junitx.extensions
Class SerializabilityTestCase

java.lang.Object
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  +--junit.framework.Assert
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        +--junit.framework.TestCase
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              +--junitx.extensions.SerializabilityTestCase

All Implemented Interfaces:

junit.framework.Test

public abstract class SerializabilityTestCase

extends junit.framework.TestCase

Extend me in order to test the serializability of a class. Override my createInstance methods to provide me with an object to test against. The object's class must implement Serializable.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2003/02/06 20:43:52 $

Author:

Paul Holser

See Also:

Serializable

Constructor Summary

SerializabilityTestCase(java.lang.String name)
Creates a new test.

Method Summary

protected void	checkThawedObject(java.io.Serializable expected, java.io.Serializable actual) Template method--override this to perform checks on the deserialized form of the object serialized in testSerializability().
protected abstract java.io.Serializable	createInstance() Creates and returns an instance of the class under test.
protected void	setUp() Sets up the test fixture.
void	testSerializability() Verifies that an instance of the class under test can be serialized and deserialized without error.

Methods inherited from class junit.framework.TestCase

countTestCases, createResult, getName, name, run, run, runBare, runTest, setName, tearDown, toString

Methods inherited from class junit.framework.Assert

assert, assert, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertNotNull, assertNotNull, assertNull, assertNull, assertSame, assertSame, assertTrue, assertTrue, fail, fail

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SerializabilityTestCase

public SerializabilityTestCase(java.lang.String name)

Creates a new test.

Parameters:

name - name of the test

Method Detail

createInstance

protected abstract java.io.Serializable createInstance()
                                                throws java.lang.Exception

Creates and returns an instance of the class under test.

Returns:

a new instance of the class under test

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

setUp

protected void setUp()
              throws java.lang.Exception

Sets up the test fixture.

Overrides:

setUp in class junit.framework.TestCase

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

testSerializability

public final void testSerializability()
                               throws java.lang.Exception

Verifies that an instance of the class under test can be serialized and deserialized without error.

java.lang.Exception

checkThawedObject

protected void checkThawedObject(java.io.Serializable expected,
                                 java.io.Serializable actual)
                          throws java.lang.Exception

Template method--override this to perform checks on the deserialized form of the object serialized in testSerializability(). If not overridden, this asserts that the pre-serialization and deserialized forms of the object compare equal via equals.

Parameters:

expected - the pre-serialization form of the object

actual - the deserialized form of the object

java.lang.Exception