If the support classes aren't used outside of one module, then I would put them in that module. Like the beans example mentioned.
As for the package name, I would prefer to avoid the "java.*" and "javax.*" package names whenever possible, so we can avoid classpath issues. -Nathan On 10/31/06, Alexei Zakharov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
FYI in beans we have the following folders for this purpose: src/test/support/java/org/apache/harmony/beans/tests/support src/test/support/java/org/apache/harmony/beans/tests/support/mock Thanks, 2006/10/31, Ivanov, Alexey A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all, > > Both AWT and Swing modules have testing support classes. Some of them > are extensions of junit.framework.TestCase which provide some utility > methods for tests. To mention several: AWTTestCase, ShapeTestCase, > BasicSwingTestCase, SwingTestCase. There are test cases which extend > these classes. > There are also several classes which provide special mock objects, > fields, for example ViewTestHelpers, DefStyledDoc_Helpers. > > The question about support classes was discussed [1] but no decision was > taken. > The bad thing about these classes is that: > * some are stored along with tests utilizing these classes > (modules/awt/src/test/api/java/common/java/awt/), > * some are stored in support folder > (support/src/test/java/javax/swing/). > > > I think we should decide where such classes are to be stored. And move > them appropriately. > > Comments, opinions? > > Regards, > Alexey. > > > [1] > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.harmony.devel/9487/focus=9561 > > P.S. Mikhail, did you add the text from the message above into any doc? -- Alexei Zakharov, Intel Enterprise Solutions Software Division
