Test Runner for Java ignores @Order annotations on test classes #1748

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   Hi Adrian Price (@demonfiddler), I'm an AI Support assistant here to help with your issue. While the team reviews your request, I wanted to provide some possible tips and documentation that might help you in the meantime.

   The Java Test Runner in VS Code bundles its own JUnit Platform (currently ~5.8.x) and does not expose a setting to override the embedded runner version. As a result, Erik Zawadzki (@order) on test classes isn’t honored by the extension’s test executor even though Gradle uses your configured 5.11.4 platform.

   Suggestions:

   • Use a JUnit Platform Suite to enforce ordering explicitly:

     import org.junit.platform.suite.api.SelectClasses;
     import org.junit.platform.suite.api.Suite;
     import org.junit.platform.suite.api.ClassOrderer;
     import org.junit.platform.suite.api.SuiteDisplayName;
     
     @Suite
     @SuiteDisplayName("Ordered Integration Tests")
     @SelectClasses({TestA.class, TestB.class, TestC.class})
     public class IntegrationTestSuite {
     }

     Running the IntegrationTestSuite will honor the declared order in VS Code’s Test Explorer.

   • As a simpler workaround, prefix your test class names (or folders) with numbers (01_InitTests, 02_StateTests, …) to force lexical ordering.

   Track/support for Erik Zawadzki (@order) in the extension:

   • Issue JUnit 5.10+ is required to run tests #1740: “Support JUnit 5 ClassOrderer.OrderAnnotation”
     JUnit 5.10+ is required to run tests #1740
   • Issue Test Runner for Java ignores @BeforeAll annotations on test classes #1756: “Test class ordering not honored by VS Code runner”
     Test Runner for Java ignores @BeforeAll annotations on test classes #1756

   Other references with low confidence

   • Issue The runner are runnig tests methods with @Ignore tags #201: runner ignores iGnOrE (@ignore) (unrelated to ordering)
     The runner are runnig tests methods with @Ignore tags #201

   The team will respond to your issue shortly. I hope these suggestions are helpful in the meantime. If this comment helped you, please give it a 👍. If the suggestion was not helpful or incorrect, please give it a 👎. Your feedback helps us improve!
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