Pro JPA 2: Mastering the Java™ Persistence API

Chapter 14. Testing

One of the major selling points of JPA and EJB 3.0 has been the drive toward better testability. The use of plain Java classes where possible as well as the ability to use persistence outside of the application server has made enterprise applications much easier to test. This chapter will cover unit testing and integration testing with entities, with a mix of modern and traditional test techniques.

Testing Enterprise Applications

Testing is generally accepted as being a good thing, but how exactly should we go about doing it? Almost all enterprise applications are hosted in some kind of server environment, whether it is a servlet container like Apache Tomcat or a full Java EE application server. Once deployed to such an environment, ...