JUnit - Time Test

Junit provides a handy option of Timeout. If a test case takes more time than specified number of milliseconds then Junit will automatically mark it as failed. The timeout parameter is used along with @Test annotation. Now let's see @Test(timeout) in action.

Create a Class

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

• Add a infinite while loop inside printMessage() method.

/*
* 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 void printMessage(){
      System.out.println(message);
      while(true);
   }   

   // add "Hi!" to the message
   public String salutationMessage(){
      message = "Hi!" + message;
      System.out.println(message);
      return message;
   }   
}  	

Create Test Case Class

• Create a java test class say TestJunit.java.

• Add timeout of 1000 to testPrintMessage() test case.

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

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.Ignore;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

public class TestJunit {

   String message = "Robert";	
   MessageUtil messageUtil = new MessageUtil(message);
   
   @Test(timeout=1000)
   public void testPrintMessage() {	
      System.out.println("Inside testPrintMessage()");     
      messageUtil.printMessage();     
   }

   @Test
   public void testSalutationMessage() {
      System.out.println("Inside testSalutationMessage()");
      message = "Hi!" + "Robert";
      assertEquals(message,messageUtil.salutationMessage());
   }
}

Create Test Runner Class

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.java TestJunit.java TestRunner.java

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

C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>java TestRunner

Verify the output. testPrintMessage() test case will mark unit testing failed.

Inside testPrintMessage()
Robert
Inside testSalutationMessage()
Hi!Robert
testPrintMessage(TestJunit): test timed out after 1000 milliseconds
false