DB connection between classes

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 11:21 PM Karina C. Malavazi <929346 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I'm new on Java programming and also on nonSQL database... hope you can give me some support. > > I have a group of testcases where every time that a test is executed the database has to be connected again, which lets my tests very slow. > > Example: > > public class AllTests { > > . > public static Test suite() throws IOException { > > TestSuite suite = new TestSuite(); > > suite.addTestSuite(NumberTest.class); > suite.addTestSuite(LetterTest.class); > suite.addTestSuite(ImageTest.class); > ... > } > } > > In the example above, NumberTest.class, LetterTest.class and ImageTest.class are tests made for some interfaces that use the same document from the database. However, each one of them finish (NumberTest and LetterTest), I have to connect to the database again. > > I'm not "closing" it in any place, only opening. > > So, why is this being closed every time that a new test is executed? > > Is there any way to keep the db connection opened during all the tests and close it only in the end? > > Any idea or tip will be helpful. > > Thanks, > > Karina.