SCXML-284 Replace try-catch with assertThrows

Use JUnit Jupiter's new mechanism of assertThrows instead of try-catch
blocks in order to clean up the code and make it easier to follow.

Since the questionable piece of code is now run inside a lambda and is
caught by asserThrows itself, there's no need to declare these
exceptions in the throws clause of the mehod declarations, and they
were cleaned up to avoid adding compiler warnings.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/SimpleContextTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/SimpleContextTest.java
index 11e9f41..fe86137 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/SimpleContextTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/SimpleContextTest.java
@@ -189,13 +189,11 @@
         rootContext.set("key", "root");
         SimpleContext rootEffectiveContext = new SimpleContext(rootContext, new EffectiveContextMap(rootContext));
         SimpleContext parentContext = new SimpleContext(rootEffectiveContext);
-        try {
-            new EffectiveContextMap(parentContext);
-            Assertions.fail("Nested EffectiveContextMap wrapping should fail");
-        }
-        catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            // good
-        }
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+                IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> new EffectiveContextMap(parentContext),
+                "Nested EffectiveContextMap wrapping should fail"
+        );
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/groovy/GroovyEvaluatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/groovy/GroovyEvaluatorTest.java
index 682e83a..14a5d57 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/groovy/GroovyEvaluatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/groovy/GroovyEvaluatorTest.java
@@ -81,13 +81,12 @@
     public void testErrorMessage() {
         Evaluator eval = new GroovyEvaluator();
         Assertions.assertNotNull(eval);
-        try {
-            eval.eval(ctx, BAD_EXPRESSION);
-            Assertions.fail("GroovyEvaluator should throw SCXMLExpressionException");
-        } catch (SCXMLExpressionException e) {
-            Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("eval('" + BAD_EXPRESSION + "'):"),
-                    "GroovyEvaluator: Incorrect error message");
-        }
+        SCXMLExpressionException e = Assertions.assertThrows(
+                SCXMLExpressionException.class,
+                () -> eval.eval(ctx, BAD_EXPRESSION),
+                "GroovyEvaluator should throw SCXMLExpressionException");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("eval('" + BAD_EXPRESSION + "'):"),
+                "GroovyEvaluator: Incorrect error message");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/javascript/JSEvaluatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/javascript/JSEvaluatorTest.java
index 1bfb86b..cd5c9f2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/javascript/JSEvaluatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/javascript/JSEvaluatorTest.java
@@ -151,15 +151,12 @@
         Evaluator evaluator = new JSEvaluator();
 
         Assertions.assertNotNull(evaluator);
-
-        try {
-            evaluator.eval(context,BAD_EXPRESSION);
-            Assertions.fail          ("JSEvaluator should throw SCXMLExpressionException");
-
-        } catch (SCXMLExpressionException x) {
-            Assertions.assertTrue(x.getMessage().startsWith("eval('" + BAD_EXPRESSION + "')"),
-                    "JSEvaluator: Incorrect error message");
-        }
+        SCXMLExpressionException x= Assertions.assertThrows(
+                SCXMLExpressionException.class,
+                () ->  evaluator.eval(context,BAD_EXPRESSION),
+                "JSEvaluator should throw SCXMLExpressionException");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(x.getMessage().startsWith("eval('" + BAD_EXPRESSION + "')"),
+                "JSEvaluator: Incorrect error message");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -206,14 +203,11 @@
     @Test
     public void testInvalidVarExpressions() {
         for (TestItem item: VAR_EXPRESSIONS) {
-            try {
-                Assertions.assertNull    (context.get("fibonacci"));
-                evaluator.eval(context,item.expression);
-                Assertions.fail          ("Evaluated invalid <var... expression: " + item.expression);
-
-            } catch (SCXMLExpressionException x) {
-                // expected, ignore
-            }
+            Assertions.assertNull(context.get("fibonacci"));
+            Assertions.assertThrows(
+                    SCXMLExpressionException.class,
+                    () -> evaluator.eval(context,item.expression),
+                    "Evaluated invalid <var... expression: " + item.expression);
         }
     }
 
