com.compomics.util.junit

Class TestCaseLM

java.lang.Object

com.compomics.util.junit.TestCaseLM

public class TestCaseLM
extends java.lang.Object

This TestCase extension contains some useful methods for loading Properties files from the classpath and getting general files' full name or an InputStream from the classpath.

Author:

Lennart Martens

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	getFullFilePath(java.lang.String aFilename) This method finds a file from the current classpath and attempts to reconstruct its full filename.
static java.util.Properties	getPropertiesFile(java.lang.String aFilename) This method will read a Properties file from the current ClassLoader and return a Properties instance with the Properties from the file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getPropertiesFile

public static java.util.Properties getPropertiesFile(java.lang.String aFilename)
                                              throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

This method will read a Properties file from the current ClassLoader and return a Properties instance with the Properties from the file.
Note: if this doesn't succeed, it'll throw an IllegalArgumentException with some information.

Parameters:

aFilename - String with the filename to locate.

Returns:

Properties instance with the props (or IllegalArgumentException if the specified file was not found in the classpath!)

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

getFullFilePath

public static java.lang.String getFullFilePath(java.lang.String aFilename)

This method finds a file from the current classpath and attempts to reconstruct its full filename. It should work on UNIX as well as Windows platforms.
Note that a file that is not found results in an IllegalArgumentException with a message.

Parameters:

aFilename - String with the filename to locate.

Returns:

String with the full pathname for the file or an IllegalArgumentException if the file was not found in the classpath.