What order are the Junit @Before/@After called?

Question

I have an Integration Test Suite. I have a IntegrationTestBase class for all my tests to extend. This base class has a @Before (public void s

Answer 1

You can use @BeforeClass annotation to assure that setup() is always called first. Similarly, you can use @AfterClass annotation to assure that tearDown() is always called last.

This is usually not recommended, but it is supported.

It's not exactly what you want - but it'll essentially keep your DB connection open the entire time your tests are running, and then close it once and for all at the end.