# firebird-testcontainers-java
**Repository Path**: mirrors_FirebirdSQL/firebird-testcontainers-java
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: firebird-testcontainers-java
- **Description**: Firebird-testcontainers-java is a module for Testcontainers.org to provide lightweight, throwaway instances of Firebird for JUnit tests.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No
## Statistics
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- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-24
- **Last Updated**: 2025-12-28
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## README
firebird-testcontainers-java
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Firebird-testcontainers-java is a module for [Testcontainers](https://www.testcontainers.org/)
to provide lightweight, throwaway instances of Firebird for JUnit tests.
The default Docker image used is [firebirdsql/firebird](https://hub.docker.com/r/firebirdsql/firebird), and also supports
[jacobalberty/firebird](https://hub.docker.com/r/jacobalberty/firebird/).
If you want to use Firebird 2.5, use the 2.5.x-sc (SuperClassic) variant of
the `jacobalberty/firebird` image, or 2.5.9-ss as earlier versions of the 2.5.x-ss
(SuperServer) variant seem to be broken. However, recently, it seems that the
2.5.x-sc variants also no longer work reliably.
Prerequisites
-------------
- Docker
- A supported JVM testing framework
See [Testcontainers prerequisites](https://www.testcontainers.org/#prerequisites) for details.
Dependency
----------
In addition to the firebird-testcontainers-java dependency, you will also need
to explicitly depend on [Jaybird](https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/jaybird).
### Gradle
```groovy
testImplementation "org.firebirdsql:firebird-testcontainers-java:1.6.0"
```
### Maven
```xml
org.firebirdsql
firebird-testcontainers-java
1.6.0
test
```
Usage
-----
For extensive documentation, consult https://www.testcontainers.org/modules/databases/
### JUnit rule
Using a JUnit `@Rule` or `@ClassRule` you can configure a container and start it
per test (`@Rule`) or per class (`@ClassRule`).
The container defines several `withXXX` methods for configuration.
Important standard options are:
- `withUsername(String)` - Sets the username to create (defaults to `test`); sets docker environment variable `FIREBIRD_USER`. \
For `jacobalberty/firebird`, if the value is `sysdba`, `FIREBIRD_USER` is not set.
- `withPassword(String)` - Sets the password of the user (defaults to `test`); sets the docker environment variable `FIREBIRD_PASSWORD`. \
For `jacobalberty/firebird`, if the username is `sysdba`, `ISC_PASSWORD` is set instead of `FIREBIRD_PASSWORD`. \
For `firebirdsql/firebird`, if the username is `sysdba`, it also sets `FIREBIRD_ROOT_PASSWORD`.
- `withDatabaseName(String)` - Sets the database name (defaults to `test`); sets docker environment variable `FIREBIRD_DATABASE`
Firebird specific options are:
- `withEnableLegacyClientAuth()` - (_Firebird 3+_) Enables `LegacyAuth` and uses it as the default for creating users, also relaxes `WireCrypt` to `Enabled`;
sets docker environment variable `EnableLegacyClientAuth` (`jacobalberty/firebird`) or `FIREBIRD_USE_LEGACY_AUTH` (`firebirdsql/firebird`) to `true`;
passes connection property `authPlugins` with value `Srp256,Srp,Legacy_Auth` if this property is not explicitly set through `withUrlParam`.
- `withEnableWireCrypt` - (_Firebird 3+_) Relaxes `WireCrypt` from `Required` to `Enabled`;
sets docker environment variable `EnableWireCrypt` (`jacobalberty/firebird`) to `true`, or `FIREBIRD_CONF_WireCrypt` (`firebirdsql/firebird`) to `Enabled`.
- `withTimeZone(String)` - Sets the time zone (defaults to JVM default time zone);
- sets docker environment variable `TZ` to the specified value
- `withSysdbaPassword(String)` - Sets the SYSDBA password, but if `withUsername(String)` is set to `sysdba` (case-insensitive), this property is ignored and the value of `withPassword` is used instead;
sets docker environment variable `ISC_PASSWORD` (`jacobalberty/firebird`) or `FIREBIRD_ROOT_PASSWORD` (`firebirdsql/firebird`) to the specified value.
Example of use:
```java
import org.firebirdsql.testcontainers.FirebirdContainer;
import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
/**
* Simple test demonstrating use of {@code @Rule}.
*/
public class ExampleRuleTest {
private static final DockerImageName IMAGE =
DockerImageName.parse(FirebirdContainer.IMAGE).withTag("5.0.3");
@Rule
public final FirebirdContainer> container = new FirebirdContainer>(IMAGE)
.withUsername("testuser")
.withPassword("testpassword");
@Test
public void canConnectToContainer() throws Exception {
try (Connection connection = DriverManager
.getConnection(container.getJdbcUrl(), container.getUsername(), container.getPassword());
Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("select CURRENT_USER from RDB$DATABASE")) {
assertTrue("has row", rs.next());
assertEquals("user name", "TESTUSER", rs.getString(1));
}
}
}
```
### Testcontainers URL
The testcontainers URL defines the container and connects to it. As long as
there are active connections, the container will stay up.
For Firebird the URL format is:
- `jdbc:tc:firebird[:]://hostname/[?=[&=...]]`
- `jdbc:tc:firebirdsql[:]://hostname/[?=[&=...]]`
Where:
- `` (_optional, but recommended_) is the tag of the docker image to
use, otherwise the default is used (which might change between versions)
- `` (_optional_) is the name of the database (defaults to `test`)
- `` is a connection property (Jaybird properties **and** testcontainers
properties are possible) \
Of special note are the properties:
- `user` (_optional_) specifies the username to create and connect (defaults to `test`)
- `password` (_optional_) specifies the password for the user (defaults to `test`)
- `` is the value of the property
These URLs use the `firebirdsql/firebird` images, except for tags starting with
`2.`, `v2`, `v3`, `v4` or `v5`, which will select the `jacobalberty/firebird`
images for backwards compatibility.
Example of use:
```java
/**
* Simple test demonstrating use of url to instantiate container.
*/
public class ExampleUrlTest {
@Test
public void canConnectUsingUrl() throws Exception {
try (Connection connection = DriverManager
.getConnection("jdbc:tc:firebird://hostname/databasename?user=someuser&password=somepwd");
Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("select CURRENT_USER from RDB$DATABASE")) {
assertTrue("has row", rs.next());
assertEquals("user name", "SOMEUSER", rs.getString(1));
}
}
}
```
License
-------
See [LICENSE](LICENSE)