Getting rid of derby.log

Question

I\'m using the Apache Derby embedded database for unit testing in a Maven project. Unfortunately whenever I run the test I end up with the derby.log file in the

Answer 1

You can get rid of derby.log file by creating the following class

public class DerbyUtil {
    public static final OutputStream DEV_NULL = new OutputStream() {
        public void write(int b) {}
    };
}

and setting the JVM system property derby.stream.error.field, for example, using the following JVM command-line argument:

-Dderby.stream.error.field=DerbyUtil.DEV_NULL

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