[DAFFODIL-2067] Compile dependency on JUnit4

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.0
• Component/s: TDML Runner
• Assignee: Steve Lawrence
• Reporter: Steve Lawrence
• Created: 13/Feb/19 16:41
• Updated: 20/May/21 12:34
• Resolved: 14/Feb/19 14:49

Description

The TDML Runner has a compile time dependency on JUnit4. This means that the Junit4 jar and its dependencies are included in our binary distributions, and that affects licensing. The new dependencies do have compatible licenses with Apache, but it really seems unnecessary to include something intended for testing as a compile dependency.

To avoid that and any potential licensing issues, we should remove this compile dependency and handle it somehow else, e.g. reflection.