JUnit 3 'super.tearDown()' is not called from 'finally' block

Reports calls of the JUnit 3's super.tearDown() method that are not performed inside a finally block. If an exception is thrown before super.tearDown() is called it could lead to inconsistencies and leaks.

Example:

  public class AnotherTest extends CompanyTestCase {
    private Path path;

    @Override
    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
      super.setUp();
      path = Files.createTempFile("File", ".tmp");
    }

    @Override
    protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
      Files.delete(path);
      super.tearDown();
    }
  }

Improved code:

  public class AnotherTest extends CompanyTestCase {
    private Path path;

    @Override
    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
      super.setUp();
      path = Files.createTempFile("File", ".tmp");
    }

    @Override
    protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
      try {
        Files.delete(path);
      } finally {
        super.tearDown();
      }
    }
  }

Locating this inspection

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SuperTearDownInFinally

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Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | JUnit

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,
Can be installed with plugin:	JUnit, 243.26483

01 April 2025