1 Reply Latest reply on May 7, 2008 8:06 PM by jeffc.jeff.spiekerpoint.com

    Seam Test with the Seam Distribution Seam 2.0.0 GA not working

    leowenttechie

      I tried running the test cases with the seam distribution. This is the exception I am getting :


      test:
         [testng] [Parser] Running:
         [testng]   C:\Documents and Settings\alokk\Desktop\jboss-seam-2.0.0.GA\examples\seampay\src\org\jboss\seam\example\seampay\test\testng.xml
      
         [testng] ERROR [org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer] Error during deployment: vfsfile:/C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/alokk/Desktop/jboss-seam-2.
      0.0.GA/bootstrap/deploy/jboss-local-jdbc.rar
         [testng] org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException: Error parsing meta data jboss-local-jdbc.rar/META-INF/ra.xml
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException.rethrowAsDeploymentException(DeploymentException.java:49)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.parse(ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.java:114)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractParsingDeployer.parse(AbstractParsingDeployer.java:148)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer.parse(RARParserDeployer.java:69)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer.parse(RARParserDeployer.java:39)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractParsingDeployer.createMetaData(AbstractParsingDeployer.java:112)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractParsingDeployer.createMetaData(AbstractParsingDeployer.java:88)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer.deploy(RARParserDeployer.java:82)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.AbstractSimpleDeployer.commitDeploy(AbstractSimpleDeployer.java:52)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.DeployerWrapper.commitDeploy(DeployerWrapper.java:170)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.commitDeploy(MainDeployerImpl.java:592)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDeployerImpl.java:476)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDeployerImpl.java:406)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.DeploymentScanner.start(DeploymentScanner.java:109)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
         [testng]     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectionUtils.invoke(ReflectionUtils.java:55)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectMethodInfoImpl.invoke(ReflectMethodInfoImpl.java:108)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.joinpoint.plugins.BasicMethodJoinPoint.dispatch(BasicMethodJoinPoint.java:66)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.dispatchJoinPoint(KernelControllerContextAction.java:103)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.LifecycleAction.installActionInternal(LifecycleAction.java:145)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.installAction(KernelControllerContextAction.java:197)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.install(KernelControllerContextAction.java:136)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(AbstractControllerContextActions.java:51)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:233)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:724)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:445)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:555)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:489)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:289)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:192)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.AbstractKernelDeployer.deployBean(AbstractKernelDeployer.java:302)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.AbstractKernelDeployer.deployBeans(AbstractKernelDeployer.java:272)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.AbstractKernelDeployer.deploy(AbstractKernelDeployer.java:119)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.xml.BeanXMLDeployer.deploy(BeanXMLDeployer.java:96)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.deployBaseBootstrapUrl(Bootstrap.java:150)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.bootstrapURL(Bootstrap.java:162)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.bootstrap(Bootstrap.java:201)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.bootstrap(Bootstrap.java:214)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.EmbeddedBootstrap.startAndDeployResources(EmbeddedBootstrap.java:11)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.BaseSeamTest.startJbossEmbeddedIfNecessary(BaseSeamTest.java:1006)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.BaseSeamTest.init(BaseSeamTest.java:931)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.SeamTest.init(SeamTest.java:42)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
         [testng]     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.MethodHelper.invokeMethod(MethodHelper.java:604)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurationMethod(Invoker.java:394)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurations(Invoker.java:142)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurations(Invoker.java:79)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.invokeBeforeClassMethods(TestMethodWorker.java:165)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.run(TestMethodWorker.java:103)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestRunner.runWorkers(TestRunner.java:678)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestRunner.privateRun(TestRunner.java:624)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestRunner.run(TestRunner.java:495)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runTest(SuiteRunner.java:300)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runSequentially(SuiteRunner.java:295)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.privateRun(SuiteRunner.java:275)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.run(SuiteRunner.java:190)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.createAndRunSuiteRunners(TestNG.java:792)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesLocally(TestNG.java:765)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.run(TestNG.java:699)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.privateMain(TestNG.java:824)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.main(TestNG.java:802)
         [testng] Caused by: org.jboss.xb.binding.JBossXBException: Failed to parse source: vfsfile:/C:/Documents and Settings/alokk/Desktop/jboss-seam-2.0.0.GA/boo
      tstrap/deploy/jboss-local-jdbc.rar/META-INF/ra.xml
