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Necessary Tweaks to the Server
In order to run the server standalone, there are a number of "tweaks" we need to perform to align things just right, and exclude those components (like security) that are not necessary during a JUnit test run.
1. Modify TestSettings.java
First we need to hardcode the location of our solution project in the TestSetttings.java file. If we were running the server in a web container, it is smart enough to recursively search the directory hierarchy to locate the "pentaho-solutions" directory (or alternately check the web.xml file). Standalone, we are not quite as clever.
You can find this file in pentaho_project/server/pentaho/test/org/pentaho/test/TestSettings.java.
Change the value of the DEFAULT_SOLUTION_PATH field to point to the root of your pentaho-solutions project. Note that this must be an absolute path. For example, my DEFAULT_SOLUTION_PATH value is e:/workspace_1.6/pentaho-solutions.
Change the value of the DEFAULT_LIB_PATH field to point to the third-party/lib directory in your pentaho project. Note that this must be an absolute path. For example, my DEFAULT_LIB_PATH value is e:/workspace_1.6/pentaho/third-party/lib.