want to extend the function of specifying testing order

Sien Liu <[email protected]> Sun, 13 Apr 2014 05:26:32 -0700 (PDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.junit.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi there,
 
Just noticed that we can actually specify
the testing order using annotation. But after browsing the api doc, I realized
that the expressive power of Methodsorters is a bit limited. Currently there
are only three kinds of sorting method we can specify. Imagining a test
scenario which might require collaboration of a couple of methods or even test
classes in a user desired order, it will be of value for testers to specify
testing order using a declarative method. So I wonder if we can enrich the
semantics of Methodsorters by adding more available sorting methods? Like maybe
we can specify “before X class”, “after Y class” and “in parallel with Z
class”?
 
I am happy to write code for this idea. If
you think this might be an interesting idea, then we can discuss in more
detail.
 
Also not sure if you guys have Chinese
version wiki. If not I am also happy to do translation work because Junit does
have a large group of users in China. A Chinese version wiki or some sorts of
document can definitely facilitate their daily work. More importantly, for
University students who are keen to lean Junit by themselves, this will help a
lot (Not every Chinese university student is proficient at English so instead
of letting them be taught by numerous unofficial translated Junit user menus,
it will be very helpful if there is an official and up-to-date wiki
available.).
 
Thanks for your time.
 
Cheers,
Shepherd