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Home » Archives » June 2004 » Eclipse 3.0RC1 and JUnit

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06/07/2004: "Eclipse 3.0RC1 and JUnit"


There is a certain feature of the Eclipse/JUnit integration that I used not to like. By default, when a test run passes at 100%, Eclipse does not display the JUnit test runner. Since I like the positive reinforcement of a green bar, I would immediately disable this feature so that I saw the JUnit test runner all the time. I've changed my mind.

With Eclipse 3.0RC1, I don't need this feature any more. When I execute a JUnit test run, a small icon appears on the left side of the status bar. It shows the JUnit icon, which, to my surprise, is animated! In particular, it fills up with little Tetris-like squares showing the general progress of the test run, and then if the tests all pass, I see a little green check mark. How cute!

I'm now playing with using JUnit this way, and I assume that I'll eventually get used to it, and enjoy slightly less clutter in my Eclipse workspace view.