|  | Level: Intermediate Guy Davis (davis@guydavis.ca), Development Team Lead, Intervera Data Solutions
11 Oct 2005 Get help developing your database-driven unit-testing skills. Without isolation and automation, database-driven unit tests can become a maintenance nightmare of sporadic failures and bad test data. The open source Apache Derby database is ideal for completely automating and isolating unit tests, because it offers fast, in-process performance and zero administration. This tutorial gives you step-by-step examples on using Derby to write effective and maintainable unit tests that improve the quality of your application.
In this tutorial
- Example project overview
- Painless unit tests
- Working with Derby
- Overview of Java unit testing
- Improvements and refactorings
Prerequisites
You need previous experience with the Java™ Database Connectivity (JDBC) API and the Eclipse IDE to complete this tutorial. Exposure to the JUnit and DbUnit test frameworks is helpful but not required -- the tutorial provides a brief overview of both before diving into test writing.
System requirements
This tutorial requires:
- The Eclipse IDE (Version 3.0 or higher) to work with the sample project.
- Apache Derby from the Apache Software Foundation.
- The Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit (JDK) (Version 1.4.2 or higher) to run both Eclipse and the project unit tests.
Duration
Under two hours
Formats html, pdf
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