallel execution:

    • j.j.execution.parallel.mode.default

    • j.j.execution.parallel.mode.classes.default

    • @Execution(CONCURRENT)

    • @ResourceLock

  • optionally provide an execution strategy

Dynamic tests

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
  • Nested Tests
  • Repeated Tests
  • Parameterized Tests
  • Parallel Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions

Defining tests

Up to now tests were identified

  • by names
    (test…​ in JUnit 3 and before)

  • by annotations
    (@Test in JUnit 4 and 5)

⇝ Tests had to be known at compile time.

Defining tests

So what?!

What if we want to create tests at run time?

Junit 5 to the rescue!

Dynamic tests allow creation of tests at run time.

  • a test is wrapped into DynamicTest

  • a bunch of them can be wrapped
    into DynamicContainer

  • methods that create either of them
    are annotated with @TestFactory

Creating tests

@TestFactory
List<DynamicTest> createPointTests() {
	return List.of(
		dynamicTest(
			"A Great Test For Point",
			() -> { /* test code */ } ),
		dynamicTest(
			"Another Great Test For Point",
			() -> { /* test code */ } )
	);
}

Creating containers

	@TestFactory
	List<DynamicContainer> registeredTests() {
		return asList(
			dynamicContainer(
				"Dynamic Container #1",
				asList( /* dynamic tests */ )),
			dynamicContainer(
				"Dynamic Container #2",
				asList( /* dynamic tests */ ))
		);
	}
}

Implementation

The rest is straight-forward:

  1. JUnit detects @TestFactory methods

  2. calls them to generate containers and tests

  3. adds tests to the test tree

  4. eventually runs them

Running dynamic tests

Viewed by tools as separate tests:

Dynamic containers and tests

Lifecycle

Not integrated into the lifecycle (#378):

  • @Before-/@AfterEach only called
    once per @TestFactory

  • dynamic tests use shared state

Lambda tests

This would be great:

class PointTest {

	"A great test for point" -> {
		/* test code */
	}

}

But how?

Lambda tests

public class LambdaTest {

	private List<DynamicTest> tests;

	protected void λ(
			String name, Executable test) {
		tests.add(dynamicTest(name, test));
	}

	@TestFactory
	List<DynamicTest> tests() {
		return tests;
	}
}

Lambda tests

class PointTest extends LambdaTest {{

	λ("A Great Test For Point", () -> {
		/* test code goes here */
	});

}}
  • the inner braces create an initialization block

  • code therein is run during construction

  • JUnit will pick up the tests by calling tests()

Lambda tests

While we’re hacking…​ what about this?

class PointTest extends LambdaTest {{

	λ(a_great_test_for_point -> {
		/* test code goes here */
	});

}}

Access a lambda’s parameter name
with this one weird trick
(that stopped working on Java 9).

Dynamic tests

Summary

  • to create tests at run time:

    • write method that returns collection
      of DynamicTest/DynamicContainer

    • annotate with @TestFactory

  • not fully integrated in lifecycle

From 4 to 5

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
  • Architecture
  • Side by Side
  • Migration
Extensions

Architecture

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
  • Architecture
  • Side by Side
  • Migration
Extensions

JUnit 4 architecture

  • a single JAR (ignoring Hamcrest)

  • used by

    • developers

    • extensions

    • IDEs, build-tools

  • no separation of concerns

JUnit 4 architecture

  • tools provide us with awesome features!

  • but API is not powerful enough

I know, I’ll use reflection!

  • nothing was safe!

  • bound tools to implementation details

  • made maintenance and evolution very hard

Dead end

Part of JUnit’s success is its great tool support!

But the same tools locked development in.

The success of JUnit as a platform prevents the development of JUnit as a tool.

— Johannes Link on JAXenter

Approach in JUnit 5

Separation of concerns:

  1. an API to write tests against

  2. an API to discover and run tests

Approach in JUnit 5

Separation of concerns V 2.0:

  1. an API to write tests against

  2. an API to discover and run tests

    1. specific engine per variant of tests
      (e.g. JUnit 4 or JUnit 5)

    2. orchestration of engines

    3. API between them

Subprojects & modules

JUnit Jupiter 5.5.2
  • junit-jupiter-api

  • junit-jupiter-params

  • junit-jupiter-engine

JUnit Vintage 5.5.2
  • junit-vintage-engine

JUnit Platform 1.5.2
  • junit-platform-engine

  • junit-platform-runner

And a lot more…​

JUnit 5 modules

architecture limited lean

Architecture

Summary

  • clear separation of concerns

  • API for developers

  • API for tools

This opens up the platform!

Moar engines!

  • want to run JUnit 4 tests?
    ⇝ create an engine for it!

