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Re: packaging selenium code as jar

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On Feb 8, 3:42 pm, Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3min...@eastlink.ca>
wrote:
> On 12-02-07 11:00 PM, Mohan wrote:
>
> > I need to package my selenium script (exported as JUnit4 test) as jar
> > file to be used by some third party application.
> > Is such a thing supported? If yes, how can this be done and how would
> > the manifest file look like?
>
> The JUnit 4 test with code that also uses the Selenium API is simply a
> Java class like any other, so of course packaging it as a JAR is supported.
>
> As to whether you need to edit the MANIFEST.MF, that depends on how you
> think people will use the test class. How technical are they? Will they
> have their own copies of the JUnit and Selenium JARs or are you
> providing those also? What environment do you expect the users to run
> the test(s) in?
>
> Me, I'd probably package up the test class(es) along with the JAR
> dependencies in a ZIP, and include batch and shell scripts to run the
> entire business, and not muck around with the manifest file at all.
>
> AHS
> --
> ...wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their
> own government...
> -- Thomas Jefferson, 1789

AHS,
I figured what you are trying to say and would want to package all the
stuff inside the jar.
I tried to do that using Eclipse export (File>export) but the 'Launch
Configuration' drop-down list of 'Runnable JAR File Specification'
dialog box is empty.
Did I miss something?
Thanks.

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packaging selenium code as jar Mohan <ankurarora81@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 19:00 -0800
  Re: packaging selenium code as jar Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-02-08 06:42 -0400
    Re: packaging selenium code as jar Mohan <ankurarora81@gmail.com> - 2012-02-08 22:03 -0800
      Re: packaging selenium code as jar Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-02-09 21:40 -0400

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