Re: [eclipselink-dev] I'd like to move the test framework code.

[Blaise Doughan <blaise.doughan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Eric,

The OXM, JAXB, and SDO tests are dependent on the JUnit test framework 
and not the Core (ORM) test framework.  Does this mean that this work 
you are proposing will not affect the OXM, JAXB, and SDO tests?

-Blaise

Eric Gwin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am currently working on the testing builds, with two goals:
> - bring them up to the agreed standards of the product builds, and
> - allow them to run without recompiling the EclipseLink product jar(s).
>
> During this effort, it has become apparent, that with a little more 
> work things could be made much easier for testing - both for our team, 
> and for users of EclipseLink. One of the things that would make 
> testing easier is to separate tests from the testing infrastructure. 
> This would allow the infrastructure to be built once and depended upon 
> by the tests, rather than having the test projects rely on a spaghetti 
> plate of inter-dependencies.
>
> The change for development should simply mean another project in 
> eclipse that needs to be added once before tests will compile.
>
> I've opened https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=294732 to 
> track discussion about this issue. Please comment. I want to find out 
> if there is any pressing reason or strong opinions not to do this.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Eric
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