Support @ContextConfiguration at method level [SPR-12031]

Rob Winch opened SPR-12031 and commented

Status Quo

The Spring TestContext Framework (TCF) makes it very easy to run tests that share the same configuration within a test class hierarchy or even across a test suite. However, it does not support annotating a method with @ContextConfiguration.

Proposals

1. It would be nice if the TCF would allow @ContextConfiguration on a test method. This would allow for easily testing various permutations of configuration.
2. Support throw-away contexts (i.e., contexts that are loaded for a single test method but not stored in the context cache), perhaps via a separate issue that serves as a building block for this issue.
   • See #18295.

Issue Links:

• #19600
• #13977
• #18951
• #18295
• #1255

Referenced from: commits https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework-issues/commit/73db0e2ca5fc017caa8914e393d36d039a43b480

7 votes, 14 watchers

Start by reading the Spring TestContext Framework implementation and the related issues #18295, #19600, #13977, #18951, and #1255 to understand the existing context-cache behavior. Done means the framework supports @ContextConfiguration on test methods with clearly defined handling for method-specific or throw-away contexts, backed by tests for the proposed behavior.