[GROOVY-3126] Unit tests that rely on external static fields fail when executed through AllTestSuite

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.7
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Dierk König
• Created: 29/Oct/08 06:23
• Updated: 08/Jun/12 09:05
• Resolved: 08/Jun/12 09:05

Description

Assume a unit test that contains a line like

  assertEquals 10, HelperClass.NUMBER

and HelperClass is contains the line

 static final int NUMBER = 10

then the test fails when executed through AllTestSuite because NUMBER has not been initialized but is still 0.
HelperClass must be defined in a separate file. If it is declared within the same file, the test succeeds.