I was trying to achieve automation testing scenario using JUnit Framework of android. I used CountDownLatch as I wanted to include one asyncronous scenario.
I have written a testcase file using ServiceTestCase for my service. The service automatically starts an asynchronous operation using a thread. After doing async operation I get the result. This result i am trying to assert. Now if the operation is unsuccessful i try to do the async operation again. Now what is happening is the if operation is unsuccessful i try to redo the operation again in this case i am getting context as null.
Is it that when i start the service from testcase, After some time the context object becomes null? When is it garbage collected?
The service which i am using is a remote service. Is it creating a problem?
public class MyServiceTest extends ServiceTestCase<MyService>{
final CountDownLatch signal = new CountDownLatch(1);
Solo solo;
public MyServiceTest() {
super(MyService.class);
}
public void testEndToEnd(){
Intent intent = new Intent(MyService.class.getName());
startService(intent);
try {
signal.await(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
}
catch(InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
//want to put some assert statement
}
}
In onCreate of service I am instantiate a Network class which will do heavy network operation. if the operation is failed send a broadcast notification. Now I have registered one BroadcastReceiver which will receive the notification and and restart the network operation. In this broadcastReciever i need the broadcast context which is coming null..
