Using JUnit under VisualAge for Java 2.0

This page describes how to use JUnit with VisualAge for Java:

Installing JUnit
Using JUnit
Installing JUnit as a VisualAge for Java Tool

Installing JUnit in VisualAge for Java

To install JUnit into VisualAge for Java follow these steps:

import the resources from the INSTALLDIR\junit.jar file into your JUnit project.
import the sources for the framework from src.zip into the JUnit project.
import the sample code and tests cases from INSTALLDIR\junit

Notice: The junit.swingui package requires Swing 1.1. If you don't have this version loaded into your workspaces errors will show up. You can delete this package when you don't have Swing 1.1 loaded or you can tweak the import statements so that they refer to Swing 1.0.3 (not recommended).

Using JUnit

Here are some hints for how to use JUnit under VisualAge for Java.

When using the graphical TestRunner use the junit.ui.TestRunner. Don't use junit.ui.LoadingTestRunner since VAJ takes care of updating the environment so that you always run the latest version of your code.
Add the project including the test cases to be run to the TestRunner's project path:

select the TestRunner
Selected->Properties
go to the Class Path page
add the project to the project path

Installing JUnit as a VisualAge for Java tool

VisualAge for Java provides an open tools API to add custom tools to the development environment. Here are the steps for how to install JUnit as a Visual Age for Java Tool:

copy the directory vaj\tools\test-ui into the VAJ_INSTALLDIR\tools directory
add JUnit to your workspace class path

open the options window: Window->Options...
select the Resources section and edit the workspace class path
click Edit... and enter JUnit

restart VisualAge for Java

Once JUnit is installed as a tool you can select a class and run its tests with the Selected->Tools->JUnit or from the Quick Start menu item.

Notice: the projects of the test cases have to be on the workspace class path to run them. Otherwise JUnit will not find the classes. For example, to add your MyTests project to the workspace class path follow the steps above and append your project, e.g., JUnit3;MyTests.