How to use toString method of org.mockito.internal.matchers.text.ValuePrinterTest class

It is because of Java/Mockito compatibility. For example, if you are using Java 11 with Mockito 2.17.0, it will throw the same error (Upgrading to Mockito 2.22.0 or later will solve it). Aside from digging into their release artifact on Github, I am yet to see a comprehensive document that spells out the compatibility matrix. Here is a helpful compatibility Matrix (based on quick test)

• Mockito * - 2.17.0 => Java 8

(footnote: * - dont know how far back)

• Mockito 2.18.0 - 3.2.4 => Java 11

It looks like you're mocking out the only call you're making to production code.

In other words, your test says:

• When I call saveData(), fake the result to return true
• Now call saveData() - yay, the result was true!

None of your production code is being calls at all, as far as I can see.

The point of mocking is to mock out dependencies from your production class, or (sometimes, though I prefer not to) to mock out some methods of your production class that the code you're actually testing will call.

You should probably be mocking out the dependencies of Leaderboard rather than Leaderboard itself. If you must mock out saveData(), you should be testing the methods that call saveData()... check that they save the right data, that they act correctly when saveData() returns false, etc.

Here is a good start using Mockito to test your UserDAO. This code uses a good amount of the Mockito features, so you can see how to use them. Let me know if you have questions.

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import javax.sql.DataSource;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class TestUserDAO {

    @Mock
    DataSource mockDataSource;
    @Mock
    Connection mockConn;
    @Mock
    PreparedStatement mockPreparedStmnt;
    @Mock
    ResultSet mockResultSet;
    int userId = 100;

    public TestUserDAO() {
    }

    @BeforeClass
    public static void setUpClass() throws Exception {
    }

    @AfterClass
    public static void tearDownClass() {
    }

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws SQLException {
        when(mockDataSource.getConnection()).thenReturn(mockConn);
        when(mockDataSource.getConnection(anyString(), anyString())).thenReturn(mockConn);
        doNothing().when(mockConn).commit();
        when(mockConn.prepareStatement(anyString(), anyInt())).thenReturn(mockPreparedStmnt);
        doNothing().when(mockPreparedStmnt).setString(anyInt(), anyString());
        when(mockPreparedStmnt.execute()).thenReturn(Boolean.TRUE);
        when(mockPreparedStmnt.getGeneratedKeys()).thenReturn(mockResultSet);
        when(mockResultSet.next()).thenReturn(Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.FALSE);
        when(mockResultSet.getInt(Fields.GENERATED_KEYS)).thenReturn(userId);
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() {
    }

    @Test
    public void testCreateWithNoExceptions() throws SQLException {

        UserDAO instance = new UserDAO(mockDataSource);
        instance.create(new User());

        //verify and assert
        verify(mockConn, times(1)).prepareStatement(anyString(), anyInt());
        verify(mockPreparedStmnt, times(6)).setString(anyInt(), anyString());
        verify(mockPreparedStmnt, times(1)).execute();
        verify(mockConn, times(1)).commit();
        verify(mockResultSet, times(2)).next();
        verify(mockResultSet, times(1)).getInt(Fields.GENERATED_KEYS);
    }

    @Test(expected = SQLException.class)
    public void testCreateWithPreparedStmntException() throws SQLException {

         //mock
         when(mockConn.prepareStatement(anyString(), anyInt())).thenThrow(new SQLException());


        try {
            UserDAO instance = new UserDAO(mockDataSource);
            instance.create(new User());
        } catch (SQLException se) {
            //verify and assert
            verify(mockConn, times(1)).prepareStatement(anyString(), anyInt());
            verify(mockPreparedStmnt, times(0)).setString(anyInt(), anyString());
            verify(mockPreparedStmnt, times(0)).execute();
            verify(mockConn, times(0)).commit();
            verify(mockResultSet, times(0)).next();
            verify(mockResultSet, times(0)).getInt(Fields.GENERATED_KEYS);
            throw se;
        }

    }
}

You need to do this.

when(userRepository.save(Mockito.any(User.class)))
                .thenAnswer(i -> i.getArguments()[0]);

And now you can obtain user which you pass as argument.

