I'm using Mockito 1.9.0. I want mock the behaviour for a single method of a class in a JUnit test, so I have
final MyClass myClassSpy = Mockito.spy(myInstance);
Mockito.when(myClassSpy.method1()).thenReturn(myResults);
The problem is, in the second line, myClassSpy.method1() is actually getting called, resulting in an exception. The only reason I'm using mocks is so that later, whenever myClassSpy.method1() is called, the real method won't be called and the myResults object will be returned.
MyClass is an interface and myInstance is an implementation of that, if that matters.
What do I need to do to correct this spying behaviour?
Let me quote the official documentation:
Important gotcha on spying real objects!
Sometimes it's impossible to use when(Object) for stubbing spies. Example:
List list = new LinkedList();
List spy = spy(list);
// Impossible: real method is called so spy.get(0) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException (the list is yet empty)
when(spy.get(0)).thenReturn("foo");
// You have to use doReturn() for stubbing
doReturn("foo").when(spy).get(0);
In your case it goes something like:
doReturn(resultsIWant).when(myClassSpy).method1();
In my case, using Mockito 2.0, I had to change all the any() parameters to nullable() in order to stub the real call.
My case was different from the accepted answer. I was trying to mock a package-private method for an instance that did not live in that package
package common;
public class Animal {
void packageProtected();
}
package instances;
class Dog extends Animal { }
and the test classes
package common;
public abstract class AnimalTest<T extends Animal> {
#Before
setup(){
doNothing().when(getInstance()).packageProtected();
}
abstract T getInstance();
}
package instances;
class DogTest extends AnimalTest<Dog> {
Dog getInstance(){
return spy(new Dog());
}
#Test
public void myTest(){}
}
The compilation is correct, but when it tries to setup the test, it invokes the real method instead.
Declaring the method protected or public fixes the issue, tho it's not a clean solution.
The answer by Tomasz Nurkiewicz appears not to tell the whole story!
NB Mockito version: 1.10.19.
I am very much a Mockito newb, so can't explain the following behaviour: if there's an expert out there who can improve this answer, please feel free.
The method in question here, getContentStringValue, is NOT final and NOT static.
This line does call the original method getContentStringValue:
doReturn( "dummy" ).when( im ).getContentStringValue( anyInt(), isA( ScoreDoc.class ));
This line does not call the original method getContentStringValue:
doReturn( "dummy" ).when( im ).getContentStringValue( anyInt(), any( ScoreDoc.class ));
For reasons which I can't answer, using isA() causes the intended (?) "do not call method" behaviour of doReturn to fail.
Let's look at the method signatures involved here: they are both static methods of Matchers. Both are said by the Javadoc to return null, which is a little difficult to get your head around in itself. Presumably the Class object passed as the parameter is examined but the result either never calculated or discarded. Given that null can stand for any class and that you are hoping for the mocked method not to be called, couldn't the signatures of isA( ... ) and any( ... ) just return null rather than a generic parameter* <T>?
Anyway:
public static <T> T isA(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)
public static <T> T any(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)
The API documentation does not give any clue about this. It also seems to say the need for such "do not call method" behaviour is "very rare". Personally I use this technique all the time: typically I find that mocking involves a few lines which "set the scene" ... followed by calling a method which then "plays out" the scene in the mock context which you have staged... and while you are setting up the scenery and the props the last thing you want is for the actors to enter stage left and start acting their hearts out...
But this is way beyond my pay grade... I invite explanations from any passing Mockito high priests...
* is "generic parameter" the right term?
One more possible scenario which may causing issues with spies is when you're testing spring beans (with spring test framework) or some other framework that is proxing your objects during test.
