JarCastingtimebomb
Simple test utility for ignoring a unit test for a limited period of time.
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timebomb is available from the Maven Central Repository. Junit and TestNG are the supported test frameworks. To use timebomb, simply declare a dependency on one of the following:
What is a Time Bomb?
The obvious drawback of using your test framework's "ignore" functionality directly is that the test may be forgotten about and remain ignored indefinitely. A Time Bomb will allow the test to be ignored until a specified time, after which the test will fail, reminding you to return to it.
Usage
The Time Bomb comes in two main flavours:
TimeBomb.blowUpAfter(...)- Run the test normally until the given point in time, after which the test will fail.TimeBomb.ignoreUntil(...)- Ignore the test (i.e. code will not execute) until the given point in time, after which the test will fail.
Example
@Test
public void myTest() {
// This will do nothing until 2018-01-01, after which it will
// throw a RuntimeException, causing the test to fail
TimeBomb.blowUpAfter(new LocalDate(2018,1,1));
//This code will continue to run until 2018-01-01
...
assertThat(...)
}
@Test
public void anotherTest() {
// This will throw an exception (depending on test framework)
// until 2018-01-01 causing the test to be ignored, after which
// it will throw a RuntimeException causing the test to fail.
TimeBomb.ignoreUntil(new LocalDate(2018,1,1));
//This code will not run until the TimeBomb is removed
...
assertThat(...)
}