@@ -235,14 +229,10 @@
     @Test
     public void testInvalidDataModelExpressions() {
         Assertions.assertNull(context.get("forestx"));
-
-        try {
-            evaluator.eval(context,"forestx.tree.branch.twig");
-            Assertions.fail          ("Evaluated invalid DataModel expression: " + "forestx.tree.branch.twig");
-
-        } catch (SCXMLExpressionException x) {
-            // expected, ignore
-        }
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+                SCXMLExpressionException.class,
+                () -> evaluator.eval(context,"forestx.tree.branch.twig"),
+                "Evaluated invalid DataModel expression: " + "forestx.tree.branch.twig");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/jexl/JexlEvaluatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/jexl/JexlEvaluatorTest.java
index ef20cb7..0ef5c3b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/jexl/JexlEvaluatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/env/jexl/JexlEvaluatorTest.java
@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@
     public void testErrorMessage() {
         Evaluator eval = new JexlEvaluator();
         Assertions.assertNotNull(eval);
-        try {
-            eval.eval(ctx, BAD_EXPRESSION);
-            Assertions.fail("JexlEvaluator should throw SCXMLExpressionException");
-        } catch (SCXMLExpressionException e) {
-            Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("eval('" + BAD_EXPRESSION + "'):"),
-                    "JexlEvaluator: Incorrect error message");
-        }
+        SCXMLExpressionException e = Assertions.assertThrows(
+                SCXMLExpressionException.class,
+                () -> eval.eval(ctx, BAD_EXPRESSION),
+                "JexlEvaluator should throw SCXMLExpressionException");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("eval('" + BAD_EXPRESSION + "'):"),
+                "JexlEvaluator: Incorrect error message");
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLReaderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLReaderTest.java
index 16cf309..62bffe4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLReaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLReaderTest.java
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@
         // In the lenient/silent mode (strict == false && silent == true),
         // no model exception is logged.
         clearRecordedLogMessages();
-        configuration = new Configuration();
-        configuration.setStrict(false);
-        configuration.setSilent(true);
+        Configuration configuration2 = new Configuration();
+        configuration2.setStrict(false);
+        configuration2.setSilent(true);
         SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/scxml-with-invalid-elems.xml"),
-                configuration);
+                configuration2);
         Assertions.assertNotNull(scxml);
         Assertions.assertNotNull(serialize(scxml));
         foo = (Final) scxml.getInitialTransition().getTargets().iterator().next();
@@ -231,16 +231,15 @@
         // In strict/verbose mode (strict == true && silent == false), it should fail to read the model and catch a model exception
         // with warning logs because of the invalid <baddata> element.
         clearRecordedLogMessages();
-        configuration = new Configuration();
-        configuration.setStrict(true);
-        configuration.setSilent(false);
-        try {
-            SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/scxml-with-invalid-elems.xml"),
-                    configuration);
-            Assertions.fail("In strict mode, it should have thrown a model exception.");
-        } catch (ModelException e) {
-            Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata>"));
-        }
+        Configuration configuration3 = new Configuration();
+        configuration3.setStrict(true);
+        configuration3.setSilent(false);
+        ModelException e = Assertions.assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () ->  SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/scxml-with-invalid-elems.xml"),
+                    configuration3),
+                "In strict mode, it should have thrown a model exception.");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata>"));
 
