TearDownNoSuper.java

// Abstract class that initializes then shuts down the
// framework after each set of tests
abstract class FrameworkTestCase extends TestCase {
	@Override
	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
		super.setUp();
		Framework.init();
	}
	
	@Override
	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
		super.tearDown();
		Framework.shutdown();
	}
}

// The following classes extend 'FrameworkTestCase' to reuse the
// 'setUp' and 'tearDown' methods of the framework.

public class TearDownNoSuper extends FrameworkTestCase {
	@Override
	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
		super.setUp();
	}
	
	public void testFramework() {
		//...
	}
	
	public void testFramework2() {
		//...
	}
	
	@Override
	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
		// BAD: Does not call 'super.tearDown'. May cause later tests to fail
		// when they try to re-initialize an already initialized framework.
		// Even if the framework allows re-initialization, it may maintain the
		// internal state, which could affect the results of succeeding tests.
		System.out.println("Tests complete");
	}
}

public class TearDownSuper extends FrameworkTestCase {
	@Override
	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
		super.setUp();
	}
	
	public void testFramework() {
		//...
	}
	
	public void testFramework2() {
		//...
	}
	
	@Override
	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
		// GOOD: Correctly calls 'super.tearDown' to shut down the
		// framework.
		System.out.println("Tests complete");
		super.tearDown();
	}
}