Executing Tests
The JAX-WS TCK uses the JavaTest harness to execute the tests in the test suite. For detailed instructions that explain how to run and use JavaTest, see the JavaTest User's Guide and Reference in the documentation bundle.
This chapter includes the following topics:
5.5 Running the JAX-WS TCK Against a Vendor's Implementation
5.7 Testing Interoperability Between a Vendor Implementation and the Sun Reference Implementation
Note - The instructions in this chapter assume that you have installed and configured your test environment as described in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, respectively.
5.1 Overview
As explained in Appendix B, the JAX-WS TCK introduces the concept of rebuilding the TCK tests. To provide the user an ability to run the TCK against the Vendor Implementation and the Sun Reference Implementation, the use of the keywords feature (in GUI mode) or option -Dkeywords=value (in command line mode) is provided.
By default, the TCK is configured to run all tests in both directions for all the tests except the signature tests. Setting keywords allows the user to change which tests will be run.
Setting the keywords property to all (the default) does not filter out any tests, and results in the Sun prebuilt tests to be run in the forward direction, and the vendor rebuilt tests to be run in the reverse direction.
Setting keywords to forward causes the Sun prebuilt tests to be run in the forward direction only.
Setting keywords to reverse causes the vendor rebuilt tests to be run in the reverse direction only.
Figure 5-1 JAX-WS TCK Test Paths

Refer to the JavaTest User's Guide and Reference in the documentation bundle for information regarding how to configure the keywords feature in GUI mode. For command line mode, add the following to your command line -Dkeywords=value, where value is either forward, reverse, or all.
5.2 Starting JavaTest
There are two general ways to run the JAX-WS TCK using the JavaTest harness software:
Through the JavaTest GUI
From the command line in your shell environment
Note - The <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant command referenced in the following two procedures and elsewhere in this guide is a wrapper around the Ant build tool, which is included in the JAX-WS TCK bundle. The build.xml file in <TS_HOME>/bin contains the various Ant targets for the JAX-WS TCK test suite
To Start JavaTest in GUI Mode
- Change to the <TS_HOME>/bin directory and execute the <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant gui target:cd <TS_HOME>/bin <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant gui
- Configure the keywords feature within the JavaTest GUI.
Note - Refer to the JavaTest User's Guide and Reference in the documentation bundle for information regarding how to configure the keywords feature in GUI mode.
To Start JavaTest in Command-Line Mode
- Change to any subdirectory under <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests.
- Start JavaTest using the following command:<ANT_HOME>/bin/ant [-Dkeywords=forward|reverse|all] runclient
Note - The -Dkeywords option is supported by the runclient command in batch mode only, not in GUI mode.
Example 5-1 Running JAX-WS TCK Signature Tests
To run the JAX-WS TCK signature tests, enter the following commands:
cd <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/signaturetest/jaxws <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant [-Dkeywords=forward|reverse|all] runclient
Example 5-2 Running a Single Test Directory
To run a single test directory in the forward direction, enter the following commands:
cd <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/jaxws/api/javax_xml_ws/Dispatch <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant -Dkeywords=forward runclient
Example 5-3 Running a Subset of Test Directories
To run a subset of test directories in the reverse direction, enter the following commands:
cd <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/jaxws/api <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant -Dkeywords=reverse runclient
5.3 Running a Subset of the Tests
To Run a Subset of Tests in GUI Mode
- Click Configure->Change Configuration->Tests to Run from the JavaTest main menu.
The tabbed Configuration Editor dialog is displayed.
- Click Specify from the option list on the left.
- Select the tests you want to run from the displayed test tree, and
then click Done.
You can select entire branches of the test tree, or use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click to select multiple tests or ranges of tests, respectively.
- Click Save File.
- Click Run Tests->Start to run the tests you selected.
Alternatively, you can right-click the test you want from the test tree in the left pane of the JavaTest main window, and choose Execute These Tests from the popup menu.
- Click Report->Create Report.
- Specify the directory in which the JavaTest test harness will write the report,
and then click OK.
A report is created, and you are asked whether you want to view it.
- Click Yes to view the report.
To Run a Subset of Tests in Command-Line Mode
- Change to the directory containing the tests you want to run.
For example, <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/jaxws/api.
- Start the test run by executing the following command:
<ANT_HOME>/bin/ant [-Dkeywords=forward|reverse|all] runclient
The tests in <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/jaxws/api and its subdirectories are run in the direction(s) you specified with the keywords option.
To Run a Subset of Tests in Batch Mode Based on Prior Result Status
You can run certain tests in batch mode based on the test's prior run status by specifying the priorStatus system property when invoking <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant.
- Invoke <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant with the priorStatus property.
The accepted values for the priorStatus property are any combination of the following:
fail
pass
error
notRun
For example, you could run all the JAX-WS tests with a status of failed and error by invoking the following commands:
cd <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/jaxws <ANT_HOME>/bin/ant -DpriorStatus="fail,error" \ [-Dkeywords=forward|reverse|all] runclient
Note that multiple priorStatus values must be separated by commas.
