Instant Eclipse Application Testing How-to

An easy-to-use guide on how to test Java applications of any scope using Eclipse IDE

Instant Eclipse Application Testing How-to

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Anatoly Spektor
April 2013

An easy-to-use guide on how to test Java applications of any scope using Eclipse IDE

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ISBN 139781782163244

Paperback62 pages

Book Description

Detecting bugs and flaws in an application is difficult. Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and an extensible plugin system. Testing the Eclipse Platform during every build using an extensive suite of automated tests helps in disclosing bugs and rectifying them.

"Instant Eclipse Application Testing How-to" is a quick guide to learning how to test all types of Java applications in an Eclipse environment. This book gives you a step-by-step approach towards application testing and debugging along with optimized sample test projects.

"Instant Eclipse Application Testing How-to" is a hands-on guide that gives developers an insight into how to test Java applications using Eclipse IDE. This book will guide you through the process by allowing you to create a Java application and debug it using a wide variety of Eclipse debugging tools. The book is filled with practical examples, so you will start coding and debugging right away. After reading the book you will be proficient enough to debug Java applications of any scope.

Chapter 1: Instant Eclipse Application Testing How-to

Setting up the work environment (Simple)

Exploring Eclipse Debug Perspective (Simple)

Using Debug Perspective – setting breakpoints (Simple)

Using a conditional breakpoint (Intermediate)

Using an exception breakpoint (Intermediate)

Using a method breakpoint (Intermediate)

Using Watchpoint (Intermediate)

Using Printpoint (Intermediate)

Using a hit count breakpoint (Intermediate)

JUnit testing (Simple)

Coding JUnit tests (Simple)

Creating a JUnit Test Suite (Intermediate)

What You Will Learn

Set up Eclipse and Java for your platform
Explore the components of Eclipse Debug Perspective
Discover how to set up breakpoints
Learn what Conditional Breakpoint is and when it is used
Use Method and Exceptional Breakpoint
Set up Printpoint and Watchpoint
Familiarize yourself with the JUnit test framework
Code the JUnit test case
Learn different methods that can be used for testing inside the JUnit test case
Combine JUnit tests into a single JUnit Test Suite

Authors

Anatoly Spektor

Anatoly Spektor is a blogger, web developer, and a software engineer with more than 4 years’ experience in software and web development fields. Currently, Anatoly works at Red Hat, migrating Eclipse’s Standard Widget Toolkit to a newer graphic library. His main work is directly related to the topics discussed in this book, as he is testing and debugging Eclipse platform issues on an everyday basis. Prior to working at Red Hat, Anatoly has successfully developed a polling module for the open source web conferencing tool Big Blue Button, which gained great support from the open-source community. Besides his main work, Anatoly is a founder of one of the top100 programming blogs – http://myprogrammingblog.com, where he posts programming tutorials. He spends his free time practising Muay Thai, playing tennis, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.