Example
#Autowired
private MonitoringDocumentsRepository repository
void test(){
repository = Mockito.spy(repository)
Mockito.doReturn(docs1, docs2)
.when(repository).findMonitoringDocuments(Mockito.nullable(MonitoringDocumentSearchRequest.class));
}
In above code both Spring and Mockito will try to proxy your MonitoringDocumentsRepository object, but Spring will be first, which will cause real call of findMonitoringDocuments method. If we debug our code just after putting a spy on repository object it will look like this inside debugger:
repository = MonitoringDocumentsRepository$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$MockitoMock$
#SpyBean to the rescue
If instead #Autowired annotation we use #SpyBean annotation, we will solve above problem, the SpyBean annotation will also inject repository object but it will be firstly proxied by Mockito and will look like this inside debugger
repository = MonitoringDocumentsRepository$$MockitoMock$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$
and here is the code:
#SpyBean
private MonitoringDocumentsRepository repository
void test(){
Mockito.doReturn(docs1, docs2)
.when(repository).findMonitoringDocuments(Mockito.nullable(MonitoringDocumentSearchRequest.class));
}
Important gotcha on spying real objects
When stubbing a method using spies , please use doReturn() family of methods.
when(Object) would result in calling the actual method that can throw exceptions.
List spy = spy(new LinkedList());
//Incorrect , spy.get() will throw IndexOutOfBoundsException
when(spy.get(0)).thenReturn("foo");
//You have to use doReturn() for stubbing
doReturn("foo").when(spy).get(0);
I've found yet another reason for spy to call the original method.
Someone had the idea to mock a final class, and found about MockMaker:
As this works differently to our current mechanism and this one has different limitations and as we want to gather experience and user feedback, this feature had to be explicitly activated to be available ; it can be done via the mockito extension mechanism by creating the file src/test/resources/mockito-extensions/org.mockito.plugins.MockMaker containing a single line: mock-maker-inline
Source: https://github.com/mockito/mockito/wiki/What%27s-new-in-Mockito-2#mock-the-unmockable-opt-in-mocking-of-final-classesmethods
After I merged and brought that file to my machine, my tests failed.
I just had to remove the line (or the file), and spy() worked.
One way to make sure a method from a class is not called is to override the method with a dummy.
WebFormCreatorActivity activity = spy(new WebFormCreatorActivity(clientFactory) {//spy(new WebFormCreatorActivity(clientFactory));
#Override
public void select(TreeItem i) {
log.debug("SELECT");
};
});
As mentioned in some of the comments, my method was "static" (though being called on by an instance of the class)
public class A {
static void myMethod() {...}
}
A instance = spy(new A());
verify(instance).myMethod(); // still calls the original method because it's static
Work around was make an instance method or upgrade Mockito to a newer version with some config: https://stackoverflow.com/a/62860455/32453
Bit late to the party but above solutions did not work for me , so sharing my 0.02$
Mokcito version: 1.10.19
MyClass.java
private int handleAction(List<String> argList, String action)
Test.java
MyClass spy = PowerMockito.spy(new MyClass());
Following did NOT work for me (actual method was being called):
1.
doReturn(0).when(spy , "handleAction", ListUtils.EMPTY_LIST, new String());
2.
doReturn(0).when(spy , "handleAction", any(), anyString());
3.
doReturn(0).when(spy , "handleAction", null, null);
Following WORKED:
doReturn(0).when(spy , "handleAction", any(List.class), anyString());
I am trying to use PowerMockito to mock the creation of the java.net.URL class in my code that I'm testing. Basically, I want to prevent the real HTTP request from occurring and instead 1) check the data when the request is made and 2) supply my own test data back on a mocked response. This is what I'm trying:
#RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
#PrepareForTest({ URL.class, MockedHttpConnection.class })
public class Test {
URL mockedURL = PowerMockito.mock(URL.class);
MockedHttpConnection mockedConnection = PowerMockito.mock(MockedHttpConnection.class);
...
PowerMockito.whenNew(URL.class).withParameterTypes(String.class).withArguments("MyURLString").thenReturn(mockedURL);
PowerMockito.when(mockedURL.openConnection()).thenReturn(mockedConnection);
...