5.4 Running the JAX-WS TCK against the Sun RI
This test scenario is ensures that the configuration and deployment of all the Sun prebuilt JAX-WS TCK tests against the Sun Reference Implementation are successful, and that the TCK is ready for compatibility testing against the Vendor and Sun Implementations.
To Run the JAX-WS TCK Against the Sun RI
- Verify that you have followed the configuration instructions in 4.1 Configuring Your Environment to Run the JAX-WS TCK Against the Sun Reference Implementation.
- Specify forward for the keywords option.
- Verify that you have completed the steps in 4.6.2 Deploying the JAX-WS TCK Prebuilt Archives.
- Run the tests, as described in 5.2 Starting JavaTest and, if desired, 5.3 Running a Subset of the Tests.
5.5 Running the JAX-WS TCK Against a Vendor's Implementation
This test scenario is one of the compatibility test phases that all Vendors must pass. This ensures that the Sun prebuilt JAX-WS TCK tests built against the Sun RI can be successfully run against the Vendors Implementation (VI).
To Run the JAX-WS TCK Against a VI
- Verify that you have followed the configuration instructions in 4.2 Configuring Your Environment to Run the JAX-WS TCK Against the Vendor Implementation.
- Specify forward for the keywords option.
- Verify that you have completed the steps in 4.6.2 Deploying the JAX-WS TCK Prebuilt Archives
- Run the tests, as described in 5.2 Starting JavaTest and, if desired, 5.3 Running a Subset of the Tests.
5.6 Running the Rebuilt JAX-WS TCK Against the Sun RI
This test scenario is one of the compatibility test phases that all Vendors must pass. This ensures that the JAX-WS TCK tests that are rebuilt using the Vendor's toolset can be successfully run against the Sun Reference Implementation.
To Run the Rebuilt JAX-WS TCK Against the Sun RI
- Verify that you have followed the configuration instructions in 4.3 Configuring Your Environment to Rebuild and Run the JAX-WS TCK Against the Sun RI.
- Refer to Appendix B, Rebuilding the JAX-WS TCK Using the Vendor's Toolset to learn about rebuilding the JAX-WS TCK tests.
- Specify reverse for the keywords option.
- Verify that you have completed the steps in 4.6.3 Deploying the Rebuilt JAX-WS TCK Tests Against the Sun Reference Implementation.
- Run the tests, as described in 5.2 Starting JavaTest and, if desired, 5.3 Running a Subset of the Tests.
5.7 Testing Interoperability Between a Vendor Implementation and the Sun Reference Implementation
To Test Interoperability Between a VI and the Sun RI
- Specify all for the keywords option.
- Verify that you have completed the steps in 4.6.2 Deploying the JAX-WS TCK Prebuilt Archives.
- Verify that you have completed the steps in 4.6.3 Deploying the Rebuilt JAX-WS TCK Tests Against the Sun Reference Implementation
- Run the tests, as described in 5.2 Starting JavaTest and, if desired, 5.3 Running a Subset of the Tests.
5.8 Test Reports
A set of report files is created for every test run. These report files can be found in the report directory you specify. After a test run is completed, the JavaTest harness writes HTML reports for the test run. You can view these files in the JavaTest ReportBrowser when running in GUI mode, or in the web browser of your choice outside the JavaTest interface.
To see all of the HTML report files, enter the URL of the report.html file. This file is the root file that links to all of the other HTML reports.
The JavaTest harness also creates a summary.txt file in the report directory that you can open in any text editor. The summary.txt file contains a list of all tests that were run, their test results, and their status messages.
5.8.1 Creating Test Reports
To Create a Test Report in GUI Mode
- Click Report->Create Report from the JavaTest main menu.
You are prompted to specify a directory to use for your test reports. The default location is <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/signaturetests/jaxws.
- Specify the directory you want to use for your reports, and then click
OK.
Use the Filter drop-down list to specify whether you want to generate reports for the current configuration, all tests, or a custom set of tests.
You are asked whether you want to view report now.
- Click Yes to display the new report in the JavaTest ReportBrowser.
To Create a Test Report in Command-Line Mode
- Specify where you want to create the test report.
- To specify the report directory from the command line at runtime, use:<ANT_HOME>/bin/ant -Dreport.dir="<report_dir>"
Reports are written for the last test run to the directory you specify. The default location is <TS_HOME>/src/com/sun/ts/tests/signaturetests/jaxws.
- To specify the default report directory, set the report.dir property in <TS_HOME>/bin/ts.jte.
For example, report.dir="/home/josephine/reports".
- To disable reporting, set the report.dir property to "none", either on the command
line or in ts.jte.
For example:
<ANT_HOME>/bin/ant -Dreport.dir="none"
- To specify the report directory from the command line at runtime, use:<ANT_HOME>/bin/ant -Dreport.dir="<report_dir>"
5.8.2 Viewing an Existing Test Report
To View an Existing Report in GUI Mode
- Click Report->Open Report from the JavaTest main menu.
You are prompted to specify the directory containing the report you want to open.
- Select the report directory you want to open, and then click Open.
The selected report set is opened in the JavaTest ReportBrowser.
To View an Existing Report in Command-Line Mode
- Use the Web browser of your choice to view the report.html file in the report directory you specified from the command line or in ts.jte.