How to verify a non-mocked method was called?

Question

I want to test that my method calls another method in the same class that I cannot mock.

Example:

public void methodToTest(){

//other stuff to test that can be mocked
someClassICanMock.doSomething();

//method within same class that cannot be mocked
methodFromSameClassIWantToVerify();

}

How can I use a verify to check that this my method under test calls methodFromSameClassIWantToVerify();?

Edit: not a duplicate as I am specifically refers to how to test this using mockito.

Sounds like you want a spy, like shown here http://stackoverflow.com/a/33670427/1743880 — Tunaki, Aug 11 '16 at 11:27

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 11 '16 at 12:09

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like this,

MyClass c = new MyClass(); 
someClassICanMock  m = mock(someClassICanMock.class);
doNothing().when(m).doSomething();
MyClass s = spy(c);
s.methodToTest();
verify(s , times(1)).methodFromSameClassIWantToVerify();

answered Aug 11 '16 at 12:09

kuhajeyan

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thanks, so this wont actually run the code inside the method? – java123999 Aug 11 '16 at 12:38
it will, spy allows you to inspect calls on actual instances – kuhajeyan Aug 11 '16 at 13:09
ok, is there a way to call spy to see that the method was invoked, but not actually call the code inside it? – java123999 Aug 11 '16 at 13:10
verify(s , times(1)).methodFromSameClassIWantToVerify(); – kuhajeyan Aug 11 '16 at 13:22

How to verify a non-mocked method was called?

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