net.cpollet.jixture.support

Interface DatabaseTestSupport

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseDatabaseTestSupport, CommitDatabaseTestSupport, NoCommitDatabaseTestSupport

public interface DatabaseTestSupport

Provides a set of method that can be useful in the context of unit/integration testing.

Author:

Christophe Pollet

See Also:

CommitDatabaseTestSupport, NoCommitDatabaseTestSupport

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DatabaseTestSupport	addFixtures(Collection<Fixture> fixtures) Adds a collection fixtures to the fixtures to be loaded.
DatabaseTestSupport	addFixtures(Fixture... fixtures) Adds fixtures to the fixtures to be loaded.
DatabaseTestSupport	addFixtures(String... contexts) Adds fixtures to the fixtures to be loaded.
Collection<Fixture>	getFixtures() Returns the registered fixtures.
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager	getTransactionManager() Returns the HibernateTransactionManager.
UnitDao	getUnitDao() Returns an instance of UnitDao.
void	loadFixtures() This method is meant to be executed before a test in run.
void	resetFixtures() This method is meant to be executed after a test in run.
DatabaseTestSupport	setFixtureLoader(FixtureLoader fixtureLoaderChain) Sets the fixture loader.

Method Detail

addFixtures

DatabaseTestSupport addFixtures(Fixture... fixtures)

Adds fixtures to the fixtures to be loaded.

Parameters:

fixtures - the fixtures to add.

Returns:

the current instance.

addFixtures

DatabaseTestSupport addFixtures(Collection<Fixture> fixtures)

Adds a collection fixtures to the fixtures to be loaded.

Parameters:

fixtures - the fixtures to add.

Returns:

the current instance.

addFixtures

DatabaseTestSupport addFixtures(String... contexts)

Adds fixtures to the fixtures to be loaded. This methods expects paths to a Spring XML context containing fixtures beans.

Parameters:

contexts - the fixtures to add.

Returns:

the current instance.

getFixtures

Collection<Fixture> getFixtures()

Returns the registered fixtures.

Returns:

the registered fixtures.

setFixtureLoader

DatabaseTestSupport setFixtureLoader(FixtureLoader fixtureLoaderChain)

Sets the fixture loader.

Parameters:

fixtureLoaderChain - the fixture loader

Returns:

the current instance.

loadFixtures

void loadFixtures()

This method is meant to be executed before a test in run. Typically loads the fixtures. Depending on the context, it can be annotated with @Before.

resetFixtures

void resetFixtures()

This method is meant to be executed after a test in run. Typically loads the fixtures. Depending on the context, it can be annotated with @After.

getUnitDao

UnitDao getUnitDao()

Returns an instance of UnitDao.

Returns:

an instance of UnitDao.

getTransactionManager

org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager getTransactionManager()

Returns the HibernateTransactionManager.

Returns:

the HibernateTransactionManager.