Comments on: Database Testing with Spring 2.5 and DBUnit http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Faisal Feroz http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-3381 Faisal Feroz Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:50:06 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-3381 I am using Carbon Five test support (DataSetTestExecutionLisntener) in my project. Overall the utility is really cool and provides really good integration with the spring test framework. I came across one issue of having multiple DataSources defined in the context which isn't supported. Since the project is opensource I tweaked up the code and went ahead. I have filed an issue along with a patch on the project's site at google code. Please have a look when you guys get some time. I am using Carbon Five test support (DataSetTestExecutionLisntener) in my project. Overall the utility is really cool and provides really good integration with the spring test framework.

I came across one issue of having multiple DataSources defined in the context which isn’t supported. Since the project is opensource I tweaked up the code and went ahead. I have filed an issue along with a patch on the project’s site at google code. Please have a look when you guys get some time.

]]> By: christian http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-2182 christian Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:54:48 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-2182 Hey everyone, I've created a google group for discussing this framework: http://groups.google.com/group/c5-test-support Please post your details comments there. I'm definitely interested in seeing what people have done to extend what I've done. Feel free to post patches for discussion. Cheers, Christian Hey everyone, I’ve created a google group for discussing this framework:

http://groups.google.com/group/c5-test-support

Please post your details comments there.

I’m definitely interested in seeing what people have done to extend what I’ve done. Feel free to post patches for discussion.

Cheers,
Christian

]]> By: Justin Florentine http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-2167 Justin Florentine Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:08:09 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-2167 Hey, I added multiple ordered fixtures to this code, but I can't seem to find a mailing list to discuss or re-submit my changes. The google code page seems to lack a discussion forum? I also want to add the ability to pass config params down to the DBUnit config, so the user can tweak db dialects and escape parameters. Hey, I added multiple ordered fixtures to this code, but I can’t seem to find a mailing list to discuss or re-submit my changes. The google code page seems to lack a discussion forum? I also want to add the ability to pass config params down to the DBUnit config, so the user can tweak db dialects and escape parameters.

]]> By: Steve Hiller http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-1006 Steve Hiller Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:35:57 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-1006 Figured out how to use HibernateOpenSessionTestExecutionListener -- nice job, Christian. Figured out how to use HibernateOpenSessionTestExecutionListener — nice job, Christian.

]]> By: Steve Hiller http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-1002 Steve Hiller Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:37:28 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-1002 Hi Christian -- I see that you have created a HibernateOpenSessionTestExecutionListener. Do you have a simple example of how to use it? Thanks, Steve Hi Christian — I see that you have created a HibernateOpenSessionTestExecutionListener. Do you have a simple example of how to use it?

Thanks,
Steve

]]> By: Steve Hiller http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-1001 Steve Hiller Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:11:18 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-1001 Christian -- Great job! Exploring it now for my integration testing. I'll let you know how I get on. Christian — Great job! Exploring it now for my integration testing. I’ll let you know how I get on.

]]> By: hbrands http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-298 hbrands Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:54:40 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-298 I recently came across your useful test library. Very nice. Perhaps it makes sense to create a Google group for this project to enable more feedback? Some ideas/comments: 1.) DataSet loading While you can specify a DataSet on the class level, it seems to me that the data set is reloading for every test method, right? May be it makes sense to allow, that it is only loaded once for the whole test class. This would be useful in the case where all test methods are configured to rollback their changes, e.g. cause no data set side-effects. 2.) DB-schema loading Do you intend to support database schema loading for in-memory database testing? Something like a @DBSchema annotation... 3.) Spring integration Do you consider to submit your work or ideas to the Springframework itself? See for example issue http://jira.springframework.org/browse/SPR-4116 where something similar is proposed (with a different approach). Thanks again, Holger I recently came across your useful test library. Very nice.

Perhaps it makes sense to create a Google group for this project to enable more feedback?

Some ideas/comments:

1.) DataSet loading

While you can specify a DataSet on the class level, it seems to me that the data set is reloading
for every test method, right?
May be it makes sense to allow, that it is only loaded once for the whole test class.
This would be useful in the case where all test methods are configured to rollback their changes, e.g. cause no data set side-effects.

