Running directories of tests - mxunit/mxunit GitHub Wiki

When you have a multiple tests all residing in a directory and subdirectories, it’s very conventient to run everything contained in those directories. In this context, a directory of tests implies a test suite, and MXUnit enables you to run directories as test suites.

Running directories of tests can be done with a single line of code:

<cfinvoke component="mxunit.runner.DirectoryTestSuite"
	      method="run"
	      directory="#expandPath('/mxunit/PluginDemoTests')#"
	      componentPath="[[classpath.to.install.location.]mxunit.pluginDemoTests"
	      recurse="true"
	      excludes="InvalidMarkupTest,FiveSecondTest"
	      returnvariable="results" />

Explanation:

• component: The MXUnit runner component responsible for running all the tests.
• method: The component’s method being invoked.
• directory: A physical path to the directory containing your tests.
• recurse: A flag to indicate whether or not to run tests in all subdirectories.
• excludes: A list of component names to exclude.
• componentPath: A class path to the directory containing your tests. This gives MXUnit the needed hint to how your web server and engine sees
  your tests. Without it, MXUnit attempts to use an Adobe CF component.
• returnvariable: The variable name of the TestResult object returned
• componentPath: (Not listed above) Optional parameter that increases performance. This is the component name prefix; e.g., com.foo.bar. If not specified, MXUnit will locate the full component name using the ColdFusion server cache of components.
• This will pick up any file that starts or ends with the word “Test”, but excluding anything in your “excludes” attribute

Once this is exectuted you can easily output the results to the screen:

<cfinvoke component="mxunit.runner.DirectoryTestSuite"
	      method="run"
	      directory="#expandPath('/mxunit/PluginDemoTests')#"
	      componentPath="[classpath.to.install.location.]mxunit.pluginDemoTests"
	      recurse="true"
	      excludes="InvalidMarkupTest,FiveSecondTest"
	      returnvariable="results" />

<cfoutput> #results.getResultsOutput('extjs')# </cfoutput>

Copy the above to a file called /mxunit/doc/tutorial/directoryRunner.cfm and run it: http://localhost:8500/mxunit/doc/tutorial/directoryRunner.cfm You should see this: