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Part I. Getting Acquainted with the TCK

The CDI TCK must be used to ensure that your implementation conforms to the CDI specification. This part introduces the TCK, gives some background about its purpose, states the requirements for passing the TCK and outlines the appeals process.

In this part you will learn where to obtain the CDI TCK and supporting software. You are then presented with recommendations of how to organize and configure the software so that you are ready to execute the TCK.

Finally, it discusses the reporting provided by the TCK.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction (CDI TCK)
1.1. TCK Primer
1.2. Compatibility Testing
1.2.1. Why Compatibility Is Important
1.3. About the CDI TCK
1.3.1. CDI TCK Specifications and Requirements
1.3.2. CDI TCK Components
2. Appeals Process
2.1. Who can make challenges to the TCK?
2.2. What challenges to the TCK may be submitted?
2.3. How these challenges are submitted?
2.4. How and by whom challenges are addressed?
2.5. How accepted challenges to the TCK are managed?
3. Installation
3.1. Obtaining the Software
3.2. The TCK Environment
3.3. Eclipse Plugins
3.3.1. TestNG Plugin
3.3.2. Maven 2 Plugin (m2eclipse)
4. Configuration
4.1. TCK Harness Properties
4.2. The Porting Package
4.3. Using the CDI TCK with the Java EE Web Profile
4.4. Using custom deployment descriptors
4.5. Configuring TestNG to execute the TCK
4.6. Configuring your build environment to execute the TCK
4.7. Configuring your application server to execute the TCK
5. Reporting
5.1. CDI TCK Coverage Metrics
5.2. CDI TCK Coverage Report
5.2.1. CDI TCK Assertions
5.2.2. Producing the Coverage Report
5.2.3. TestNG Reports