2.) DB-schema loading

Do you intend to support database schema loading for in-memory database testing?
Something like a @DBSchema annotation…

3.) Spring integration

Do you consider to submit your work or ideas to the Springframework itself?
See for example issue
http://jira.springframework.org/browse/SPR-4116
where something similar is proposed (with a different approach).

Thanks again,
Holger

]]> By: tunaranch http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-294 tunaranch Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:05:00 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-294 Thanks, mate. Don't have a need for db-migrations (yet) but will keep an eye on test-support. Cheers. Thanks, mate. Don’t have a need for db-migrations (yet) but will keep an eye on test-support.

Cheers.

]]> By: christian http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-267 christian Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:10:53 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-267 @tunaranch: c5-test-support's <a href="http://code.google.com/p/c5-test-support/" rel="nofollow">home</a> is on google code, but as you'll see, there's no real documentation (yet). Google code provides a variety of <a href="http://code.google.com/p/c5-test-support/feeds" rel="nofollow">feeds</a> so you can monitor activity easily. If you haven't yet, check out my other project, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/c5-db-migration/" rel="nofollow">c5-db-migrations</a>. Take care! @tunaranch: c5-test-support’s home is on google code, but as you’ll see, there’s no real documentation (yet). Google code provides a variety of feeds so you can monitor activity easily. If you haven’t yet, check out my other project, c5-db-migrations. Take care!

]]> By: tunaranch http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-265 tunaranch Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:21:42 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-265 @christian. Sweet. I'll have a play with it. What's the best way to follow development? This blog post seems to be the only web presence this project has? @christian. Sweet. I’ll have a play with it. What’s the best way to follow development? This blog post seems to be the only web presence this project has?

]]> By: christian http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-246 christian Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:07:13 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-246 @tunaranch: 0.9.1 will detect Oracle and configure the DataTypeFactory for you. If that's not sufficient, or you don't want to wait, you can subclass DataSetTestExecutionListener and override configureDatabaseConfig(...) and configure DBUnit as you need. @tunaranch: 0.9.1 will detect Oracle and configure the DataTypeFactory for you. If that’s not sufficient, or you don’t want to wait, you can subclass DataSetTestExecutionListener and override configureDatabaseConfig(…) and configure DBUnit as you need.

]]> By: christian http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-245 christian Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:21:53 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-245 @tunaranch: Automatic dbunit configuration works for a handful of databases, but may not for Oracle. I'm planning to rev both c5-test-support and c5-db-support soon to include better support for Oracle, so there's a 0.9.1 just around the corner. What does your JDBC connection string look like? @tunaranch: Automatic dbunit configuration works for a handful of databases, but may not for Oracle. I’m planning to rev both c5-test-support and c5-db-support soon to include better support for Oracle, so there’s a 0.9.1 just around the corner. What does your JDBC connection string look like?

]]> By: tunaranch http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-242 tunaranch Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:21:54 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-242 Yup. 0.9 works. Ran into a snag, though. I'm getting AmbiguousTableNameExceptions. I believe the work around for this is to actually tell dbUnit to use Oracle (that's what I'm using) specific datatypefactories. Are there any hooks in place to allow configuration of Dbunit in such a manner in test-support? Cheers. Yup. 0.9 works.

Ran into a snag, though. I’m getting AmbiguousTableNameExceptions. I believe the work around for this is to actually tell dbUnit to use Oracle (that’s what I’m using) specific datatypefactories.

Are there any hooks in place to allow configuration of Dbunit in such a manner in test-support?

Cheers.

]]> By: christian http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-241 christian Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:37:07 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-241 @tunaranch: 0.9 is the latest publicly available version and is available at: http://mvn.carbonfive.com/public/com/carbonfive/test-support/0.9/ Can you get to it? @tunaranch: 0.9 is the latest publicly available version and is available at:

http://mvn.carbonfive.com/public/com/carbonfive/test-support/0.9/

Can you get to it?

]]> By: tunaranch http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-240 tunaranch Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:52:43 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-240 I think your repository config is weirded out. The public group only contains 0.5, but your actual public release repo contains 0.9. I think your repository config is weirded out.

