org.apache.commons.collections.comparators
Class AbstractTestComparator

java.lang.Object
  junit.framework.Assert
      junit.framework.TestCase
          org.apache.commons.collections.BulkTest
              org.apache.commons.collections.AbstractTestObject
                  org.apache.commons.collections.comparators.AbstractTestComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, junit.framework.Test

public abstract class AbstractTestComparator
extends AbstractTestObject

Abstract test class for testing the Comparator interface.

Concrete subclasses declare the comparator to be tested. They also declare certain aspects of the tests.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.AbstractTestObject

COLLECTIONS_MAJOR_VERSION

Constructor Summary

AbstractTestComparator(java.lang.String testName)
JUnit constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getCanonicalComparatorName(java.lang.Object object)
abstract java.util.List	getComparableObjectsOrdered() Implement this method to return a list of sorted objects.
java.lang.String	getCompatibilityVersion() Overrides superclass to set the compatability to version 2 as there were no Comparators in version 1.x.
abstract java.util.Comparator	makeComparator() Implement this method to return the comparator to test.
java.lang.Object	makeObject() Implements the abstract superclass method to return the comparator.
protected void	randomizeObjects(java.util.List list) Randomize the list.
protected void	reverseObjects(java.util.List list) Reverse the list.
protected void	sortObjects(java.util.List list, java.util.Comparator comparator) Sort the list.
boolean	supportsEmptyCollections() Overrides superclass to block tests.
boolean	supportsFullCollections() Overrides superclass to block tests.
void	testComparatorCompatibility() Compare the current serialized form of the Comparator against the canonical version in CVS.
void	testComparatorIsSerializable() Nearly all Comparators should be Serializable.
void	testEmptyListSort() Test sorting an empty list
void	testRandomListSort() Test sorting a random list.
void	testReverseListSort() Test sorting a reversed list.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.AbstractTestObject

getCanonicalEmptyCollectionName, getCanonicalFullCollectionName, isEqualsCheckable, isTestSerialization, readExternalFormFromBytes, readExternalFormFromDisk, skipSerializedCanonicalTests, testCanonicalEmptyCollectionExists, testCanonicalFullCollectionExists, testEqualsNull, testObjectEqualsSelf, testObjectHashCodeEqualsContract, testObjectHashCodeEqualsSelfHashCode, testSerializeDeserializeThenCompare, testSimpleSerialization, writeExternalFormToBytes, writeExternalFormToDisk

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.BulkTest

clone, ignoredTests, makeSuite, toString

Methods inherited from class junit.framework.TestCase

countTestCases, createResult, getName, run, run, runBare, runTest, setName, setUp, tearDown

Methods inherited from class junit.framework.Assert

assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertFalse, assertFalse, assertNotNull, assertNotNull, assertNotSame, assertNotSame, assertNull, assertNull, assertSame, assertSame, assertTrue, assertTrue, fail, fail, failNotEquals, failNotSame, failSame

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractTestComparator

public AbstractTestComparator(java.lang.String testName)

JUnit constructor.

Parameters:

testName - the test class name

Method Detail

makeComparator

public abstract java.util.Comparator makeComparator()

Implement this method to return the comparator to test.

Returns:

the comparator to test

getComparableObjectsOrdered

public abstract java.util.List getComparableObjectsOrdered()

Implement this method to return a list of sorted objects.

Returns:

sorted objects

makeObject

public java.lang.Object makeObject()

Implements the abstract superclass method to return the comparator.

Specified by:

makeObject in class AbstractTestObject

Returns:

a full iterator

supportsEmptyCollections

public boolean supportsEmptyCollections()

Overrides superclass to block tests.

Overrides:

supportsEmptyCollections in class AbstractTestObject

Returns:

true

supportsFullCollections

public boolean supportsFullCollections()

Overrides superclass to block tests.

Overrides:

supportsFullCollections in class AbstractTestObject

Returns:

true

getCompatibilityVersion

public java.lang.String getCompatibilityVersion()

Overrides superclass to set the compatability to version 2 as there were no Comparators in version 1.x.

Overrides:

getCompatibilityVersion in class AbstractTestObject

Returns:

The version, or null if this object shouldn't be tested for compatibility with previous versions.

reverseObjects

protected void reverseObjects(java.util.List list)

Reverse the list.

randomizeObjects

protected void randomizeObjects(java.util.List list)

Randomize the list.

sortObjects

protected void sortObjects(java.util.List list,
                           java.util.Comparator comparator)

Sort the list.

testEmptyListSort

public void testEmptyListSort()

Test sorting an empty list

testReverseListSort

public void testReverseListSort()

Test sorting a reversed list.

testRandomListSort

public void testRandomListSort()

Test sorting a random list.

testComparatorIsSerializable

public void testComparatorIsSerializable()

Nearly all Comparators should be Serializable.

getCanonicalComparatorName

public java.lang.String getCanonicalComparatorName(java.lang.Object object)

testComparatorCompatibility

public void testComparatorCompatibility()
                                 throws java.io.IOException,
                                        java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Compare the current serialized form of the Comparator against the canonical version in CVS.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException