Configuring Preferences

1. Choose Parasoft> Preferences> Unit Test Assistant in the menu bar.
   
   
   
2. Complete the Location of tests field with the pattern that UTA will use to specify the location of tests.
   
   
   You can select an option from a drop-down menu or customize the pattern with the following predefined Eclipse variables:
   ${class_name} - uses the name of the tested class
   ${package_name} - uses the name of the package that includes the tested class
   ${source_folder} - uses the name of the folder that contains the source files of the project
   ${project_name} - uses the name of the project that includes the tested class
   ${test_kind} - uses the name of the test type, which allows you to separate regular tests from parameterized test cases
   
   

3. Select the framework for creating parameterized unit tests. JUnitParams is selected by default. 
   

   If JUnitParams is selected, you can click Parameterization Settings to configure input data for creating parameterized test cases with the Add test case(s) option (see Creating a Parameterized Unit Test).
   
   You can customize the default list of values by selecting a data type from the Select type drop-down menu and adding, editing or removing the values in the list. The Find field allows you to conveniently search for a particular value.

   If you use the JUnitParams framework, ensure that the JUnitParams library is added to your Eclipse project.

4. Select the source for obtaining argument objects.
   
   
   If the Mock option is enabled, specify the mocking framework that you use.
   
   Currently, UTA supports the Mockito framework.
   
   
5. Specify the limits for collecting data during execution.
   
   
   
   Maximum method call depth - Specifies the maximum depth of method calls during analysis.
   Maximum number of method calls made from a single method - Specifies the maximum number of sub-method calls from a single method. 
   Maximum total number of method calls -  Specifies the maximum number of all method calls during analysis.
   
   

6. Enable or disable the test creation options:
   Generate sample assertions - If enabled, UTA will automatically generate assertion templates when a test case is created. Assertions will be created as comments in code; see Creating a Basic Unit Test for details.
   Use helper methods for mocks - If enabled, generated tests classes will separate regular test methods from helper methods that prepare objects but do not make assertions. 

   
   
   

7. Specify which recommendations you want UTA to display after test execution.
   

   Additional threads - detects side threads, which may impact the state of your test.
   Assertions for inaccessible fields - detects inaccessible fields that have been modified during execution and generates assertion templates.
   Files created - detects files that were created during the test run, but were not removed after execution. 
   Mockable invocations - detects calls to mock objects that can be modified to ensure proper test isolation.
   No assertions - detects when no assertions have been made.
   Static fields changed - detects when static fields have been modified during test execution.
   System properties changed - detects system properties that were modified during the test run, but not restored after execution.

   See Executing Unit Tests with Unit Test Assistant for examples of recommendations displayed by UTA.
   

   
   

8. Click Apply.
   
   

You can restore the default settings by clicking the Restore Defaults button.