I am writing an eclipse RCP app and I am trying to use a separate db for tests to prevent corrupting my production db. During the setup of the test db i need to execute an sql file to fill it with test data.
Is there a way to tell the app to use a different db and execute a specific sql script (maybe via launch properties or maybe fragments or sth else)?
Thank you
For an RCP I usually use some type of property file. Within it I'd specify things such as the DB to use and startup script (if necessary). This approach will be well worth it as your application grows.
Your application will accept arguments like the Eclipse executable. You can specify the arguments in the ini file of your app (in Eclipse it is eclipse.ini, you can rename it for your app) in the form of
-vmargs
-Dkey=value
These values can be read using System.getProperty
On some platforms you should be able to accept these arguments from the command line as well.
I found and am using a different approach now, more RCP-ish IMHO. I define a fragment to override the database props and replacing a dummy query file in the host plug-in. Then i define two features - one for the testing with the fragment, and the production feature without the fragment. And then use the features in different products - one for production, one for testing. Works fine