JUnit 5 – @AfterAll Annotation with Example

JUnit 5 is a widely used testing framework in the Java ecosystem. It is the successor of JUnit 4 and is designed to address its limitations. JUnit framework allows the developers to write and run the tests for their Java code. These tests help ensure that the code functions correctly and continues to work as expected as changes are made. JUnit 5 provides a variety of annotations and one such annotation is `@AfterAll`. In this article, let us understand about @AfterAll annotation in JUnit 5.

@AfterAll in JUnit 5

@AfterAll annotation in JUnit 5 is used to mark a method that should run once after all the test methods in a test class have been executed. This annotation is typically used to perform cleanup or teardown operations. We will see the demonstration with a sample project below.

Note: The @AfterAll method in JUnit must be declared as both static and public. This ensures it executes only once after all tests in the class are complete, without requiring an instance of the test class. Declaring it as static is essential because JUnit does not create an instance specifically for @AfterAll methods.

Import Statement: For assertions, ensure the correct import of assertEquals by adding:

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;

Prerequisites:

To understand this, we need to have some prerequisites. They are:

• It is essential to have knowledge of at least Java version 8.
• Understanding of build management tools like Maven or Gradle.
• One should be proficient in using a Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, or Visual Studio Code.

IDE Setup

Here, we are using Eclipse IDE for Java and Web Developers 2023-06. You may also use other platforms like IntelliJ, Spring suite tool, Spring Initializer, etc.

Step By Step Implementation

Step 1: Creation of Project

• Go to the `file` menu and click new and navigate to `Spring Starters project`. If you don't find the Spring Starters project immediately after `new`, then click other and find `Spring Starters project`.
• File > new > Spring Starters project.

👁 Directory Structure

Click on Next.

👁 Creating Spring Stater Project

Name your project and configure the default options given if necessary.

👁 Giving Artifact Name and Project Name

• Type: Maven
• Packaging: Jar
• Java Version: 8
• Language: Java

Make sure that, you have chosen the type as 'Maven' and the version of Java should be at least 8. Add dependencies If you need any, otherwise, click `finish`.

👁 Spring Project Dependencies

Step 2: Adding dependencies

Let us configure our pom.xml file with the following dependencies:

JUnit Jupiter API:

The JUnit Jupiter API is the part of JUnit 5 framework which provides annotations, assertions, and other features for defining and running test cases and serves as a programming model for writing tests in Java. To add the JUnit Jupiter API in pom.xml file, copy and paste the following code.

<dependency>

<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>

<artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>

<version>5.10.0</version> <!-- Updated to the latest stable version -->

<scope>test</scope>

</dependency>

Project Setup

Now, that the project setup is ready, let us look into an example to understand how to write and run test cases of JUnit using the Maven tool.

Step 1: Create a new package in the `src/test/java`, right-click on `src/test/java` > new > package.

👁 Creating Packages

Click on Finish:

👁 Setting New Package for use

Step 2: Create a class in the package and name it as per your requirement. i.e. `Addition`. To create a class, right-click on package > new > class

👁 Main Window to create class

Click on finish:

Step 3: write the logic which you want to test in `Addition.java`.

Step 4: Now, create a test case inside the package by right click on the package > new > others > java > JUnit > JUnit test case

👁 Main Window to set JUnit test cases

Click on Finish:
👁 Setting Test cases for JUnit

Example of JUnit 5 – @AfterAll Annotation

Test Script: Let us write the first test case i.e. `testcase1`.

Steps to run the test case:

To run the test case, right-click on the file click on the run as option, and select JUnit test.

👁 Executing the Java Spring Application

We can see the output of the test case in the JUnit tab of the terminal.

Output:

Even though the result of the tests are success or fail, irrespective of the status of tests, the method which is annotated with @Afterall is executed.

👁 Test Cases Run

In the JUnit tab, test results are displayed with a color-coded bar:

• Green Bar: A fully green bar means that all tests have passed, confirming that your code behaved as expected in every test case. This indicates that the methods and logic are currently working as intended for the tested scenarios.
• Red Bar: A red bar means one or more tests have failed. JUnit will show a list of the failed tests along with error messages and a "Failure Trace." This trace gives specific information, such as the line number and method where the issue occurred, which helps you identify and understand the problem in your code.

The above output represents that in the defined two tests, there is a failure test and the Failure trace of the test2 is provided.

👁 Output Generated

The above output represent the console view in the terminal, which refers to the successful execution of cleanUp method after the execution of all the tests.

Explanation:

In the above script, we have created two tests namely `test1` method and `test2` method annotated with `@Test`. Followed by that we have defined `cleanUp` method annotated with `@AfterAll`, which refers that the `cleanUp` method will be executed only after execution of the tests.