  • want TestNG to have support like JUnit?
    ⇝ create an engine for it!

  • want to write tests in natural language?
    ⇝ create an engine for it!

Moar engines!

architecture lean

Open platform

Now that JUnit 5 adoption sets in:

  • tools are decoupled from implementation details

  • tools can support all frameworks (almost) equally well

  • new frameworks start with full tool support

  • developers can try out new things

A new generation of test frameworks might arise!

Open platform

JUnit’s success as a platform
becomes available to everybody.

This heralds the
next generation of testing on the JVM!

It already shows

Some community engines:

  • jqwik: "a simpler JUnit test engine"

  • Specsy: "a BDD-style unit-level testing framework"

  • Spek: "a Kotlin specification framework for the JVM"

Other projects:

Pick the right tool…​

... for the right job:

  • not all code needs to be tested
    with the same engine

  • Jupiter is a great default, but
    specific parts of a code base
    may use hand-picked engines

Side benefit

This is great for migration:

  • leave JUnit 4 tests untouched

  • write new tests against Jupiter

  • execute all with one facade:
    JUnit Platform

More on that in a minute.

Architecture

Summary

  • clear separation of concerns:
    APIs for developers, tools,
    and new frameworks

  • opens up the platform:
    tool support for everybody!

  • enables coexistence of different
    approaches and versions

Side by side

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
  • Architecture
  • Side by Side
  • Migration
Extensions

So what about all those JUnit 3/4 tests?

You don’t have to update them!

Instead run old and new tests side by side.

Side by side

Dependencies:

  • keep JUnit 3.x or 4.x around

  • add Vintage engine:

    org.junit.vintage
    junit-vintage-engine
    5.5.2

Now you can run JUnit 3/4 via JUnit Platform!

Add Jupiter API and engine and
you run 3/4/5 side by side. 👍

Side by side

Note:

  • old and new APIs use different
    package names, so no conflicts!

  • @Category(Type.class) becomes
    @Tag("fully.qualified.name.of.Type")

  • remember to use up-to-date tools:

    • Maven and Gradle run 3/4 via platform 😀

    • IntelliJ runs 3/4 via support for 4 😟

    let’s hope the discrepancy causes no problems!

From 4 to 5

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
  • Architecture
  • Side by Side
  • Migration
Extensions

From 4 to 5

You have Vintage and Jupiter running side by side.

Now you’re wondering:

  • Is JUnit 4 still supported?

  • Do I have to migrate old tests?

  • Will I use Jupiter for all new tests?

The answers will surprise you!

Is JUnit 4 supported?

Officially, yes:

[T]he JUnit team will continue to provide maintenance and bug fix releases for the JUnit 4.x baseline

Is JUnit 4 supported?

But:

junit 4 commits

(Commits 07/2017-07/2018 — note the y-axis!)

Last release: 4.12 in 12/2014.
Next release: RC 1 in 10/2019 👍

Is JUnit 4 supported?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Doesn’t matter, though:

  • it’s not security relevant

  • it does a very good job

  • it’s very stable

⇝ Unless you’re waiting for
important bug-fixes or new features,
JUnit 4 is doing just fine!

Migrating old tests

My view on the matter:

  • no reason to migrate running tests

  • consider migrating tests that are
    edited because of code changes

  • be careful about runners and rules!

Runners and rules

What about runners and rules (r&r)?

  • you might heavily rely on a few r&r’s

  • Jupiter has a brand new extension model
    (it’s totally different from JUnit 4’s)

  • generally, r&r’s don’t (and won’t) work in Jupiter

  • a few rules are supported

Supported rules

Limited support:

  • add this artifact:

    org.junit.jupiter
    junit-jupiter-migrationsupport
    5.5.2
  • add @EnableRuleMigrationSupport
    to Jupiter test class

  • use selected rules as in JUnit 4

Supported rules

@EnableRuleMigrationSupport
class JUnit4RuleInJupiterTest {

	@Rule
	public ExpectedException thrown =
		ExpectedException.none();

	@Test
	void useExpectedExceptionRule() {
		List<Object> list = List.of();
		thrown.expect(
			IndexOutOfBoundsException.class);
		list.get(0);
	}
}

Supported rules

Which rules are supported?

  • org.junit.rules.ExternalResource
    (e.g. TemporaryFolder)

  • org.junit.rules.Verifier
    (e.g. ErrorCollector)

  • org.junit.rules.ExpectedException

What about others?

