Test Environment

A collection of configuration values derived from environment entries in the configuration file that provide information used by test suite specific plugin code about how to execute and run each test on a particular platform.

When a test in a test suite is run, the JavaTest harness gives the script a test environment containing environment entries from configuration data collected by the configuration editor. See configuration.

Prior to the JavaTest harness, version 3.0, the environment entries were read from an environment file. Use of environment files is deprecated. However, the JavaTest harness continues to provide support for those test suites that use environment files. See environment file.