RFR 9: 8035889: jdk testlibrary - add printing of values of failed assertions

[roger riggs]

Hi Mandy,

I updated the webrev:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-testlibrary-asserts-8035889/

Alan suggested copying serviceability-dev so they have a chance to 
review if desired.

I want to investigate if it is possible to use the TestNG Assert classes 
without
the TestNG execution framework.
It would be necessary to compile/run against TestNG.jar but it might not
need the entire mechanism.

Thanks, Roger

On 2/26/2014 10:17 PM, Mandy Chung wrote:
> On 2/26/2014 7:09 PM, Roger Riggs wrote:
>> Hi Mandy,
>>
>> Yes, it might be more productive to switch the tests to TestNG.
>> But it did provide support in cases where TestNG could not be used,
>> for example in a directory of existing tests that had custom reporting.
>>
>> But I remember there is a problem with TestNG having a dependency for XML
>> which is not supported in Profile1 and a number of tests had to be 
>> disabled
>> in that configuration.  Will XML always be available.  Do we need to 
>> solve
>> or work around that problem with TestNG?
>>
>
> This is a good point.   When we want to test just the base module for 
> example, how can we run TestNG tests?  We need to address that certainly.
>
> My comment on TestNG is a question for new tests using this Asserts 
> class.  Your patch is fine to go (after taking out @library tag if I 
> got it correct).
>
> Mandy
>
>> Thanks, Roger
>>
>> On 2/26/14 9:01 PM, Mandy Chung wrote:
>>> Hi Roger,
>>>
>>> On 2/26/2014 12:34 PM, roger riggs wrote:
>>>> The testlibrary for the jdk should be printing the values in the 
>>>> failed
>>>> assertions to make debugging easier and quicker.
>>>>
>>>> The webrev adds the printing of the failed assertions and added 
>>>> methods
>>>> for formatting and unconditional fail methods.
>>>>
>>>> Webrev:
>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-testlibrary-asserts-8035889/
>>>>
>>>
>>> AssertsTest.java: line 28:  @library doesn't look like it's needed. 
>>> There is no jdk/test/testlibrary directory and I think 
>>> jdk.testlibrary.* are found as relative to $test.src.
>>>
>>> Otherwise, the change looks okay.
>>>
>>> Now that jtreg supports TestNG and I wonder if this class should 
>>> retire some day (there are only about 10 existing tests using this 
>>> class).  Are you writing new tests using this Asserts class?
>>>
>>> Mandy
>>>
>>>> Bug:
>>>>    8035889: jdk testlibrary - add printing of values of failed 
>>>> assertions
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Roger
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8035889
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>