Question

However when using the nromal junit assertions, the failures are reported correctly.

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals; 

Correctly shows up as a failure.

is there anything I can do to make sure spring Assert shows up as failure as well as the normal junit asserts ?

To clarify this

Assert.notNull(null);   

Shows as an error in test report, and not a failure.

Answer 1

You are using the wrong Assert class in your unit tests:

• the org.junit.Assert class is for use in unit tests

• the org.springframework.util.Assert class is for use in runtime code.

And the practical difference is that they throw different exceptions.

If your unit test is testing whether (say) your bean’s afterPropertiesSet() method is calling org.springframework.util.Assert correctly, then this is not a simple JUnit style assertion. Rather, it is a test that IllegalArgumentException is being thrown, and should be tested in the same way that you would test for (say) IOException being thrown at the appropriate point.