When we unit test Spring MVC applications, we test each layer separately from the others. We create mock implementations, typically using Mockito, for each layer’s dependencies, then we simulate the ...

Hamcrest is based on the concept of a matcher, which can be a very natural way of asserting whether or not the result of a test is in a desired state. If you have not used Hamcrest, examples in this ...

JUnit, a simple testing framework created by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma during a long airplane trip a few years ago, ushered in a new era of developer testing. A cottage industry grew up around "*Unit" ...

Why, of course, by virtually starting up the Java class and pushing the buttons, so to speak. You test a Java class by calling methods on it from another Java class. The following Java source file is ...

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