         assertContainsRecordedLogMessage("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata> in namespace \"http://www.w3.org/2005/07/scxml\" as child of <datamodel>");
         assertNotContainsRecordedLogMessage("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata> in namespace \"http://www.example.com/scxml\" as child of <datamodel>");
@@ -250,17 +249,15 @@
         // In strict/silent mode (strict == true && silent == true), it should fail to read the model and catch a model exception
         // without warning logs because of the invalid <baddata> element.
         clearRecordedLogMessages();
-        scxml = null;
-        configuration = new Configuration();
-        configuration.setStrict(true);
-        configuration.setSilent(true);
-        try {
-            scxml = SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/scxml-with-invalid-elems.xml"),
-                    configuration);
-            Assertions.fail("In strict mode, it should have thrown a model exception.");
-        } catch (ModelException e) {
-            Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata>"));
-        }
+        Configuration configuration4 = new Configuration();
+        configuration4.setStrict(true);
+        configuration4.setSilent(true);
+        e = Assertions.assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () ->  SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/scxml-with-invalid-elems.xml"),
+                    configuration4),
+                "In strict mode, it should have thrown a model exception.");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata>"));
         assertNotContainsRecordedLogMessage("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata> in namespace \"http://www.w3.org/2005/07/scxml\" as child of <datamodel>");
         assertNotContainsRecordedLogMessage("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <baddata> in namespace \"http://www.example.com/scxml\" as child of <datamodel>");
         assertNotContainsRecordedLogMessage("Ignoring unknown or invalid element <trace> in namespace \"http://www.w3.org/2005/07/scxml\" as child of <onentry>");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLRequiredAttributesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLRequiredAttributesTest.java
index 8ddfcc5..f9a2f62 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLRequiredAttributesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/SCXMLRequiredAttributesTest.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
 
 /**
  * Test enforcement of required SCXML element attributes, spec https://www.w3.org/TR/2015/REC-scxml-20150901
@@ -154,80 +154,66 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingVersion() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_VERSION), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing version in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<scxml> is missing required attribute \"version\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingVersion() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_VERSION), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing version in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<scxml> is missing required attribute \"version\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLInvalidVersion() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_INVALID_VERSION), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing version in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertEquals("The <scxml> element defines an unsupported version \"2.0\", only version \"1.0\" is supported.", e.getMessage());
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLInvalidVersion() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_INVALID_VERSION), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing version in SCXML");
+        assertEquals("The <scxml> element defines an unsupported version \"2.0\", only version \"1.0\" is supported.", e.getMessage());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingIfCond() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_IF_COND), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing if condition in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<if> is missing required attribute \"cond\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingIfCond() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_IF_COND), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing if condition in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<if> is missing required attribute \"cond\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingElseIfCond() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_ELSEIF_COND), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing elseif condition in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<elseif> is missing required attribute \"cond\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingElseIfCond() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_ELSEIF_COND), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing elseif condition in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<elseif> is missing required attribute \"cond\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingDataId() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_DATA_ID), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing data id in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<data> is missing required attribute \"id\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingDataId() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_DATA_ID), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing data id in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<data> is missing required attribute \"id\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingAssignLocation() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_ASSIGN_LOCATION), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing assign location in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<assign> is missing required attribute \"location\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingAssignLocation() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_ASSIGN_LOCATION), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing assign location in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<assign> is missing required attribute \"location\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingParamName() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_PARAM_NAME), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing param name in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<param> is missing required attribute \"name\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingParamName() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_PARAM_NAME), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing param name in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<param> is missing required attribute \"name\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -237,25 +223,21 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingForeachArray() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_FOREACH_ARRAY), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing foreach array in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<foreach> is missing required attribute \"array\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingForeachArray() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_FOREACH_ARRAY), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing foreach array in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<foreach> is missing required attribute \"array\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSCXMLMissingForeachItem() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_FOREACH_ITEM), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to missing foreach item in SCXML");
-        }
-        catch (ModelException e) {
-            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<foreach> is missing required attribute \"item\" value"));
-        }
+    public void testSCXMLMissingForeachItem() {
+        ModelException e = assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_MISSING_FOREACH_ITEM), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to missing foreach item in SCXML");
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("<foreach> is missing required attribute \"item\" value"));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/StateSrcTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/StateSrcTest.java
index b70099e..ec2e4bc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/StateSrcTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/StateSrcTest.java
@@ -43,25 +43,23 @@
     }
     
     @Test
-    public void testBadSrcInclude() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/src-test-4.xml"));
-            Assertions.fail("Document with bad <state> src attribute shouldn't be parsed!");
-        } catch (ModelException me) {
-            Assertions.assertTrue(me.getMessage() != null && me.getMessage().contains("Source attribute in <state src="),
-                    "Unexpected error message for bad <state> 'src' URI");
-        }
+    public void testBadSrcInclude() {
+        ModelException me = Assertions.assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/src-test-4.xml")),
+                "Document with bad <state> src attribute shouldn't be parsed!");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(me.getMessage() != null && me.getMessage().contains("Source attribute in <state src="),
+                "Unexpected error message for bad <state> 'src' URI");
     }
     
