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Locate Properties File Inside Jar During Junit Tests with Ant

Asked by cbuch in ANT, Java Programming Language, Eclipse

Tags: Ant 1.7.1, Java 6, Junit 3, Eclipse 3.3.1

I am having problems running my Junit tests via Ant. I can't seem to get Ant to see the properties file it needs to load a dll my project needs. All my tests work using the Junit GUI in Elcipse, so I'm pretty sure it's not a problem with the tests themselves. I think my problem is something classpath-related, but I can't seem to find the problem.

jar strucure: /root/folder/../Foo.properties

I could really use a second set of eyes, so any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

--Charly

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             This is how the properties file is loaded in the library:
 
 
// load class properties
props = PropertyLoader.loadProperties(Foo.class);
 
public static Properties loadProperties(Class className) {
    return loadProperties(className.getName());
}
 
public static Properties loadProperties(final String propsName) {
    Properties props = null;
    InputStream in = null;
    try {
      ClassLoader cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
      String name = propsName.replace('.', '/').concat(".properties");
 
      in = cl.getResourceAsStream(name);
      if (in != null) {
        props = new Properties();
        props.load(in);
      }
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
      props = null;
    }
    finally {
      if (props == null) {
        System.err.print("Property file " + propsName + " doesn't exist. System terminated.");
        System.exit(0);
      }
    }
 
    return props;
  }
 
 
Except from build file in question:
 
 
<!-- Pattern of source files to copy into classpath-->
    <property name="source.files.tocopy"
        value="**/*.properties,**/*.dtd,**/*.xml,**/*.jpg" />
 
    <path id="compile.classpath">
        <fileset dir="lib">
                <include name="*.jar" />
        </fileset>
    </path>
 
    <!-- Generate Class-Path entry for the JAR's Manifest -->
    <pathconvert property="manifest.classpath" 
        pathsep=" " dirsep="\">
        <map from="${basedir}/" to="" />
        <fileset dir="lib">
                <include name="*.jar" />
        </fileset>
    </pathconvert>
 
    <!-- Run tests against the JAR -->
    <path id="test.compile.classpath">
        <path refid="compile.classpath" />
        <pathelement location="${target.jar}" />
    </path>
 
    <path id="test.classpath">
        <path refid="test.compile.classpath" />
        <pathelement location="${test.classes.dir}" />
    </path>
 
 
 
    <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
          target: test-compile                      
         - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
    <target name="test-compile" depends="compile, test-init"
        description="Compiles our testing code">
 
        <javac destdir="${test.classes.dir}"
                        debug="true"
                        includeAntRuntime="true"
                        srcdir="test">
                <classpath refid="test.compile.classpath" />
        </javac>
 
        <copy todir="${test.classes.dir}">
                <fileset dir="test" includes="${source.files.tocopy}"/>
                <fileset dir="resources" includes="${source.files.tocopy}"/>
        </copy>
 
    </target>
 
 
    <!-- ================================= 
          target: test              
         ================================= -->
    <target name="test" depends="test-compile, optional-tests">
 
        <description>
                Runs our tests, generates reports, and stops 
                the build on failure.  Optionally runs one test.
        </description>
 
        <junit printsummary="false" 
                errorProperty="test.failed" 
                failureProperty="test.failed">
                <classpath>
                        <path refid="test.classpath" />
                </classpath>                    
                <sysproperty key="test.properties" value="${test.properties.file}"/>
                <formatter type="brief" usefile="false" />
                <formatter type="xml" />
                <test name="${testcase}" todir="${test.data.dir}" if="testcase" />
                <batchtest todir="${test.data.dir}" unless="testcase">
                        <fileset dir="${test.classes.dir}">
                                <patternset>
                                        <include name="**/test/*Test.class" />
                                        <exclude name="**/test/*Printer*.class" unless="test.properties.file" />
                                </patternset>
                        </fileset>
                </batchtest>
        </junit>

           
         

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Locate Properties File Inside Jar During Junit Tests with Ant

Asked by cbuch in ANT, Java Programming Language, Eclipse

Tags: Ant 1.7.1, Java 6, Junit 3, Eclipse 3.3.1

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