JUnit 4 Test Ordering

Order.java

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * JUnit 4 equivalent of JUnit 5's {@code org.junit.jupiter.api.Order}
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.METHOD })
public @interface Order {
    /**
     * Default order value for elements not explicitly annotated with {@code @Order}.
     *
     * @see Order#value
     */
    int DEFAULT = 0;

    /**
     * The order value for the annotated element.
     * <p>Elements are ordered based on priority where a lower value has greater
     * priority than a higher value. For example, {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE} has
     * the lowest priority.
     *
     * @see #DEFAULT
     */
    int value();
}

OrderAnnotation.java

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Optional;
import org.junit.runner.Description;
import org.junit.runner.manipulation.Ordering;
import org.junit.runner.manipulation.Sorter;

/**
 * Order test methods by their {@link Order} annotation. The lower value has the highest priority.
 * The tests that are not annotated get the default value {@link Order#DEFAULT}.
 */
public class OrderAnnotation extends Sorter implements Ordering.Factory {
    public OrderAnnotation() {
        super(COMPARATOR);
    }

    @Override
    public Ordering create(Context context) {
        return this;
    }

    private static final Comparator<Description> COMPARATOR = Comparator.comparingInt(
            description -> Optional.ofNullable(description.getAnnotation(Order.class))
                                   .map(Order::value)
                                   .orElse(Order.DEFAULT));
}

Test.java

@OrderWith(OrderAnnotation.class)
public class MyTest {
    @Test
    @Order(-1)
    public void runBeforeNotAnnotatedTests() {}

    @Test
    public void notAnnotatedTestHasPriority0() {}

    @Test
    @Order(1)
    public void thisTestHasPriority1() {}

    @Test
    @Order(2)
    public void thisTestHasPriority2() {}
}