It is standard practice to place unit test source code in a directory tree distinct from the "real" source. In those rare cases when you want to test package-private features, the standard trick is to put the unit test class in the same package as the class under test (albeit in a different directory). This scheme works well in "raw" Java.
The trick also works in Eclipse using a JUnit Test launch configuration, even if the unit tests are in a separate plug-in (another standard practice). However, if you use a JUnit Plug-in Test launch configuration instead, you will get an IllegalAccessException. Apparently, OSGI prevents one plug-in from contributing classes to a package defined in another plug-in. Thus, under OSGI, packages are effectively sealed as seen from other plug-ins.
