Is it possible to run incremental/automated JUnit testing in Eclipse?

Question

Eclipse support incremental compiling. If I save a source file then it will compile the modified files.

Is it possible after such incremental compile also to run the

Answer 1

You have to look at these plugins:

• JUnit Max: Not free, developed by Kent Benk (one of the men behind the TDD practice);
• MoreUnit: Free, but essentially dedicated to help you write the tests;
• Infinitest: Now free, this plugin is dedicated to run the tests related to the files you have just modified.

So regarding your needs, I suggest that you install MoreUnit and Infinitest plugins.

Answer 2

Use ExternalToolBuilder.

It can be triggered by source modify.

There’s Eclipse customized feature(integrate external tool builder) which may meet your need. But it needs extra effort to write the scripts I never used. Automatic test cases is not a convenient way, at least single click to see green bar in Eclipse is enough for me:)

Answer 3

You can run all tests in a project using Alt+Shift+X,T. I think that making it any more automated than this could take a serious performance toll. Incremental compilation is compiling at most 1 file at a time, but you're talking about running potentially hundreds of tests.