How to use should_stub_with_throwable method of org.mockitousage.stubbing.StubbingWithThrowablesTest class

I think the PowerMockito version is not the problem. I tested the following code with versions

• 1.7.3,
• 2.0.0-beta.5 (your version),
• 2.0.2.

Application classes:

package de.scrum_master.stackoverflow.q52952222;

public class Tester {
  public static String sendFaqRequest(String one, String two) {
    return "real response";
  }
}

package de.scrum_master.stackoverflow.q52952222;

public class OtherClass {
  public static void methodThatCallsTesterStaticMethod(String one, String two, String three, boolean four, String five) {
    System.out.println(Tester.sendFaqRequest("A", "B"));
    System.out.println(Tester.sendFaqRequest("C", "D"));
    System.out.println(Tester.sendFaqRequest("E", "F"));
  }
}

Test classes:

package de.scrum_master.stackoverflow.q52952222;

import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;

import java.util.Arrays;

public class FirstResponseWithText implements Answer {
  @Override
  public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
    Object[] args = invocation.getArguments();
    String methodName = invocation.getMethod().getName();
    return methodName + " called with arguments: " + Arrays.toString(args);
  }
}

package de.scrum_master.stackoverflow.q52952222;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;

import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
import static org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito.*;

@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest({ Tester.class })
public class MyTest {
  @Test
  public void myTest() {
    // Tell PowerMockito that we want to mock static methods in this class
    mockStatic(Tester.class);
    // Stub return value for static method call
    when(Tester.sendFaqRequest(anyString(), anyString())).thenAnswer(new FirstResponseWithText());
    // Call method which calls our static method 3x
    OtherClass.methodThatCallsTesterStaticMethod("", "", "", false, "");
    // Verify that Tester.sendFaqRequest was called 3x
    verifyStatic(Tester.class, times(3));
    Tester.sendFaqRequest(anyString(), anyString());
  }
}

So if this does not work for you and your Maven or Gradle dependencies are also okay, the difference is maybe in your FirstResponseWithText class. Maybe you want to show it so we can all see what kind of magic you do in there. As you can see from my sample code, I had to make several educated guesses because you only share a little snippet of test code and not MCVE like you should. This way I can only speculate and actually I do not like to because it might be a waste of time for both you and myself.

Try anyInt():

when(candidateService.findById(anyInt())).thenReturn(new Candidate());

For example I have anyLong() in my project:

when(dao.getAddress(anyLong())).thenReturn(Arrays.asList(dto));

EDIT: You must import:

import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;

JUnit creates a new instance of test class each time it runs a new test method and runs @Before method each time it creates a new test class. You can easily test it:

@Before
public void setup() {
    System.out.println("setup");
    when(myMock.myMethod()).thenReturn("hello");
}

And MockitoJUnitRunner will create a new MyMock mock instance for every test method.

The nested generics-problem can be avoided with the @Captor annotation:

public class Test{

    @Mock
    private Service service;

    @Captor
    private ArgumentCaptor<ArrayList<SomeType>> captor;

    @Before
    public void init(){
        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
    }

    @Test 
    public void shouldDoStuffWithListValues() {
        //...
        verify(service).doStuff(captor.capture()));
    }
}

You are using mockito anyString() while calling the test method, it should be used only for verifying a mock object to ensure a certain method is called with any string parameter inside the test, but not to invoke the test itself. For your test use empty string "" instead to anyString().

Make a builder for the LegacyClass:

public class LegacyClassBuilder {

    public LegacyClass build(String param) {
        return new LegacyClass(param);
    }

}

That way your class can be tested so it creates the LegacyClass with correct parameter.

public MyClass {

    private LegacyClassBuilder builder;

    public setBuilder(LegacyClassBuilder builder) {
        this.builder = builder;
    }

    public String methodToTest(String param) {
        LegacyClass legacy = this.builder.build(param);
        ... etc
    }
}

The test will look something like this:

// ARRANGE
LegacyClassBuilder mockBuilder = mock(LegacyClassBuilder.class);
LegacyClass mockLegacy = mock(LegacyClass.class); 
when(mockBuilder.build(anyString()).thenReturn(mockLegacy);

MyClass sut = new MyClass();
sut.setBuilder(mockBuilder);
String expectedParam = "LOLCAT";


// ACT
sut.methodToTest(expectedParam);

// ASSERT
verify(mockBuilder).build(expectedParam);

If LegacyClass happens to be final then you need to create non-final wrapper for LegacyClass that MyClass will use.

There are two testing strategies. One is unit testing, i.e. making sure your service works. The other is integration/end-to-end testing, i.e. making sure everything plays nicely together.