     @Test
-    public void testBadSrcFragmentInclude() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/src-test-5.xml"));
-            Assertions.fail("Document with bad <state> src attribute shouldn't be parsed!");
-        } catch (ModelException me) {
-            Assertions.assertTrue(me.getMessage() != null && me.getMessage().contains("URI Fragment in <state src="),
-                    "Unexpected error message for bad <state> 'src' URI fragment");
-        }
+    public void testBadSrcFragmentInclude() {
+        ModelException me = Assertions.assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLReader.read(SCXMLTestHelper.getResource("org/apache/commons/scxml2/io/src-test-5.xml")),
+                "Document with bad <state> src attribute shouldn't be parsed!");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(me.getMessage() != null && me.getMessage().contains("URI Fragment in <state src="),
+                "Unexpected error message for bad <state> 'src' URI fragment");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/CustomActionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/CustomActionTest.java
index 3407278..951acaa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/CustomActionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/CustomActionTest.java
@@ -43,55 +43,42 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testAddBadCustomAction01() {
-        try {
-            new CustomAction(null, "hello", Hello.class);
-            Assertions.fail("Added custom action with illegal namespace");
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
-            // Expected
-        }
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+                IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> new CustomAction(null, "hello", Hello.class),
+                "Added custom action with illegal namespace");
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testAddBadCustomAction02() {
-        try {
-            new CustomAction("  ", "hello", Hello.class);
-            Assertions.fail("Added custom action with illegal namespace");
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
-            // Expected
-        }
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+                IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> new CustomAction("  ", "hello", Hello.class),
+                "Added custom action with illegal namespace");
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testAddBadCustomAction03() {
-        try {
-            new CustomAction("http://my.actions.domain/CUSTOM", "",
-                Hello.class);
-            Assertions.fail("Added custom action with illegal local name");
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
-            // Expected
-        }
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+                IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> new CustomAction("http://my.actions.domain/CUSTOM", "", Hello.class),
+                "Added custom action with illegal local name");
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testAddBadCustomAction04() {
-        try {
-            new CustomAction("http://my.actions.domain/CUSTOM", "  ",
-                Hello.class);
-            Assertions.fail("Added custom action with illegal local name");
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
-            // Expected
-        }
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+                IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> new CustomAction("http://my.actions.domain/CUSTOM", "  ", Hello.class),
+                "Added custom action with illegal local name");
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testAddBadCustomAction05() {
-        try {            
-            new CustomAction("http://www.w3.org/2005/07/scxml", "foo",
-                Hello.class);
-            Assertions.fail("Added custom action in the SCXML namespace");
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
-            // Expected
-        }
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+                IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> new CustomAction("http://www.w3.org/2005/07/scxml", "foo", Hello.class),
+                "Added custom action in the SCXML namespace");
     }
 
     // Hello World example using the SCXML <log> action
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/ScxmlInitialAttributeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/ScxmlInitialAttributeTest.java
index 9f2d056..888b198 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/ScxmlInitialAttributeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/scxml2/model/ScxmlInitialAttributeTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import java.io.StringReader;
 
@@ -75,12 +75,11 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testIllegalInitial() throws Exception {
-        try {
-            SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_ILLEGAL_INITIAL), null);
-            fail("SCXML reading should have failed due to the illegal state ID in SCXML.");
-        } catch (ModelException e) {
-            // expected because of the non-existing initial state id
-        }
+    public void testIllegalInitial() {
+        // expected because of the non-existing initial state id
+        assertThrows(
+                ModelException.class,
+                () -> SCXMLTestHelper.parse(new StringReader(SCXML_WITH_ILLEGAL_INITIAL), null),
+                "SCXML reading should have failed due to the illegal state ID in SCXML.");
     }
 }