The public group only contains 0.5, but your actual public release repo contains 0.9.

]]> By: Yann Cébron http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-227 Yann Cébron Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:50:08 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-227 Thanks for this nice solution, I like this approach much better than Unitils'. Thanks for this nice solution, I like this approach much better than Unitils’.

]]> By: christian http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-208 christian Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:39:03 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-208 slim tebourbi: I haven't looked at Unitils... looking at it now, I can see that there are some loose similarities, but that's all. For the features where there is overlap, the projects provide functionality in quite different ways. This solution is quite focused only on loading data sets for database testing and it's specific to only Spring 2.5+. It's not the first time similar problems have been solved in somewhat similar fashions, and it certainly won't be the last. There's only a problem when code is used without permission, which is NOT the case. slim tebourbi:

I haven’t looked at Unitils… looking at it now, I can see that there are some loose similarities, but that’s all. For the features where there is overlap, the projects provide functionality in quite different ways. This solution is quite focused only on loading data sets for database testing and it’s specific to only Spring 2.5+.

It’s not the first time similar problems have been solved in somewhat similar fashions, and it certainly won’t be the last. There’s only a problem when code is used without permission, which is NOT the case.

]]> By: slim tebourbi http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-207 slim tebourbi Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:34:20 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-207 you have simply repeated what was done by unitils, practically as it is! I prefer this solution, but I think that you must signal unitils when replicating its idea!! you have simply repeated what was done by unitils, practically as it is!
I prefer this solution, but I think that you must signal unitils when replicating its idea!!

]]> By: gnomix http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-199 gnomix Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:34:26 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-199 Nice one. I figure that the sky is the limit when using a custom TestExecutionListener ;). I'm thinking of something like PerformanceTestExecutionListener that is checking for all, say, @PerformanceScenario(noOfThreads=N, ...) annotated tests. Nice one.
I figure that the sky is the limit when using a custom TestExecutionListener ;) .
I’m thinking of something like PerformanceTestExecutionListener that is checking
for all, say, @PerformanceScenario(noOfThreads=N, …) annotated tests.

]]> By: Jörg Gottschling http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-126 Jörg Gottschling Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:50:51 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-126 Hey, exactly what I've been waiting for. We had an Solution for Spring 2.0, but did not have the time to migrate to nice Annotations. We try it out. Hey, exactly what I’ve been waiting for. We had an Solution for Spring 2.0, but did not have the time to migrate to nice Annotations. We try it out.

]]> By: Brian Topping http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-74 Brian Topping Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:26:06 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-74 Hi Christian, it's actually not that hard, see http://felix.apache.org/site/maven-bundle-plugin-bnd.html. You basically are adding a few attributes to the manifest, and the bundle plugin makes some pretty safe assumptions. Like any good Maven project, start with no configuration and see what needs to be tweaked. You've got my email address, feel free to write me if you need some help and I'd be happy to oblige! Hi Christian, it’s actually not that hard, see http://felix.apache.org/site/maven-bundle-plugin-bnd.html. You basically are adding a few attributes to the manifest, and the bundle plugin makes some pretty safe assumptions. Like any good Maven project, start with no configuration and see what needs to be tweaked. You’ve got my email address, feel free to write me if you need some help and I’d be happy to oblige!

]]> By: christian http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-69 christian Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:28:17 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-69 Brian: Absolutely... feel free to produce a patch or just describe how that plugin should be configured. I'll take a look at in for the next version of our test support package. Brian: Absolutely… feel free to produce a patch or just describe how that plugin should be configured. I’ll take a look at in for the next version of our test support package.

]]> By: Brian Topping http://blog.carbonfive.com/2008/07/testing/database-testing-with-spring-25-and-dbunit/comment-page-1#comment-67 Brian Topping Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:12:37 +0000 http://blog/?p=30#comment-67 Hey, this is pretty slick! Very clean, nice work. Any chance you/we could add the Maven bundle plugin to your packaging execution so the system could be used from OSGi? Everybody's doing it! ;-) Hey, this is pretty slick! Very clean, nice work.

Any chance you/we could add the Maven bundle plugin to your packaging execution so the system could be used from OSGi? Everybody’s doing it! ;-)

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