Writing unit tests is difficult because the dependencies between your application classes make it difficult to draw a boundary between what you want to test and the rest of the codebase. In this course, Getting Started with EasyMock, you will gain the ability focus to on the thing you’re trying to test by using mocks. EasyMock will provide you with full control over the behavior of your unit-under-test’s dependencies. First, you will learn how to use mock objects instead of real dependencies. Next, you will discover how to configure mocked methods, including return values and exception throwing. Finally, you will explore the concept of a partial mock and how to use it to test challenging situations. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of mocking with EasyMock needed to write any Java unit tests.
Author Name: Nicolae Caprarescu
Author Description:
Now an independent consultant, Nicolae started his career in 2013 as a software engineer. Over the years, Nicolae worked on systems ranging from high-frequency Java trading engines to various apps for startups. Nicolae’s technical roles have always been full-stack, most often focusing on Java back-ends and web-based front-ends: Java, Spring, JDBC, SQL, Maven, Gradle, TeamCity, Jenkins, TDD, JUnit, mocking, automated testing, JavaScript, Selenium and RESTful. Nicolae’s technical interests include… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Getting Started with EasyMock
  28mins
• Configuring Behavior of Mocks
  36mins
• Verifying What Methods Are Called Using EasyMock
  21mins
• Advanced Topics
  25mins