timebomb

Simple test utility for ignoring a unit test for a limited period of time.

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timebomb is available from the Maven Central Repository. Junit and TestNG are the supported test frameworks. To use timebomb, simply declare a dependency on one of the following:

• Junit: org.tonicsoft.timebomb:timebomb-junit
• TestNG: org.tonicsoft.timebomb:timebomb-testng

What is a Time Bomb?

The obvious drawback of using your test framework's "ignore" functionality directly is that the test may be forgotten about and remain ignored indefinitely. A Time Bomb will allow the test to be ignored until a specified time, after which the test will fail, reminding you to return to it.

Usage

The Time Bomb comes in two main flavours:

• TimeBomb.blowUpAfter(...) - Run the test normally until the given point in time, after which the test will fail.
• TimeBomb.ignoreUntil(...) - Ignore the test (i.e. code will not execute) until the given point in time, after which the test will fail.

Example

	@Test
	public void myTest() {
	    // This will do nothing until 2018-01-01, after which it will
		// throw a RuntimeException, causing the test to fail
	    TimeBomb.blowUpAfter(new LocalDate(2018,1,1));

		//This code will continue to run until 2018-01-01
		...
		assertThat(...)
	}

	@Test
	public void anotherTest() {
	    // This will throw an exception (depending on test framework)
		// until 2018-01-01 causing the test to be ignored, after which
		// it will throw a RuntimeException causing the test to fail.
		TimeBomb.ignoreUntil(new LocalDate(2018,1,1));

		//This code will not run until the TimeBomb is removed
		...
		assertThat(...)
	}