"Mockito Instant" book repository

Where to get the book?

The book is available here - link to the book

What is in this repo?

In this repo you can find code present in the book. It can be built by numerous build tools (check next sections for more details). This codebase goes further then the book - any changes in approach or fixes will be applied much faster here than in the book so check this repo for changes.

How is this repo structured?

src
    main
        java
            com.blogspot.toomuchcoding
                all necessary production classes
    test
        java
            com.blogspot.toomuchcoding
                quickStart
                    ordered examples from the "Quick start" chapter
                soWhatIsMockito
                    ordered examples from the "So what is Mockito" chapter
                topFeaturesYouNeedToKnowAbout
                    ordered examples from the "To features you need to know about" chapter
            org.mockito.configuration
                global Mockito configuration

How to build it?

In comparison to the book the attached build files contain dependencies needed to run all tests from this repo. You don't need catch-exception library to use Mockito.

Maven (config in pom.xml):

   mvn clean install

Gradle (config in build.gradle):

   ./gradlew build

Buildr (config in Buildr)

   buildr

SBT (config in build.sbt)

   sbt test

IVY (config in build.xml and ivy.xml)

ant

ANT (config in build_for_ant.xml)

    ant -buildfile build_for_ant.xml

Anything to add / emphasise to the books content?

It's much better to use annotations than to create mocks etc. by hand - you remove unnecessary code
Before you start coding anything read the Growing Object-Oriented Software Guided by Tests book. It's an absolute must!
Read Mockito's wiki on how to write good tests
Using BDDMockito allows you to use more user friendly syntax
I prefer AssertJ than Hamcrest so I'd rewrite the tests using AssertJ. Read more about AssertJ's features here
It's better to assert behaviour rather than implementation if possible (less Mockito.verify(...) more assertThat(...) ) - it will make your tests less brittle

Any changes in comparison to the book?

Do not ever create a mock of a list - even to show how to stub multiple method calls! Instead use a real list

Any additional thoughts?

Read my new book "Mockito Cookbook" :) The book is out and you can buy it here Mockito Cookbook at Packt Publishing. You can also take a look at the code - Mockito Cookbook repository

Contact

In case of any issues, doubts or if you need help with understanding sth just contact me either via email - marcin(at)grzejszczak.pl or via my blog at http://toomuchcoding.blogspot.com, or my homepage http://www.marcin.grzejszczak.pl, or Twitter - @MGrzejszczak.

Mockito Instant Google Group

There is also the Mockito Instant Google Group where you can share your thoughts on whatever is related to the book or any topic related to Mockito.

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