You unit test stuff you own, you integration test everything you have. This is a pretty rough example using just your statement, plus some made up stuff where I can't fill in the blanks.

Unit Tests

Using Mockito

PersonRepository personRepository = mock(PersonRepository.class);

@TestSubject
PersonService personService = new PersonService(): 

@Test
public void unitTest() {
    personService.setPersonRepository(personRepository);
    Person person = new Person(1L);
    Person person2 = new Person(1L);

    when(personRepository.returnPerson(1L)).thenReturn(person2); //expect a fetch, return a "fetched" person;

    personService.deleteFromPerson(person);

    verify(personRepository, times(1)).delete(person2); //pretty sure it is verify after call
}

Using EasyMock...

@Mock
PersonRepository personRepository; //assuming it is autowired

@TestSubject
PersonService personService = new PersonService(): 

@Test
public void unitTest() {
    Person person = new Person(1L);
    Person person2 = new Person(1L);

    EasyMock.expect(personRepository.returnPerson(1L)).andReturn(person2); //expect a fetch, return a "fetched" person;
    personRepository.delete(person2);
    EasyMock.expectLastCall(); //expect a delete for person2 we plan to delete
    replayAll();

    personService.deleteFromPerson(person);

    verifyAll(); //make sure everything was called
}

Yes, this test looks like it is written rigidly, but that's really all you're testing in the unit test, anyways. You want the DB to fetch a Person from the database using an argument, hence why there are two Person objects, and you expect to delete that passed Person object, which is why you expect the call. Simple method yields simple test. You basically want to ensure you're interacting with your repository as you expect. Repository could be broken or null in actual implementation, but that doesn't change the fact that your service is implemented correctly.

Integration Tests

On the other hand, if you want to do an integration test, no mocking is used. Instead, you'll need to wire up everything like a test DB and repo. I'll leave that up to you since there's no reference for implementation.

@Test
public void integrationTestForAddAndDelete() {
    Person person = createDummyPersonForInsertion(); //static method that creates a test Person for you
    Person comparePerson;
    //make sure we haven't added the person yet
    Assert.assertNull(personService.getPerson(person));

    //add the Person
    comparePerson = personService.addPerson(person);
    Assert.assertNotNull(personService.getPerson(person));
    //add a rigorous compare method to make sure contents are the same, i.e. nothing is lost or transmuted incorrectly, ignoring ID if that is autogen
    //alternatively, you can create a unit test just for Person
    Assert.assertEquals(person, comparePerson); 

    //remove the Person
    personService.deleteFromPerson(person);
    Assert.assertNull(personService.getPerson(person));

    //test for exception handling when you try to remove a non-existent person;
    personService.deleteFromPerson(person);

    //test for exception handling when you try to remove null
    personService.deleteFromPerson(null);
}

In this case, you want to make sure your repo actually handles all the calls from the service. You know your service works from the unit test, but does the repo work from the service or have you configured something wrong

Technically speaking both "mocks" and "spies" are a special kind of "test doubles".

Mockito is unfortunately making the distinction weird.

A mock in mockito is a normal mock in other mocking frameworks (allows you to stub invocations; that is, return specific values out of method calls).

A spy in mockito is a partial mock in other mocking frameworks (part of the object will be mocked and part will use real method invocations).

Mockito supports this out of the box:

public class ProductionCodeClassTest {

    @Mock
    private DependencyClass dependency;

    @InjectMocks
    private ProductionCodeClass testedInstance;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        testedInstance = new ProductionCodeClass();
        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
    }

}

The @InjectMocks annotation will trigger injection of classes or interfaces mocked in the test class, in this case DependencyClass:

Mockito tries to inject by type (using name in case types are the same). Mockito does not throw anything when injection fails - you will have to satisfy the dependencies manually.

Here, I am also using the @Mock annotation instead of calling mock(). You could still use mock(), but I prefer using annotations.

As a side note, there are reflection tools available, which supports the functionality you implemented in TestSupport. One such example is ReflectionTestUtils.

Perhaps better still is to use constructor injection:

public class ProductionCodeClass {

    private final DependencyClass dependency;

    @Inject
    public ProductionCodeClass(DependencyClass dependency) {
        this.dependency = dependency;
    }
}

The main advantage here is that it is clear what classes the class depends on, and that it cannot easily be constructed without providing all the dependencies. Also, it allows the injected class to be final.

By doing this, @InjectMocks is not necessary. Instead, just create the class by providing the mock as a parameter to the constructor:

public class ProductionCodeClassTest {

    @Mock
    private DependencyClass dependency;

    private ProductionCodeClass testedInstance;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
        testedInstance = new ProductionCodeClass(dependency);
    }

}