[SUREFIRE-530] Allow runtime ordering of tests to be specified

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.3
• Component/s: Maven Surefire Plugin
• Environment: testNG, Junit
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nick Pellow
• Created: 21/Nov/08 00:59
• Updated: 16/Aug/22 20:28
• Resolved: 19/Dec/19 17:21

Description

Allow other plugins to specify tests to get run, and preserve the ordering of tests.

Currently, a plugin may set the "test" parameter with a comma separated list of tests to run.
However, the order is not preserved.

For plugins such as the maven-clover2-plugin, (possibly the maven-reactor-plugin?) that optimize the build/test run, ordering of a tests is a very nice way to ensure the build fails as fast as possible.

Issue Links

• is related to: SUREFIRE-526 Better support for other plugins to determine which tests are included/excluded and the order the tests get run
• relates to: SUREFIRE-726 Test list preprocessor support for tests to be run