In Java 8 it is even simpler than all of the above:

when(mockObject.myMethod(anyString()))
    .thenAnswer(invocation -> 
        invocation.getArgumentAt(0, String.class));

Your brackets are in the wrong place, try this:

doNothing().when(mockRegistrationPeristImpl).create(any(Registration.class));

Caused by: org.mockito.exceptions.base.MockitoException: Checked exception is invalid for this method! Invalid: java.net.ConnectException: Test exception

As stated by the exception message (and told in comments), you have to throw a RestClientException, not a ConnectException:

Mockito.when(restOperations.exchange(
        Mockito.anyString(), Mockito.<HttpMethod>any(), Mockito.<HttpEntity<?>>any(),
        Mockito.<Class<UserByRoleHolder>>any())).thenThrow(new RestClientException("Test exception"));

You get this error message, because the method exchange declares no thrown exception and ConnectException is a checked exception (i.e. must be declared when thrown).

Testing your code is not trivial, though not impossible. My first idea was to use ArgumentCaptor, which is much easier both to use and comprehend compared to ArgumentMatcher. Unfortunately the test still fails - reasons are certainly beyond the scope of this answer, but I may help if that interests you. Still I find this test case interesting enough to be shown (not correct solution):

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class MessageServiceTest {

    @Mock
    private MessageDAO messageDAO = mock(MessageDAO.class);

    private MessageService messageService = new MessageService();

    @Before
    public void setup() {
        messageService.setDao(messageDAO);
    }

    @Test
    public void testAcceptFromOffice() throws Exception {
        //given
        final Message message = new Message();

        //when
        messageService.acceptFromOffice(message);

        //then
        ArgumentCaptor<Message> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Message.class);

        verify(messageDAO, times(2)).makePersistent(captor.capture());

        final List<Message> params = captor.getAllValues();
        assertThat(params).containsExactly(message, message);

        assertThat(params.get(0).getStatus()).isEqualTo(0);
        assertThat(params.get(1).getStatus()).isEqualTo(1);
    }

}

Unfortunately the working solution requires somewhat complicated use of Answer. In a nutshell, instead of letting Mockito to record and verify each invocation, you are providing sort of callback method that is executed every time your test code executes given mock. In this callback method (MakePersistentCallback object in our example) you have access both to parameters and you can alter return value. This is a heavy cannon and you should use it with care:

    @Test
    public void testAcceptFromOffice2() throws Exception {
        //given
        final Message message = new Message();
        doAnswer(new MakePersistentCallback()).when(messageDAO).makePersistent(message);

        //when
        messageService.acceptFromOffice(message);

        //then
        verify(messageDAO, times(2)).makePersistent(message);
    }


    private static class MakePersistentCallback implements Answer {

        private int[] expectedStatuses = {0, 1};
        private int invocationNo;

        @Override
        public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
            final Message actual = (Message)invocation.getArguments()[0];
            assertThat(actual.getStatus()).isEqualTo(expectedStatuses[invocationNo++]);
            return null;
        }
    }

The example is not complete, but now the test succeeds and, more importantly, fails when you change almost anything in CUT. As you can see MakePersistentCallback.answer method is called every time mocked messageService.acceptFromOffice(message) is called. Inside naswer you can perform all the verifications you want.

NB: Use with caution, maintaining such tests can be troublesome to say the least.

You need to inject the mock into the class which you are testing. You do not need access to Subscriber. The way mockito and other mocking frameworks help is that you do not need access to objects which you are interacting with. You do however need a way to get mock objects into the class you are testing.

public class WebAdaptor {

    public WebAdaptor(Subscriber subscriber) { /* Added a new constructor */
       this.subscriber = subscriber;
    }

    private Subscriber subscriber;

    public void run() {
        subscriber.init();
    }
}

Now you can verify your interactions on the mock, rather than on the real object.

@Test
public void runShouldInvokeSubscriberInit() {

    // Given
    Subscriber mockSubscriber = mock(Subscriber.class);
    WebAdaptor adaptor = new WebAdaptor(mockSubscriber);  // Use the new constructor

    // When
    adaptor.run();

    // Then
    verify(mockSubscriber).init();
}

If adding the Subscriber to the constructor is not the correct approach, you could also consider using a factory to allow WebAdaptor to instantiate new Subscriber objects from a factory which you control. You could then mock the factory to provider mock Subscribers.