25.12 - Mocking in Unit Tests
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Practice Questions
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What is mocking?
💡 Hint: Think about why we would want to isolate tests.
Name a framework used for mocking in Java.
💡 Hint: It sounds like a friendly Italian name!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of mocking in unit tests?
💡 Hint: Think about what isolation means in testing.
True or False: Mockito can only be used to test methods that interact with databases.
💡 Hint: Consider all external factors your code interacts with.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a unit test for a service that uses an external API to fetch weather data. How would you mock the API interactions using Mockito?
💡 Hint: Think about how you would define a stub response for a specific weather query.
Imagine you have a method that sends notification emails through an external email service. Describe how you would test this method without sending real emails.
💡 Hint: Consider what interactions are important to confirm successful email sending.
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