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MysqlTestApplication.java⚓︎

Overview⚓︎

The MysqlTestApplication Java class is a configuration file for the PetClinic Spring Boot Application. It includes a method to instantiate a MySQLContainer for testing purposes and a main method to run the Spring application with a MySQL profile.

Table of Contents⚓︎

  1. Prerequisites
  2. Usage
  3. Methods
  4. Useful details

Prerequisites⚓︎

  • Spring Boot framework
  • Testcontainers library

Usage⚓︎

To use the MysqlTestApplication class in a project, you need to have the Spring Boot framework and the Testcontainers library included in your project dependencies. You can then instantiate the MySQLContainer by calling the container() method and use the main() method to run the Spring application with the MySQL profile active.

MySQLContainer<?> mysqlContainer = MysqlTestApplication.container();
mysqlContainer.start();
// Other application setup code
MysqlTestApplication.main(new String[]{"--spring.profiles.active=mysql"});

Methods⚓︎

container()⚓︎

  • Description: Returns a new instance of MySQLContainer configured for MySQL 8.2.
  • Return Type: MySQLContainer<?>
  • Parameters: None
  • Example: 
    MySQLContainer<?> mysqlContainer = MysqlTestApplication.container();
mysqlContainer.start();

main(String[] args)⚓︎

  • Description: Runs the Spring Boot application with the MySQL profile active.
  • Parameters:
  • args - Command line arguments
  • Example: 
    MysqlTestApplication.main(new String[]{"--spring.profiles.active=mysql"});

Useful details⚓︎

  • Framework: Spring Boot
  • Dependencies: Testcontainers library
  • MySQLContainer version: 8.2