Rapid Test Driven Development in Java

Question

I have been using the guard framework in rails for quiet a while and I have just fallen in love with it. I also work in Java a lot and I find it surprising that such a tool is not available for rapid test driven development. Here's what guard does for you (form the original website)-

• File system changes handled by our awesome Listen gem.
• Support for visual system notifications.
• Huge (more than 120) guard extensions eco-system.
• Tested against Ruby 1.8.7, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, REE and the latest versions of JRuby & Rubinius.

In essence, it helps me keep an eye on test cases while I am making changes or adding stuff to my codebase. The following are the benefits of such an approach-

• Unobtrusive test case driven development
• Instant acknowledgement of the impact of a code change
• High quality code
• Minimized regression ripples

Does anyone know how to achieve similar goals in Java? Note- Automated test tools like Hudson is not an answer I am looking for. I need something that can be used on local development machines/environment so there is an instant test case feedback on a code change.

Thanks

Answer 1

不确定你在寻找什么...但是如果你在开发期间搜索在后台运行单元测试的工具，请查看Infinitest或JUnit Max 。

Answer 2

If you work with eclipse, and you dock your JUnit view in a convenient place, it's one button to click to rerun your tests, and see the report immediately in the same view.

It's a very efficient way to perform test driven developpement.

Answer 3

You could use Sonar with Hudson to do this for you. In the company I work in, we use this combination to solve your issue. There's also a Sonar plugin for Eclipse. But, if you look for something like an IDE-based solution I can't help you.