testland/testng-tests

Configures and runs TestNG - JVM testing framework with `@Test` priorities + groups + `dependsOnMethods`; `@DataProvider` for parametrized tests with method-level data sources; `testng.xml` suite definitions for grouping + parallelism config; listeners (`ITestListener`, `ISuiteListener`) for hooks; `ITestContext` for cross-test state; integrates with Maven Surefire / Gradle. Use when working with legacy TestNG codebases or needing TestNG-specific features (test method dependencies, suite-level XML config).

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TestNG annotations, dependencies, suites, listeners, and CI

Name: testland/testng-tests
Rating: 80 (1 reviews)
Author: testland

Deep reference for testng-tests SKILL.md. Consult when wiring the full lifecycle-annotation set, test-method dependencies, group-based selective runs, testng.xml suites with parallelism, listeners, or Maven / Gradle CI integration.

Lifecycle annotations

Per tn-docs:

public class TestLifecycle {
    @BeforeSuite  void beforeSuite()  { /* once before suite */ }
    @AfterSuite   void afterSuite()   { /* once after suite */ }
    @BeforeClass  void beforeClass()  { /* once before class */ }
    @AfterClass   void afterClass()   { /* once after class */ }
    @BeforeMethod void beforeMethod() { /* before each test */ }
    @AfterMethod  void afterMethod()  { /* after each test */ }
    @BeforeGroups void beforeGroups() { /* before tests in named group */ }
    @AfterGroups  void afterGroups()  { /* after tests in named group */ }

    @Test
    public void test1() { ... }
}

Priorities and dependencies

public class OrderedTests {
    @Test(priority = 1)
    public void firstTest() { ... }

    @Test(priority = 2)
    public void secondTest() { ... }

    @Test
    public void independentTest() { ... }
}

public class DependentTests {
    @Test
    public void createUser() { ... }

    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "createUser")
    public void updateUser() {
        // only runs if createUser passed
    }

    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "updateUser")
    public void deleteUser() { ... }
}

Dependencies are a smell in unit tests (each unit test should be independent). Legitimate for stage-gated integration suites (e.g., "create resource, modify, delete"). Use sparingly.

Groups and selective runs

@Test(groups = "fast")
public void fastTest1() { ... }

@Test(groups = {"slow", "integration"})
public void slowIntegration() { ... }

@Test(groups = "fast", dependsOnGroups = "init")
public void afterInit() { ... }

Run selectively:

mvn test -Dgroups=fast
# Or via testng.xml suite

testng.xml suite definitions

<!-- testng.xml -->
<suite name="MySuite" parallel="methods" thread-count="4">
    <test name="FastTests">
        <groups>
            <run>
                <include name="fast"/>
                <exclude name="integration"/>
            </run>
        </groups>
        <classes>
            <class name="com.example.CalculatorTest"/>
        </classes>
    </test>

    <test name="IntegrationTests">
        <groups>
            <run><include name="integration"/></run>
        </groups>
        <packages>
            <package name="com.example.integration"/>
        </packages>
    </test>
</suite>

Run via mvn test -Dsurefire.suiteXmlFiles=testng.xml.

Listeners (cross-test hooks)

public class CustomListener implements ITestListener {
    @Override
    public void onTestStart(ITestResult result) { ... }

    @Override
    public void onTestFailure(ITestResult result) {
        // capture screenshot, log additional context, etc.
    }
}

Apply per-class:

@Listeners(CustomListener.class)
public class MyTest { ... }

CI integration

- run: ./gradlew test
# Or with TestNG XML config:
- run: mvn test -Dsurefire.suiteXmlFiles=testng.xml

JaCoCo coverage works identically to JUnit setups.

References

tn-docs - TestNG documentation

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references

annotations-suites-and-ci.md

SKILL.md

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