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Introduction to PowerMock 1. Overview Unit testing with the help of a mocking framework has been recognized as a useful practice for a long time, and the Mockito framework, in particular, has dominated this market in recent years. And in order to facilitate decent code designs and make the public… Continue Reading intro-to-powermock
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Mockito vs EasyMock vs JMockit 1. Introduction ==== 1.1. Overview In this post, we’re going to talk about mocking: what it is, why to use it and several examples of how to mock the same test case using some of the most used mocking libraries for Java. We’ll start with… Continue Reading mockito-vs-easymock-vs-jmockit
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Mockito.mock() vs @Mock vs @MockBean 1. Overview In this quick tutorial, we’ll look at three different ways of creating mock objects and how they differ from each other – with Mockito and with the Spring mocking support. Further reading: Mockito ArgumentMatchers Learn how to use the ArgumentMatcher and how it differs from the ArgumentCaptor.… Continue Reading java-spring-mockito-mock-mockbean
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Mockito When/Then Cookbook 1. Overview This cookbook shows how to use Mockito to configure behavior in a variety of examples and use-cases. The format of the cookbook is example focused and practical – no extraneous details and explanations necessary. And of course, if you want to learn more about testing… Continue Reading mockito-behavior
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Quick Guide to BDDMockito 1. Overview The BDD term was coined first by Dan North – back in 2006. BDD encourages writing tests in a natural, human-readable language that focuses on the behavior of the application. It defines a clearly structured way of writing tests following three sections (Arrange, Act,… Continue Reading bdd-mockito
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Mocking of Private Methods Using PowerMock 1. Overview One of the challenges of unit testing is mocking private methods. In this tutorial, we’ll learn about how we can achieve this by using the PowerMock library – which is supported by JUnit and TestNG. PowerMock integrates with mocking frameworks like EasyMock… Continue Reading powermock-private-method
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Mockito’s Mock Methods 1. Overview This tutorial illustrates various uses of the standard static mock methods of the Mockito API. As with other articles focused on the Mockito framework (like Mockito Verify or Mockito When/Then), the MyList class shown below will be used as the collaborator to be mocked in… Continue Reading mockito-mock-methods
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Injecting Mockito Mocks into Spring Beans 1. Overview This article will show how to use dependency injection to insert Mockito mocks into Spring Beans for unit testing. In real-world applications, where components often depend on accessing external systems, it is important to provide proper test isolation so that we can… Continue Reading injecting-mocks-in-spring
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Mock Final Classes and Methods with Mockito 1. Overview In this short article, we’ll focus on how to mock final classes and methods – using Mockito. As with other articles focused on the Mockito framework (like Mockito Verify, Mockito When/Then, and Mockito’s Mock Methods) we’ll use the MyList class shown… Continue Reading mockito-final
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Mockito Verify Cookbook 1. Overview This cookbook illustrates how to use Mockito verify in a variety of usecases. The format of the cookbook is example focused and practical – no extraneous details and explanations necessary. We’re going to be mocking a simple list implementation: public class MyList extends AbstractList<String> {… Continue Reading mockito-verify
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