Jupiter has a powerful extension model:

  • covers most existing use cases

  • most r&r’s can be reimplemented

  • some already were

Spring extension

To replace
SpringJUnit4ClassRunner, SpringRunner,
SpringClassRule, and SpringMethodRule:

  • add this artifact:

    org.springframework
    spring-test
    5.2.1.RELEASE
  • use @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
    or the combined @SpringJUnitConfig

Mockito extension

To replace MockitoRule and MockitoJUnitRunner:

  • add this artifact:

    org.mockito
    mockito-junit-jupiter
    3.1.0
  • use @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)

Mockito extension

@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
class MockitoTest {

	@InjectMocks private Circle circle;
	@Mock private Point center;

	@Test
	void shouldInjectMocks() {
		assertNotNull(center);
		assertNotNull(circle);
		assertSame(center, circle.center());
	}
}

JUnit Pioneer

Drop-in replacement for JUnit 4’s @Test:

package org.junitpioneer.vintage;
public @interface Test {
	Class<? extends Throwable> expected()
		default None.class;
	long timeout() default 0L;
}
  • runs tests in Jupiter

  • offers expected and timeout

  • long-running tests fail

  • are not aborted!

Moar extensions

If you need a runner or rule as an extension:

  • for tool-specific extensions,
    contact that project

  • for generic extensions
    or if projects don’t want,
    contact JUnit Pioneer

Consider contributing!

What about new tests?

By default, new tests should
be written with Jupiter.

But migration-caveats apply:
Reliance on r&r may result in new JUnit 4 tests.

That’s not a problem!

From 4 to 5

Summary

  • JUnit 4 moves very slowly
    but is stable and reliable

  • by default:

    • migrate 3/4 tests only on demand

    • write new tests against Jupiter

  • use of runners and rules may
    hinder writing Jupiter tests

  • support extension projects

Extensions

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions
  • Extension Points
  • Extension Context
  • Registering Extensions

Extension points

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions
  • Extension Points
  • Extension Context
  • Registering Extensions

Extensions in JUnit 4

Runners

Manage a test’s full lifecycle.

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class MyTest { ... }
  • very flexible

  • heavyweight

  • exclusive

Extensions in JUnit 4

Rules

Execute code before and after statements.

public class MyTest {
	@Rule
	public MockitoRule rule =
		MockitoJUnit.rule();
}
  • added in 4.7

  • lightweight

  • limited to before/after behavior

Extensions in JUnit 4

Extension model is not optimal:

  • two competing mechanisms

    • each with limitations

    • but with considerable overlap

  • composition can cause problems

Approaching extensions

From JUnit 5’s Core Principles:

Prefer extension points over features

Quite literally,
JUnit 5 has Extension Points

Extension points

  • instance post processor

  • template invocation

  • @BeforeAll and @BeforeEach

  • execution condition

  • parameter resolution

  • before test execution

  • after test execution

  • exception handling

  • @AfterEach and @AfterAll

Implementing extensions

  • one interface for each extension point

  • method arguments capture context

public interface BeforeEachCallback
		extends Extension {

	void beforeEach(ExtensionContext context);
}
  • an extension can use multiple points
    to implement its feature

Example extension

We want to benchmark our tests!

  • for each test method

  • write the elapsed time to console

How?

  • before test execution: store test launch time

  • after test execution: print elapsed time

Benchmark extension

public class BenchmarkExtension implements
		BeforeTestExecutionCallback,
		AfterTestExecutionCallback {

	private long launchTime;

	// ...
}

Benchmark extension

@Override
public void beforeTestExecution( /*...*/ ) {
	launchTime = currentTimeMillis();
}

@Override
public void afterTestExecution( /*...*/ ) {
	printf("Test '%s' took %d ms.%n",
		context.getDisplayName(),
		currentTimeMillis() - launchTime);
}

Other examples

Remember This?

@Test
@DisabledOnFriday
void failingTest() {
	assertTrue(false);
}

Let’s see how it works!

Disabled extension

public class DisabledOnFridayCondition
		implements ExecutionCondition {

	@Override
	public ConditionEvaluationResult evaluate( /*...*/ ) {
		if (isFriday())
			return disabled("Weekend!");
		else
			return enabled("Fix it!");
	}

}

Other examples

What about parameter injection?

