Where should test classes be stored in the project?
- by limc
I build all my web projects at work using RAD/Eclipse, and I'm interested to know where do you guys normally store your test's *.class files.
All my web projects have 2 source folders: "src" for source and "test" for testcases. The generated *.class files for both source folders are currently placed under WebContent/WEB-INF/classes folder.
I want to separate the test *.class files from the src *.class files for 2 reasons:-
There's no point to store them in WebContent/WEB-INF/classes and deploy them in production.
Sonar and some other static code analysis tools don't produce an accurate static code analysis because it takes account of my crappy yet correct testcase code.
So, right now, I have the following output folders:-
"src" source folder compiles to WebContent/WEB-INF/classes folder.
"test" source folder compiles to target/test-classes folder.
Now, I'm getting this warning from RAD:-
Broken single-root rule: A project may not contain more than one output folder.
So, it seems like Eclipse-based IDEs prefer one project = one output folder, yet it provides an option for me to set up a custom output folder for my additional source folder from the "build path" dialog, and then it barks at me.
I know I can just disable this warning myself, but I want to know how you guys handle this.
Thanks.