}
The code that I want to test looks like this:
URL wlInvokeUrl = new URL(wlInvokeUrlString);
connection = (HttpURLConnection) wlInvokeUrl.openConnection();
Earlier in my test scenario I mock the wlInvokeUrlString to match "MyURLString". I've also tried using various other forms of the whenNew line, trying to inject the mock. No matter what I try, it never intercepts the constructor. All I want to do is "catch" the call to openConnection() and have it return my mocked HTTP connection instead of the real one.
I have mocked other classes ahead of this one in the same script and these are working as expected. Either I need a second pair of eyes (probably true) or there is something unique about the URL class. I did notice that if I use "whenNew(URL.class).withAnyArguments()" and change the "thenReturn" to "thenAnswer" I could get it to trigger. Only problem is I never get the URL call for my code. What I see is an invocation of the 3-argument constructor for URL.class with all nulls for the parameters. Could it be this class is from the Java runtime and is bootstrapped by the test runner? Any help is much appreciated.
It's a common mistake when use PowerMockito.whenNew.
Note that you must prepare the class creating the new instance of MyClass for test, not the MyClass itself. E.g. if the class doing new MyClass() is called X then you'd have to do #PrepareForTest(X.class) in order for whenNew to work
From Powermock wiki
So, you need a bit change your test and add to #PrepareForTesta class which create a new instance of URLlike:
#RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
#PrepareForTest({ URL.class, MockedHttpConnection.class , ConnectionUser.class})
public class URLTest {
public class URLTest {
private ConnectionUser connectionUser;
#Before
public void setUp() throws Exception {
connectionUser = new ConnectionUser();
}
#Test
public void testName() throws Exception {
URL mockedURL = PowerMockito.mock(URL.class);
MockedHttpConnection mockedConnection = PowerMockito.mock(MockedHttpConnection.class);
PowerMockito.whenNew(URL.class).withParameterTypes(String.class).withArguments("MyURLString").thenReturn(mockedURL);
PowerMockito.when(mockedURL.openConnection()).thenReturn(mockedConnection);
connectionUser.open();
assertEquals(mockedConnection, connectionUser.getConnection());
}
}
where:
public class ConnectionUser {
private String wlInvokeUrlString = "MyURLString";
private HttpURLConnection connection;
public void open() throws IOException {
URL wlInvokeUrl = new URL(wlInvokeUrlString);
connection = (HttpURLConnection) wlInvokeUrl.openConnection();
}
public HttpURLConnection getConnection() {
return connection;
}
}
I'm not sure the difference between .withParameterTypes(x) and .withArguments(x) but I believe you need to set it up as follows for your code to work. Give it a try and let me know if this doesn't help.
PowerMockito.when(mockedURL.openConnection()).thenReturn(mockedConnection);
PowerMockito.whenNew(URL.class).withArguments(Mockito.anyString()).thenReturn(mockedURL);
The problem is that the arguments of the real call are not matching with the expected in your mock.
PowerMockito.whenNew(URL.class).withParameterTypes(String.class).withArguments("MyURLString").thenReturn(mockedURL) will return mockedURL only the call is new URL("MyURLString").
If you change it to:
PowerMockito.whenNew( URL.class ).withParameterTypes( String.class )
.withArguments( org.mockito.Matchers.any( String.class ) ).thenReturn( mockedURL );
It will catch any string passed to the constructor URL(String) (even null) and return your mock.
When you tried
"whenNew(URL.class).withAnyArguments()" and change the "thenReturn" to
"thenAnswer" I could get it to trigger. Only problem is I never get
the URL call for my code. What I see is an invocation of the
3-argument constructor for URL.class with all nulls for the
parameters.
PowerMock will try to mock all constructors (org.powermock.api.mockito.internal.expectation.DelegatingToConstructorsOngoingStubbing.InvokeStubMethod at line 122) then it calls the first one (with 3 arguments) and mock its answer. But the subsequent calls will return the already mocked one because you told it to mock for any arguments. That's why you see just one call with null, null, null in your Answer.
