src/test/java/test/tmp/TestFixture.java

package test.tmp;

import org.testng.annotations.Configuration;

public class TestFixture {
  
  public static int globalCallSequence = 0;
  
  public static int printGlobalCallSequence(String methodName) {
    globalCallSequence++;
    System.err.println("*** " + methodName + ": globalCallSequence=" + globalCallSequence);
    return globalCallSequence;
  }
  
  public int fixtureBeforeTestCallSequence;

  @Configuration(beforeTest=true, groups="fixture")
  public void beforeTest() {
    fixtureBeforeTestCallSequence = printGlobalCallSequence("TestFixture.beforeTest");
  }
  
  public int getSomeRandomValue() {
    return 20;
  }
  
}