ClassReloaderTestCase.java

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package org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters;

import junit.framework.TestCase;
import junit.framework.TestSuite;

/**
 * Tests for the ClassReloader utility class.
 */

public class ClassReloaderTestCase extends TestCase {

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    public ClassReloaderTestCase(String name) {
        super(name);
    }


    public static TestSuite suite() {
        return new TestSuite(ClassReloaderTestCase.class);
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    public static class DummyClass {
    }
        
    /**
     * Test basic operation of the ClassReloader.
     */
    public void testBasicOperation() throws Exception {
        ClassLoader sharedLoader = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
        ClassReloader componentLoader = new ClassReloader(sharedLoader);

        Class sharedClass = DummyClass.class;
        Class componentClass = componentLoader.reload(sharedClass);

        // the two Class objects contain the same bytecode, but are not equal
        assertTrue(sharedClass != componentClass);
        
        // the two class objects have different classloaders
        assertSame(sharedLoader, sharedClass.getClassLoader());
        assertSame(componentLoader, componentClass.getClassLoader());
        assertTrue(sharedLoader != componentLoader);

        // verify that objects of these two types are not assignment-compatible
        Object obj1 = sharedClass.newInstance();
        Object obj2 = componentClass.newInstance();

        assertTrue("Obj1 class incorrect", sharedClass.isInstance(obj1));
        assertFalse("Obj1 class incorrect", componentClass.isInstance(obj1));
        assertFalse("Obj2 class incorrect", sharedClass.isInstance(obj2));
        assertTrue("Obj2 class incorrect", componentClass.isInstance(obj2));
    }

}