Mockito Essentials: A practical guide to get you up and running with unit testing using Mockito

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eBook Oct 2014 214 pages 1st Edition

Acharya

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eBook Oct 2014 214 pages 1st Edition

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This book is ideal for developers who have some experience in Java application development as well as some basic knowledge of test doubles and JUnit testing. This book also introduces you to the fundamentals of JUnit testing, test doubles, refactoring legacy code, and writing JUnit tests for GWT and web services.

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Explore test doubles and work with dummy, spy, fake, stub, and mock objects
Uncover the Mockito architecture and build a custom mocking framework
Mock, stub, and spy external code dependencies using Mockito
Practice Behaviordriven Development (BDD) with Mockito
Make legacy code testable by mocking and spying dependencies
Mock GWT and web service dependencies using Mockito
Discover argument captors, inline stubbing, and resetting mock objects

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Timothy Bish Mar 11, 2015

This book offers a nice quick dive into the Mockito framework for testing your code. It serves as a great introduction for the Mockito novice, covering not only the basic workings of the framework but also many concepts surrounding when and why to use a mocking framework.There are a couple of chapters that spend a bit to much time being tutorials for other topics but I can understand why that might be needed and those can be skimmed a bit if things like GWT development doesn't really interest you. The chapters that do cover core Mockito material are thorough and provide a number of useful tips and tricks. For the Mockito novice this book is a definite must read, but could use more chapters covering more advanced topics surrounding the framework if targeted at seasonal Mockito users.The samples in the book cover the topic well and work which is a pleasant surprise these days.

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Alexandros Koufoudakis Jan 25, 2015

Mockito Essentials is a good introductory book for those who start using Mockito and for those, who start their journey with unit testing in general.The book is mainly focused on Mockito framework. It starts with quite a detailed introduction in what unit testing and test doubles are. Then, it gradually introduces features of the Mockito framework, starting with simple cases and finishing with special techniques to unit test SOAs and applications based on GWT. I guess those technologies were chosen to demonstrate how you can use the framework in the real life. Somewhere in between you will find the tips and tricks, along with explanations, on how Mockito can improve your unit testing techniques. You will also find two very useful chapters. One of them is focused on behavior driven development and how you can apply Mockito to carry out BDD. Another describes how one can use Mockito to unit test their legacy code. Both chapters are very helpful and a must read for this book, along with the chapter one. Of course, to understand how Mockito works, you have to read chapters two and three.The book also includes working code examples, although I don’t agree with the approach of some of those examples.I would recommend Mockito Essentials not only, because it is a good read, but also, because it one of the best books I’ve read about Mockito framework.

Dustin Marx Jan 06, 2015

"Mockito Essentials" consists of seven chapters and approximately 190 substantive pages. Chapter 1 is not specific to Mockito, but provides an overview of test doubles and explains why they are important in effective unit tests. Chapters 2 and 3 cover "core" Mockito concepts and syntax. Chapter 5 covers using Mockito with legacy applications, using PowerMock, and refactoring legacy code so that it can be mocked with Mockito. Chapter 4 covers use of Mockito with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Chapter 6 discusses generation of REST-based web services with JAX-RS and SOAP-based web services with JAX-WS and how to test them with Mockito. Chapter 7 demonstrates building of an application with Google Web Toolkit and Spring MVC and testing it with Mockito and PowerMockito.The chapters on web services and GWT spend a lot of time covering how to develop the sample applications before showing how to test them and this may or may not be desirable to readers. Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5 could be considered "core" Mockito chapters that one might expect from a book on "Mockito Essentials." Chapter 5 is of most interest for those practicing or interested in practicing BDD. Chapter 6 is of most interest to those developing web services and Chapter 7 is of most interest to those developing Google Web Toolkit applications.The PDF version of "Mockito Essentials" has code listings with black text on white background with no color syntax or line numbers. Some screen snapshots and graphics are in color and some are grayscale. I liked that there were numerous links to additional online resources provided.Overall, I liked the PDF edition of Mockito Essentials that I reviewed. Although most of the text is clear, there were enough typos and awkward sentences to lead me to believe that another round of edits could have been beneficial. The Mockito project provides good, clear documentation (I especially like its API documentation), but "Mockito Essentials" goes past that and combines other related and peripheral technologies in the discussion.

A. Iqbal Dec 27, 2014

I really have enjoyed this book.The writing is clear most of the time, and easy to follow. The chapters that i was really looking forward to reading were, BDD with Mockito and testing legacy code with Mockito. I think the chapters provide a good insight and good foundation on using Mockito for the purpose in hand, however I would have liked more depth and more chapters.But for what i got from the book, i would definitly reccommed if your starting out with Mockito.Overall a good easy read.

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