Question

What changes do i need to make to the following please?

I’d like make sure that testInsert method to only run when testInternalAccess passes and testInternalAccess not count as a failure.

@Test
public void testInternalAccess() {
    URL url = null;
    try {
        url = new URL("http://internalpage");
        InputStream is = url.openConnection().getInputStream();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        fail();
    }
}

@Test(groups = "database", dependsOnMethods = "testInternalAccess")
public void testInsert() {
  // some code
}

In the above example:

1. testInternalAccess runs, fails and being reported as a failed test
2. testInsert runs and fails

Or, using creator’s of TestNG example

@Test
public serverStartedOk() {}

@Test(dependsOnMethods = { "serverStartedOk" })
public method1() {}

How will method1 know whether server actually started ok? How will serverstartedOk communicate to the world it’s state?

Answer 1

Based on the discussion we had above, following is the brief summary.

As you wish to run the method testinternalAcecess before you run all the tests in the class use @BeforeClass

@BeforeSuite
public void testInternalAccess() {
    URL url = null;
    try {
        url = new URL("http://internalpage");
        InputStream is = url.openConnection().getInputStream();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        fail();
    }
}

The method runs only once and before all tests run in the suite! And you test method would be some thing as below

@Test(groups = "database")
public void testInsert() {
  // some code
}

Bingo and this would work!