How do I mock static methods in a class with easymock?
Solution 1
Not sure how to with pure EasyMock, but consider using the PowerMock extensions to EasyMock.
It has a lot of cool functions for doing just what you need - https://github.com/jayway/powermock/wiki/MockStatic
Solution 2
Easymock is a testing framework for "for interfaces (and objects through the class extension)" so you can mock a class without an interface. Consider creating an interfaced object with an accessor for your static class and then mock that acessor instead.
EDIT: Btw, I wouldn't recommend doing static classes. It is better to have everything interfaced if you are doing TDD.
Solution 3
Just in Case PowerMock is unavailable for any reason:
You could move the static call to a method, override this method in the instantiation of the tested class in the test class, create a local interface in the test class and use its method in the overidden method:
private interface IMocker
{
boolean doSomething();
}
IMocker imocker = EasyMock.createMock(IMocker.class);
...
@Override
void doSomething()
{
imocker.doSomething();
}
...
EasyMock.expect(imocker.doSomething()).andReturn(true);
Solution 4
Generally speaking, it is not possible to mock a static method without using some sort of accessor, which seems to defeat the purpose of using a static method. It can be quite frustrating.
There is one tool that I know of called "TypeMock Isolator" which uses some sort of Satanic Magic to mock static methods, but that tool is quite expensive.
The problem is, I know of no way to override a static method. You can't declare it virtual. you can't include it in an interface.
Sorry to be a negative nelly.
Solution 5
Adding an exemple on how to implements static mock along regular mock of injected classes with EasyMock / PowerMock, since the linked exemple only shows static mock.
And with the PowerMockRunner
the @Mock
services are not wired on the @TestSubject
service to test.
Let say we have a service we want to test, ServiceOne :
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@Service
public class ServiceOne {
@Autowired
private ServiceTwo serviceTwo;
public String methodToTest() {
String returnServ2 = serviceTwo.methodToMock();
return ServiceUtils.addPlus(returnServ2);
}
}
Which calls another service that we will want to mock, ServiceTwo :
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@Service
public class ServiceTwo {
public String methodToMock() {
return "ServiceTwoReturn";
}
}
And which calls a final class static method, ServiceUtils :
public final class ServiceUtils {
public static String addPlus(String pParam) {
return "+" + pParam;
}
}
When calling ServiceOne.methodToTest()
we get "+ServiceTwoReturn"
as a return.
Junit Test with EasyMock, mocking only the injected ServiceTwo Spring service :
import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import org.easymock.EasyMockRunner;
import org.easymock.Mock;
import org.easymock.TestSubject;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@RunWith(EasyMockRunner.class)
public class ExempleTest {
@TestSubject
private ServiceOne serviceToTest = new ServiceOne();
@Mock
private ServiceTwo serviceMocked;
@Test
public void testMethodToTest() {
String mockedReturn = "return2";
expect(serviceMocked.methodToMock()).andReturn(mockedReturn);
replay(serviceMocked);
String result = serviceToTest.methodToTest();
verify(serviceMocked);
assertEquals("+" + mockedReturn, result);
}
}
Junit Test with EasyMock & PowerMock, mocking the injected ServiceTwo Spring service but also the final class and its Static method :
import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.powermock.api.easymock.PowerMock.createMock;
import static org.powermock.api.easymock.PowerMock.mockStatic;
import static org.powermock.reflect.Whitebox.setInternalState;
import org.easymock.Mock;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.powermock.api.easymock.PowerMock;
import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;
@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest(ServiceUtils.class)
public class ExempleTest {
private ServiceOne serviceToTest;
private ServiceTwo serviceMocked;
@Before
public void setUp() {
serviceToTest = new ServiceOne();
serviceMocked = createMock(ServiceTwo.class);
// This will wire the serviced mocked into the service to test
setInternalState(serviceToTest, serviceMocked);
mockStatic(ServiceUtils.class);
}
@Test
public void testMethodToTest() {
String mockedReturn = "return2";
String mockedStaticReturn = "returnStatic";
expect(serviceMocked.methodToMock()).andReturn(mockedReturn);
expect(ServiceUtils.addPlus(mockedReturn)).andReturn(mockedStaticReturn);
PowerMock.replayAll();
String result = serviceToTest.methodToTest();
PowerMock.verifyAll();
assertEquals(mockedStaticReturn, result);
}
}
JavaRocky
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Updated on February 17, 2020Comments
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JavaRocky over 4 years
Suppose I have a class like so:
public class StaticDude{ public static Object getGroove() { // ... some complex logic which returns an object }; }
How do I mock the static method call using easy mock?
StaticDude.getGroove()
.I am using easy mock 3.0
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Chris311 about 6 yearsThis way one has to change the productive code just for the sake of a test.