Maven Test Dependency

With the maven-jar-plugin's goal test-jar, it is possible to create testing dependencies.

When doing this it is important to include the dependency twice, once normally (main code) and again with <type>test-jar<type>. So long as the dependency is built first, maven will find the test code.

Note: Eclipse doesn't seem to care which if both dependencies are there, causing some confusion, but when you go to run mvn from the cli, it will care.

http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-attached-tests.html

Drools - Rule Flow: Great tutorial on getting started

http://www.softwarepassion.com/getting-started-with-drools-flow/

EasyMock: Capture passed in values

I was writing a unit test this morning where the void method I was testing created an instance of a objected and passed it into a subsequent method. I needed to capture that object so that I could verify that it was set up properly. EasyMock provides a way to do this.

http://blog.jayway.com/2009/03/25/easymock-capturing-arguments-from-multiple-calls/

example:

Capture captured = new Captured();
expect(serviceInstance.method(EasyMock.capture(captured)).andReturn(/* whatever */);

MyObject obj = captured.getValue();

//run unit tests on obj

Create custom Spring injected Dozer BeanFactory

http://dozer.sourceforge.net/documentation/custombeanfactories.html

ResourceBundles and special characters

Seems that some special characters when used in a ResourceBundle proper file will throw off the parser for substitution. These characters need to be escaped properly, the escape notation is as follows:

The special chars \', { and }:

escape ' with another '	''	(double-single quote)
escape \ with another \	\\	(double backslash)
enclose } with '	'}'
enclose { with '	'{'

See also:

• http://struts.apache.org/2.0.14/docs/how-to-escape-special-chars-in-resource-bundles.html

EasyMock: Great tutorial on getting started

http://lijinjoseji.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/creating-mock-tests-using-easy-mock/

Autowiring objects not instantiated by the Spring Framework

In order to enabled autowiring capabilities, add the following properties to the beans element.
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd"
xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"

And make sure this line is included within the beans element
<context:annotation-config />

Next, in your code, get an instance of AutowireCapableBeanFactory.

Hint: Subclasses of AbstractApplicationContext have a getAutowireCapableBeanFactory, just one way to get such an instance.

Finally call the autowireBean(MyObject) method and like magic, so long as the annotations are correct, Spring will inject the correct instances.