Surefire doesn't launch test in src/main/java

Question

I needed to move some src/test/java to src/main/java according to this recommandation from maven-jar-plugin documentation => http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/usage.html

I did so because, i used tests (helper) classes in another projects in test scope.

So i create my-project-test, moved in test classes, and configured surefire to specify test classes directory =>

<build>     <plugins>         <plugin>             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>             <configuration>                 <testSourceDirectory>${basedir}\src\main\java\</testSourceDirectory>             </configuration>         </plugin>     </plugins> </build> 

But when i launched mvn test, 0 tests is executed =>

Results :  Tests run: 0, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0 

The problem is the same as this one => Maven does not find JUnit tests to run but the solution (configure surefire maven plugin) is not working for me.

Answer 1

The good configuration for maven surefire plugin is =>

<build>         <plugins>             <plugin>                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>                 <configuration>                     <testSourceDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/java/</testSourceDirectory>                     <testClassesDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes/</testClassesDirectory>                 </configuration>             </plugin>         </plugins>     </build>  Results :  Tests run: 20, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0 

Answer 2

Since the test classes have now been placed in src/main/java, it is likely that they are getting compiled during the compile phase to target/classes.

So, though surefire is configured to indicate that the test source location is src/main/java, it would still look for test classes in target/test-classes, since this is the default location for test classes.

You could try specify testClassesDirectory parameter suitably and see if it works.

Also, I think you may have misinterpreted the recommendation in the maven jar plugin documentation. I do not believe they suggest moving test sources to src/main/java.