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203.97.252.87: New page: The bulk of the session introduced the Groovy language. Benefits of using Groovy for writing developer tests were summarised as: * test code shorter and sweeter (than Java) * interactiv...

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New page: The bulk of the session introduced the Groovy language. Benefits of using Groovy for writing developer tests were summarised as: * test code shorter and sweeter (than Java) * interactiv...

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The bulk of the session introduced the Groovy language.

Benefits of using Groovy for writing developer tests were summarised as:
* test code shorter and sweeter (than Java)
* interactive shell
* JUnit 4 support including Theories
* TestNG support
* full Java library support
* built-in support for parsing XML
* JUnit 3.8 built-in
* powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
* built-in mocking easy to use (with maps or expandos)
* Groovy's fun!!

To use as a JUnit test, the simplest way is to extend GroovyTestCase. With the Groovy plugins installed, you can use Groovy JUnits in the same way as Java JUnits.

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 * You can use GroovyConsole or the interactive shell (groovysh) to try things out live
 * JUnit 3.8 built-in
-* Powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy\: (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
+* Powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
-* JUnit 4 support including Parameterized tests and Theories [http://groovy.codehaus.org/Using+JUnit+4+with+Groovy Groovy Doco]
+* JUnit 4 support including Parameterized tests and Theories: [http://groovy.codehaus.org/Using+JUnit+4+with+Groovy Groovy Doco]
 * TestNG support
 * Full Java library support

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 * You can use GroovyConsole or the interactive shell (groovysh) to try things out live
 * JUnit 3.8 built-in
-* Powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy: (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
+* Powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy\: (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
 * JUnit 4 support including Parameterized tests and Theories [http://groovy.codehaus.org/Using+JUnit+4+with+Groovy Groovy Doco]
 * TestNG support

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 * You can use GroovyConsole or the interactive shell (groovysh) to try things out live
 * JUnit 3.8 built-in
-* Powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
+* Powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy: (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
 * JUnit 4 support including Parameterized tests and Theories [http://groovy.codehaus.org/Using+JUnit+4+with+Groovy Groovy Doco]
 * TestNG support

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 Benefits of using Groovy for writing developer tests were summarised as:
-* test code shorter and sweeter (than Java)
+* Test code is shorter and sweeter (than Java)
-* interactive shell
+* You can use GroovyConsole or the interactive shell (groovysh) to try things out live
-* JUnit 4 support including Theories
+* JUnit 3.8 built-in
 * TestNG support
-* full Java library support
+* Full Java library support
-* built-in support for parsing XML
+* Built-in support making it easy to parse XML and access databases for data-driven tests
-* JUnit 3.8 built-in
+* Groovy's built in mocking is easy to use (but often you can get by with Closures, maps or expandos)
-* powerful assertion capability built-in to Groovy (though for JUnit4 assertions, you need to use static imports)
+* Groovy is great for creating testing DSLs
 * Groovy's fun!!
 To use as a JUnit test, the simplest way is to extend GroovyTestCase.  With the Groovy plugins installed, you can use Groovy JUnits in the same way as Java JUnits.