JUnit 5 – new approach, new functionalities. Part 2

JUnit 5 – new approach, new functionalities. Part 2

In the second part of our article on JUnit 5 – new approach, new functionalities we look at how to make the transition to JUunit 5. Happy reading.
The step towards JUnit 5

In order to use Junit 5 in a Java project, the following dependencies must be added to the Maven configuration:

dependencies_junit5_java5.png

Below are the most important differences between Junit 4 and Junit 5:

Architecture

 JUnit 4 JUnit 5 
 Monolithic Junit Platform
Junit Jupiter
Junit Vintage

Java versions necessary for running

 JUnit 4  JUnit 5 
 At least Java 5  At least Java 8

Annotations

 JUnit 4  JUnit 5 
@BeforeClass, @AfterClass

@Before, @After

@Ignore

@Category 
@BeforeAll, @AfterAll

@BeforeEach, @AfterEach

@Disable

@Tag

First Junit 5 test

Unlike Junit 4, the test class and test methods can be package private. A simulated test looks like this:

simulated tests junit5.jpg

A few remarks about the test above:

  • The method annotated with @BeforeAll will be executed once, before the tests are running.
  • The method annotated with @BeforeEach will be executed every time, before a test is ran.
  • The methods annotated with @Test will be executed one by one, in order to check functionality.
  • The method annotated with @AfterEach will be executed every time after running a test.
  • The method annotated with @AfterAll will be executed once, after running all the tests.

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