         [testng]     at org.jboss.xb.binding.parser.sax.SaxJBossXBParser.parse(SaxJBossXBParser.java:173)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.xb.binding.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(UnmarshallerImpl.java:180)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.parse(ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.java:110)
         [testng]     ... 65 more
         [testng] Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
         [testng]     at java.util.Arrays$ArrayList.<init>(Arrays.java:2355)
         [testng]     at java.util.Arrays.asList(Arrays.java:2341)
         [testng]     at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.connect(FileURLConnection.java:67)
         [testng]     at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.initializeHeaders(FileURLConnection.java:90)
         [testng]     at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.getLastModified(FileURLConnection.java:151)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.AbstractURLHandler.initCacheLastModified(AbstractURLHandler.java:72)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.AbstractURLHandler.<init>(AbstractURLHandler.java:65)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.<init>(FileHandler.java:70)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.<init>(FileHandler.java:89)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:253)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:186)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.getChildren(FileHandler.java:180)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:239)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:186)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.createChildHandler(FileHandler.java:217)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.AbstractVirtualFileHandler.structuredFindChild(AbstractVirtualFileHandler.java:280)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.findChild(FileHandler.java:200)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.AbstractVFSContext.findChild(AbstractVFSContext.java:118)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.VFS.findChild(VFS.java:205)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.vfs.VirtualFileURLConnection.resolveCachedVirtualFile(VirtualFileURLConnection.java:86)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.vfs.VirtualFileURLConnection.getVirtualFile(VirtualFileURLConnection.java:102)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.vfs.VirtualFileURLConnection.getInputStream(VirtualFileURLConnection.java:115)
         [testng]     at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLEntityManager.setupCurrentEntity(Unknown Source)
         [testng]     at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLVersionDetector.determineDocVersion(Unknown Source)
         [testng]     at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
         [testng]     at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
         [testng]     at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
         [testng]     at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
         [testng]     at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.xb.binding.parser.sax.SaxJBossXBParser.parse(SaxJBossXBParser.java:169)
         [testng]     ... 67 more
         [testng] ERROR [org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer] Error during deployment: vfsfile:/C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/alokk/Desktop/jboss-seam-2.
      0.0.GA/bootstrap/deploy/jboss-xa-jdbc.rar
         [testng] org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException: Error parsing meta data jboss-xa-jdbc.rar/META-INF/ra.xml
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException.rethrowAsDeploymentException(DeploymentException.java:49)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.parse(ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.java:114)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractParsingDeployer.parse(AbstractParsingDeployer.java:148)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer.parse(RARParserDeployer.java:69)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer.parse(RARParserDeployer.java:39)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractParsingDeployer.createMetaData(AbstractParsingDeployer.java:112)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.AbstractParsingDeployer.createMetaData(AbstractParsingDeployer.java:88)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.resource.deployers.RARParserDeployer.deploy(RARParserDeployer.java:82)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.AbstractSimpleDeployer.commitDeploy(AbstractSimpleDeployer.java:52)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployer.DeployerWrapper.commitDeploy(DeployerWrapper.java:170)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.commitDeploy(MainDeployerImpl.java:592)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDeployerImpl.java:476)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployment.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDeployerImpl.java:406)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.DeploymentScanner.start(DeploymentScanner.java:109)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
         [testng]     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectionUtils.invoke(ReflectionUtils.java:55)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectMethodInfoImpl.invoke(ReflectMethodInfoImpl.java:108)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.joinpoint.plugins.BasicMethodJoinPoint.dispatch(BasicMethodJoinPoint.java:66)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.dispatchJoinPoint(KernelControllerContextAction.java:103)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.LifecycleAction.installActionInternal(LifecycleAction.java:145)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.installAction(KernelControllerContextAction.java:197)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.install(KernelControllerContextAction.java:136)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(AbstractControllerContextActions.java:51)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:233)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:724)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:445)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:555)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:489)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:289)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:192)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.AbstractKernelDeployer.deployBean(AbstractKernelDeployer.