apache / apache/maven-surefire
[SUREFIRE-1891] Test isolation for forks does not apply to class loaders
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Description
**[Daniel Elsner](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=delsner)** opened **[SUREFIRE-1891](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SUREFIRE-1891?redirect=false)** and commented
When running surefire with `forkCount=1` and `reuseForks=false`, the loaded `.class` files are cached across forks. Therefore, when one wants to analyze the behavior of specific tests (e.g., which `.class` files are loaded into the JVM by the test), results will be incomplete.
This has worked on older versions (I particularly tried `2.19.1`) and I am wondering whether this level of isolation was removed on purpose and if there is a way to manually return to the old default behavior of maximum isolation even for class loading.
Using:
- JDK 11 (Windows Server 2019 Datacenter)
- Surefire 3.0.0-M5
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**Affects:** 3.0.0-M5
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the behavior with forkCount=1 and reuseForks=false on Surefire 3.0.0-M5, comparing class loading across forks with the older 2.19.1 behavior; done means the intended class-loader isolation is established or the supported way to restore it is documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100