Local Environment Setup
JUnit is a framework for Java, so the very first requirement is to have JDK installed
in your machine.
System Requirement
JDK 1.5 or above.
Memory No minimum requirement.
Disk Space No minimum requirement.
Operating System No minimum requirement.
Step 1: Verify Java Installation in Your Machine
First of all, open the console and execute a java command based on the operating
system you are working on.
OS Task Command
Windows Open Command Console c:\> java -version
Linux Open Command Terminal $ java -version
Mac Open Terminal machine:~ joseph$ java -version
Let's verify the output for all the operating systems −
OS Output
Windows java version "1.8.0_101"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_101)
java version "1.8.0_101"
Linux
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_101)
java version "1.8.0_101"
Mac
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_101)
If you do not have Java installed on your system, then download the Java Software
Development Kit (SDK) from the following link https://www.oracle.com. We are
assuming Java 1.8.0_101 as the installed version for this tutorial.
Step 2: Set JAVA Environment
Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the base directory location
where Java is installed on your machine. For example.
OS Output
Windows Set the environment variable JAVA_HOME to C:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_101
Linux export JAVA_HOME = /usr/local/java-current
Mac export JAVA_HOME = /Library/Java/Home
Append Java compiler location to the System Path.
OS Output
Windows Append the string C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_101\bin at the end of the
system variable, Path.
Linux export PATH = $PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin/
Mac not required
Verify Java installation using the command java -version as explained above.
Step 3: Download JUnit Archive
Download the latest version of JUnit jar file from http://www.junit.org. At the time of
writing this tutorial, we have downloaded Junit-4.12.jar and copied it into C:\>JUnit
folder.
OS Archive name
Windows junit4.12.jar
Linux junit4.12.jar
Mac junit4.12.jar
Step 4: Set JUnit Environment
Set the JUNIT_HOME environment variable to point to the base directory location
where JUNIT jar is stored on your machine. Let’s assuming we've stored
junit4.12.jar in the JUNIT folder.
Sr.N OS & Description
o
1
Windows
Set the environment variable JUNIT_HOME to C:\JUNIT
2
Linux
export JUNIT_HOME = /usr/local/JUNIT
3
Mac
export JUNIT_HOME = /Library/JUNIT
Step 5: Set CLASSPATH Variable
Set the CLASSPATH environment variable to point to the JUNIT jar location.
Sr.N OS & Description
o
1
Windows
Set the environment variable CLASSPATH to %CLASSPATH%;%JUNIT_HOME
%\junit4.12.jar;.;
2
Linux
export CLASSPATH = $CLASSPATH:$JUNIT_HOME/junit4.12.jar:.
3
Mac
export CLASSPATH = $CLASSPATH:$JUNIT_HOME/junit4.12.jar:.
Step 6: Test JUnit Setup
Create a java class file name TestJunit in C:\>JUNIT_WORKSPACE
import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
public class TestJunit {
@Test
public void testAdd() {
String str = "Junit is working fine";
assertEquals("Junit is working fine",str);
}
}
Create a java class file name TestRunner in C:\>JUNIT_WORKSPACE to execute
test case(s).
import org.junit.runner.JUnitCore;
import org.junit.runner.Result;
import org.junit.runner.notification.Failure;
public class TestRunner {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Result result = JUnitCore.runClasses(TestJunit.class);
for (Failure failure : result.getFailures()) {
System.out.println(failure.toString());
}
System.out.println(result.wasSuccessful());
}
}
Step 7: Verify the Result
Compile the classes using javac compiler as follows −
C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>javac TestJunit.java TestRunner.java
Now run the Test Runner to see the result as follows −
C:\JUNIT_WORKSPACE>java TestRunner
Verify the output.
true
