Execute setup() once workaround causing TestSuit to fail - unit-testing

Question

I have 2 files:
xxxxxTest.java
[refer this]
public class xxxxxTest extends TestCase {
// Run setup only once
public static Test suite() {
TestSetup setup = new TestSetup(new TestSuite(xxxxxTest.class)) {
protected void setUp() throws Exception {
//Some init which i need only once
}
protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
}
};
return setup;
}
public void testMyFirstMethodTest() {
assertNotNull(do stuff here);
}
}
AllTests.java
public class AllTests {
public static Test suite() {
TestSuite suite = new TestSuite("Test for xxxxxx");
//$JUnit-BEGIN$
suite.addTestSuite(xxxxxTest.class);
//$JUnit-END$
return suite;
}
}
So, my individual test(xxxxxTest.java) works fine, exactly as I want.When i run my test suite (AllTests.java), it fails, because the init in setup() i provided in xxxxxTest.java are not being executed.
Any suggestions?
UPDATE
I tried #BeforeClass in JUnit 4. But, it didn't help because in my ssetUp() method, I start an embedded Jetty server (server.start()), the server works fine with the code I posted, but when I do the same with #BeforeClass, it does not work.

Answer 1

In rare cases I also hacked around with static when using JUnit3.
In your case:
give the static{} initializer a try, maybe it works opposed to your static initialization.
if possible upgrade to JUnit4 and use #BeforeClass annotation (it is run once for a test-class). Your other JUnit3 test-classes should be runnable with JUnit4 test-runner also.

Answer 2

Similar to manuel's point: do you -need- to use JUnit 3? Then a class-level static{} initializer might be your best bet.
Otherwise, I recommend using JUnit 4, which has a construct which would might enjoy:
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
public class xxxxxTest {
#BeforeClass
public static void beforeClass() {
//Some init which i need only once
}
#Test
public void testMyFirstMethodTest() {
Assert.assertNotNull("");//do stuff here);
}
}