JUnit Basic Usage

Now we'll show you a step by step process to get a kick start in Junit using a basic example.

Create a Class

• Create a java class to be tested say MessageUtil.java in C:\ > JUNIT_WORKSPACE

/*
* This class prints the given message on console.
*/
public class MessageUtil {

   private String message;

   //Constructor
   //@param message to be printed
   public MessageUtil(String message){
      this.message = message;
   }
      
   // prints the message
   public String printMessage(){
      System.out.println(message);
      return message;
   }   
}  

Create Test Case Class

• Create a java test class say TestJunit.java.

• Add a test method testPrintMessage() to your test class.

• Add an Annotaion @Test to method testPrintMessage().

• Implement the test condition and check the condition using assertEquals API of Junit.

Create a java class file name TestJunit.java in C:\ > JUNIT_WORKSPACE

import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
public class TestJunit {
	
   String message = "Hello World";	
   MessageUtil messageUtil = new MessageUtil(message);

   @Test
   public void testPrintMessage() {
      assertEquals(message,messageUtil.printMessage());
   }
}

Create Test Runner Class

• Create a TestRunner java class.

• Use runClasses method of JUnitCore class of JUnit to run test case of above created test class

• Get the result of test cases run in Result Object

• Get failure(s) using getFailures() methods of Result object

• Get Success result using wasSuccessful() methods of Result object

Create a java class file name TestRunner.java in C:\ > JUNIT_WORKSPACE to execute Test case(s)

import org.junit.runner.JUnitCore;
import org.junit.runner.Result;
import org.junit.runner.notification.Failure;

public class TestRunner {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Result result = JUnitCore.runClasses(TestJunit.class);
      for (Failure failure : result.getFailures()) {
         System.out.println(failure.toString());
      }
      System.out.println(result.wasSuccessful());
   }
}  	

Compile the MessageUtil, Test case and Test Runner classes using javac

C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>javac MessageUtil TestJunit.java TestRunner.java

Now run the Test Runner which will run test case defined in provided Test Case class.

C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>java TestRunner

Verify the output.

Hello World
true

Now update TestJunit in C:\ > JUNIT_WORKSPACE so that test fails. Change the message string.

import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
public class TestJunit {
	
   String message = "Hello World";	
   MessageUtil messageUtil = new MessageUtil(message);

   @Test
   public void testPrintMessage() {
      message = "New Word";
      assertEquals(message,messageUtil.printMessage());
   }
}

Now run the Test Runner which will run test case defined in provided Test Case class.

C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>java TestRunner

Verify the output.

Hello World
testPrintMessage(TestJunit): expected:<[New Wor]d> but was:<[Hello Worl]d>
false