I am using Mockito to write a simple unit test.
I have a function to test:
public void doSomething() {
foo.getStudent(new School());
}
My test case:
#Test
public void testDoSomething() {
Foo mockedFoo = Mockito.mock(Foo.class);
School mockedSchool = Mockito.mock(School.class);
// I want to pass the mocked school as parameter when food.getStudent(school) is called
// how to pass mocked school to method?
when(mockedFoo.getStudent(???))
// run the method under test
myService.doSomething();
}
I want to pass the mockedSchool as parameter when foo.getStudent(school) is called, how to declare this in Mockito?
Seems Mockito only has when(...).thenReturn(), but is there something like when(...).thenPassArgument(mockedObject) ?
The problem lies in the way you instantiate the School class in the doSomething method; as you instantiate it on the spot you can't overload that instantiation with the mock using mockito.
If you pass it as a parameter of doSomething you should be able to perform this.
I believe PowerMock can help you if you want to overload an internal construction.
As you don't need to assert into the School instance and just pass a mocked instance as a parameter, you can do the following:
mockedBar.getStudent(Mockito.isA(School.class));
Please read the Mockito documentation about the isA(java.lang.Class<T> clazz) method.
That's my test code:
public void testApplyListWhenAddTheSameIDThenReturnDuplicateEntityException(){
MyEntity entityRCM = createMyEntity(AGE_ID, WEIGHT_ID, 0L);
entityModel.addEntity(entityRCM);
MyEntity entityOPC = createMyEntity(DIFF_AGE_ID, WEIGHT_ID, 0L);
EntityCreate create = new EntityCreate(entityOPC);
List<EntityChange> changeList = new ArrayList<EntityChange>();
changeList.add(create);
try {
entityModel.apply(changeList);
fail();
}catch(DuplicateEntityException e) {
PowerMockito.verifyStatic(times(20));
LogManager.error(Mockito.<Logger>anyObject(),Mockito.anyString(),Mockito.<DuplicateEntityException>anyObject());
}
}
The problem is here:
PowerMockito.verifyStatic(times(20));
LogManager.error(Mockito.<Logger>anyObject(),Mockito.anyString(),Mockito.<DuplicateEntityException>anyObject());
I want to verify a static method error in class LogManager, but how can I verify this method for twenty times but it doesn't fail.
Solved in the comments:
Did you add #PrepareForTest and mockStatic? If not, then you may have set up your matchers and static call but PowerMock never sees the actual call to mock before your test completes.
For context, PowerMock mocks static classes by intercepting the classloader and loading a replacement class that calls PowerMock-provided implementations instead of the originals. Unless you add the right preparation, PowerMock won't replace the class, so it won't count static method calls or identify the method to verify, and the test will complete before the verification call ever actually happens.
How to mock Runnable here using PowerMock.... here initialize () calls some two other methods.
Can you please clarify how this can be done? searched for almost 2days..
Please try these steps:
Use the #RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class) annotation at the class-level of the test case.
Use the #PrepareForTest(ClassThatCreatesTheNewInstance.class) annotation at the class-level of the test case.
Use PowerMock.createMock(NewInstanceClass.class) to create a mock object of the class that should be constructed (let's call it mockObject).
Use PowerMock.expectNew(NewInstanceClass.class).andReturn(mockObject) to expect a new construction of an object of type NewInstanceClass.class but instead return the mock object.
Use PowerMock.replay(mockObject, NewInstanceClass.class) to change the mock object and class to replay mode, alternatively use the PowerMock.replayAll() method.
Use PowerMock.verify(mockObject, NewInstanceClass.class) to change the mock object and class to verify mode, alternatively use the PowerMock.verifyAll() method.
Reference: https://code.google.com/p/powermock/wiki/MockConstructor