@Test
void someTest(MyServer server) {
	// do something with `server`
}

Parameter injection

public class MyServerParameterResolver
		implements ParameterResolver {

	@Override
	public boolean supportsParameter(
			ParameterContext pCtx, /*...*/) {
		return MyServer.class
			== pCtx.getParameter().getType();
	}

	@Override
	public Object resolveParameter(
			ParameterContext pCtx, /*...*/) {
		return new MyServer();
	}

}

Extension points

Summary

  • Jupiter provides many extension points

  • each extension point is an interface

  • extensions implement various interfaces

  • implementations are called when
    test execution reaches corresponding point

Extension context

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions
  • Extension Points
  • Extension Context
  • Registering Extensions

Extension context

Quick look at ExtensionContext:

// every node has its own context
Optional<ExtensionContext> getParent();
ExtensionContext getRoot();

// some node-related info
String getUniqueId();
String getDisplayName();
Set<String> getTags();

// don't use System.out!
void publishReportEntry(String key, String value);

// configure your extension with system properties
Optional<String> getConfigurationParameter(String key)

Extension context

Quick look at ExtensionContext:

// to reflect over the test class/method
Optional<AnnotatedElement> getElement();
Optional<Class<?>> getTestClass();
Optional<Method> getTestMethod();
Optional<Lifecycle> getTestInstanceLifecycle();

// use the store for extension state
Store getStore(Namespace namespace);

Stateless extensions

JUnit makes no promises regarding
extension instance lifecycle.

⇝ Extensions must be stateless!

Use the Store, Luke:

  • namespaced

  • hierarchical

  • key-value

Extension store

Namespaced

Store is accessed via ExtensionContext
given a Namespace:

Store getStore(Namespace namespace);
  • keeps extensions from stepping
    on each other’s toes

  • could allow deliberate communication 🤔

Extension store

Hierarchical

Reads from the store forward to parent stores:

  • method store ⇝ class store

  • nested class store ⇝ surrounding class store

Writes always go to the called store.

Extension store

Key-Value

The store is essentially a map:

Object getObject(Object key);
Object getOrComputeIfAbsent(
		K key, Function creator);

void put(Object key, Object value)

Object remove(Object key)

Overloads with type tokens exist.

Stateless benchmark

void storeNowAsLaunchTime(
		ExtensionContext context) {
	long now = currentTimeMillis();
	context.getStore(NAMESPACE)
			.put(KEY, now);
}

long loadLaunchTime(
		ExtensionContext context) {
	return context.getStore(NAMESPACE)
			.get(KEY, long.class);
}

Extension context

Summary

  • use ExecutionContext to access
    information about the test, e.g.
    parents, tags, test class/method

  • use Store to be stateless

Registering extensions

First Steps
Mechanisms
Sophisticated Tests
From 4 To 5
Extensions
  • Extension Points
  • Extension Context
  • Registering Extensions

Three ways…​

Three ways to register extensions:

  • declaratively with @ExtendWith

  • programmatically with @RegisterExtension

  • automatically with service loader

Declaratively

Use @ExtendWith to register extension
with annotation:

@ExtendWith(DisabledOnFridayCondition.class)
class SomeTest {
	...
}

That’s technical and verbose…​ :(

Declaratively

Meta-annotations to the rescue!

  • JUnit 5’s annotations are meta-annotations

  • JUnit 5 checks recursively for annotations

⇝ We can create our own annotations!

Creating annotations

@ExtendWith(DisabledOnFridayCondition.class)
public @interface DisabledOnFriday { }

@Test
@Tag("integration")
@ExtendWith(BenchmarkExtension.class)
@ExtendWith(MyServerParameterResolver.class)
public @interface IntegrationTest { }

@IntegrationTest
@DisabledOnFriday
void testLogin(MyServer server) { ... }

Programmatically

Annotations only accept compile-time constants:

@DisabledByFormula(
	"After Mayan b'ak'tun 13",
	// Nope 😩
	now().isAfter(MAYAN_B_AK_TUN_13))
class DisabledByFormulaTest {

	private static final LocalDateTime
		MAYAN_B_AK_TUN_13 = of(2012, 12, 21, 0, 0);
}

Programmatically

Instead declare extension as field
and annotate with @RegisterExtension:

class DisabledByFormulaTest {

	private static final LocalDateTime
		MAYAN_B_AK_TUN_13 = of(2012, 12, 21, 0, 0);

	@RegisterExtension
	static DisabledByFormula FORMULA = disabledWhen(
			"After Mayan b'ak'tun 13",
			now().isAfter(MAYAN_B_AK_TUN_13));
}

Automatically

You can use Java’s service loader
to register extensions globally,
(i.e. without putting them into code)
but I won’t go into it here.

Registering extensions

Summary

Extensions can be registered in three ways:

  • declaratively with @ExtendWith

  • programmatically with @RegisterExtension

  • automatically with service loader

Extensions

Summary

  • extension points are flexible and composable

  • extensions implement various interfaces

  • can access test context and a store

  • are usually registered via meta-annotations

Next Generation Testing

  • most tools have native support

  • new API is an incremental improvement
    full of thoughtful details

  • features to write sophisticated tests:
    nested, parameterized (👍), parallelized, dynamic

  • extension model is very powerful
    (give JUnit Pioneer a spin)

  • architecture opens up the platform

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