java:302)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.AbstractKernelDeployer.deployBeans(AbstractKernelDeployer.java:272)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.AbstractKernelDeployer.deploy(AbstractKernelDeployer.java:119)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.deployment.xml.BeanXMLDeployer.deploy(BeanXMLDeployer.java:96)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.deployBaseBootstrapUrl(Bootstrap.java:150)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.bootstrapURL(Bootstrap.java:162)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.bootstrap(Bootstrap.java:201)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.embedded.Bootstrap.bootstrap(Bootstrap.java:214)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.EmbeddedBootstrap.startAndDeployResources(EmbeddedBootstrap.java:11)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.BaseSeamTest.startJbossEmbeddedIfNecessary(BaseSeamTest.java:1006)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.BaseSeamTest.init(BaseSeamTest.java:931)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.seam.mock.SeamTest.init(SeamTest.java:42)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
         [testng]     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
         [testng]     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.MethodHelper.invokeMethod(MethodHelper.java:604)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurationMethod(Invoker.java:394)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurations(Invoker.java:142)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeConfigurations(Invoker.java:79)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.invokeBeforeClassMethods(TestMethodWorker.java:165)
         [testng]     at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.run(TestMethodWorker.java:103)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestRunner.runWorkers(TestRunner.java:678)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestRunner.privateRun(TestRunner.java:624)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestRunner.run(TestRunner.java:495)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runTest(SuiteRunner.java:300)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runSequentially(SuiteRunner.java:295)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.privateRun(SuiteRunner.java:275)
         [testng]     at org.testng.SuiteRunner.run(SuiteRunner.java:190)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.createAndRunSuiteRunners(TestNG.java:792)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesLocally(TestNG.java:765)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.run(TestNG.java:699)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.privateMain(TestNG.java:824)
         [testng]     at org.testng.TestNG.main(TestNG.java:802)
         [testng] Caused by: org.jboss.xb.binding.JBossXBException: Failed to parse source: vfsfile:/C:/Documents and Settings/alokk/Desktop/jboss-seam-2.0.0.GA/boo
      tstrap/deploy/jboss-xa-jdbc.rar/META-INF/ra.xml
         [testng]     at org.jboss.xb.binding.parser.sax.SaxJBossXBParser.parse(SaxJBossXBParser.java:173)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.xb.binding.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(UnmarshallerImpl.java:180)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.helpers.ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.parse(ObjectModelFactoryDeployer.java:110)
         [testng]     ... 65 more
         [testng] Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
         [testng]     at java.util.Arrays$ArrayList.<init>(Arrays.java:2355)
         [testng]     at java.util.Arrays.asList(Arrays.java:2341)
         [testng]     at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.connect(FileURLConnection.java:67)
         [testng]     at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.initializeHeaders(FileURLConnection.java:90)
         [testng]     at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.getLastModified(FileURLConnection.java:151)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.AbstractURLHandler.initCacheLastModified(AbstractURLHandler.java:72)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.AbstractURLHandler.<init>(AbstractURLHandler.java:65)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.<init>(FileHandler.java:70)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.<init>(FileHandler.java:89)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:253)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:186)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.getChildren(FileHandler.java:180)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:239)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileSystemContext.createVirtualFileHandler(FileSystemContext.java:186)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.file.FileHandler.createChildHandler(FileHandler.java:217)
         [testng]     at org.jboss.virtual.plugins.context.AbstractVirtualFileHandler.structuredFindChild(AbstractVirtualFileHandler.java:280)
      Terminate batch job (Y/N)? y
      

        • 1. Re: Seam Test with the Seam Distribution Seam 2.0.0 GA not working
          jeffc.jeff.spiekerpoint.com

          I ran into this same problem while trying to execute unit tests on a SEAM project that was in the default Eclipse workspace folder, under Documents and Settings on my Windows machine. After much searching, I finally came across the following.


          Error running TestNG with Seam-gen created app


          All I had to do was to move my workspace directory such that the path to the project had no spaces and then my unit tests began to work. Similarly, I had put my SEAM directory under the Program Files folder, which is why ant test failed for all of the examples as well. This seems to be a limitation of embedded JBoss.


          I ran into two other road blocks before this one. The first is the related to changes in the JDK between 1.5 and 1.6. I resolved this issue by adding a <jvmarg> element to the <testng> action for the test target in my build script, as described here and here. The second problem was to do with an incompatibility between embedded JBoss and the version of JAXB (Java XML Binding) that I happened to have installed. One suggestion involved using an endorsed folder for the new JAXB API, but the better solution seemed to be to upgrade to JDK 1.6 update 4 or later.


          Anyway, I hope this helps anyone else out there who is struggling this this same issue. Now that I have it running, I have to say I am very impressed with what you can do with TestNG in SEAM. Unit testing ROCKS!