Eclipse platform integration of jester - The JUnit test tester

Abstract

Extreme programming (XP) emphasises the test-first strategy of developing software where if code passes unit tests developers gain more confidence in their software. Jester is a test tester for JUnit tests and thus allows developers to confirm their confidence in their tests and consequently in their code. Jester finds code that is not covered by JUnit tests and thus indicates either missing test cases or the redundancy of code that currently exists. The Eclipse IDE enables developers in any language to independently build tools that when combined together work as if they are part of a single integrated tool set. The implications of this open source IDE as an aid to software engineering are infinite and thus provide an ideal platform to nurture XP practices on. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.