newbie: JUnit tests, best practice for the location of input test files?

[jsoftwaredev]

If I am creating JUnit tests that have test input files, are there any
best practices for where input test files should go?

Right now I am placing them in the same Java package that the test
class resides in.

 

[Manish Pandit]

If I am creating JUnit tests that have test input files, are there any
best practices for where input test files should go?

Right now I am placing them in the same Java package that the test
class resides in.

You could name the package to indicate that it contains test sources.
If the main comtree is com.xyz.services, the corresponding test
package could be something like com.xyz.services.test. I personally
prefer Maven, as it provides a placeholder for junits, as well as
ensures that the build process includes running junits (you can always
override this though!), and does not include test classes in the
release/target jars.

-cheers,
Manish