The Java Device Test Framework (JDTF) is a test framework based on Oracle's commercial Java Device Test Suite (JDTS) product. JDTF is a general purpose, fully-featured, flexible, and configurable test framework suited to assess various aspects of Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) device implementation quality, such as fitness, interoperability, reliability, and performance. The framework is a set of JT harness plugins that facilitates the running of quality test suites on Java ME devices.

JDTF is the test framework chosen by Java Application Terminal Alignment Framework (JATAF), for running its test suite. Contributors to the JATAF test suite are required to develop their tests to run on JDTF. JATAF is a collaboration between four companies — Sony-Ericsson, Orange, Vodafone and Oracle — interested in making Java ME a ubiquitous platform for application deployment. JATAF works by building and sharing tests to prove a level of platform compliance to the pre-existing Java platform specifications (MSA). JATAF encourages an open source community of developers who will also contribute test cases.

News and Announcements

JDTF Screen Cast Available (August 26, 2009)
The JDTF screen cast used at the 2009 JavaOne conference is now available for viewing from this web site. To view it, click here or click on the entry in the QuickLinks box below. The screen cast walks you through the steps to start your first JDTF project — installation, setup and development.

JDTF 2.4 Released (May 26, 2009)
The JDTF 2.4 milestone release is based on Oracle's JDTS 2.4 release. This release includes capabilities and features that enable you to:

• Generate new "Skeleton" test pack projects and new stub test classes
• Write tests using the NetBeans integrated development environment
• Run the tests on a Java ME/CLDC device
• Debug the tests on JPDA (Java Platform Debugger Architecture) enabled emulators or devices
• Import JDTS 2.3 Developer Kit sample projects or user-written test pack projects of the same format

For more information see the 2.4 Release Notes.

The JT harness is a flexible test harness that can be used to control and execute test suites. JDTF uses JT harness's plug-in architecture to provide a framework that facilitates running quality tests on Java Me platform devices. You must download the JT harness in order run or develop tests using JDTF.

JATAF is a collaboration between four companies — Sony-Ericsson, Orange, Vodafone and Oracle — interested in making Java ME a ubiquitous platform for application deployment. JATAF works by building and sharing tests to prove a level of platform compliance to the pre-existing Java platform specifications (MSA). JATAF encourages an open source community of developers who will also contribute test cases. JDTF is the test framework chosen by JATAF for its test suites.

The NetBeans project is an open-source integrated development environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and Ruby. NetBeans IDE is easy to install and use straight out of the box and runs on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris. JDTF provides integration with the NetBeans IDE through the NetBeans Integration Plugin.