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What is the TestExecutionListener SPI in JUnit 6?
The TestExecutionListener is a Service Provider Interface (SPI) that allows external tools (IDEs, build plugins, reporting frameworks) to observe test execution events without modifying test code. Unlike extensions (which are registered in test code), listeners are registered via ServiceLoader or programmatically through the launcher.
// Implement a custom TestExecutionListener: public class JsonReportListener implements TestExecutionListener { private final List<TestResult> results = new ArrayList<>(); @Override public void testStarted(TestIdentifier id) { System.out.println("Starting: " + id.getDisplayName()); } @Override public void executionFinished( TestIdentifier id, TestExecutionResult result) { results.add(new TestResult( id.getDisplayName(), result.getStatus() )); } @Override public void testPlanExecutionFinished(TestPlan plan) { // Write JSON report after all tests complete writeJsonReport(results); } } // Register via ServiceLoader (META-INF/services): // File: src/test/resources/META-INF/services/ // org.junit.platform.launcher.TestExecutionListener // Content: // com.example.JsonReportListener // Or register programmatically via LauncherDiscoveryRequest: LauncherDiscoveryRequest request = LauncherDiscoveryRequestBuilder .request() .selectors(selectPackage("com.example")) .build(); Launcher launcher = LauncherFactory.create(); launcher.discover(request); launcher.execute(request, new JsonReportListener());
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