Inclusions and Exclusions of Tests

Inclusions

By default, the surefire plugin will automatically include all test classes with the following wildcard patterns:

  • "**/Test*.java" - includes all of its subdirectory and all java filename that starts with "Test".
  • "**/*Test.java" - includes all of its subdirectory and all java filename that ends with "Test".
  • "**/*TestCase.java" - includes all of its subdirectory and all java filename that ends with "TestCase".

If the test classes does not go with the naming convention, then configure surefire plugin and specify the tests you want to include.

<project>
  [...]
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <includes>
            <include>Sample.java</include>
          </includes>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
  [...]
</project>

Exclusions

There are certain times that some tests are causing the build to fail. Excluding them is one of the best workaround to continue the build. Exclusions can be done by configuring the excludes property of the plugin.

<project>
  [...]
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <excludes>
            <exclude>**/TestCircle.java</exclude>
            <exclude>**/TestSquare.java</exclude>
          </excludes>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
  [...]
</project>