GenerateMock and GenerateStub Which one to use in specific scenario

Question

Following is a simple TestMethod which which passes successfully using ITestInterface

ITestInterface mockProxy = MockRepository.GenerateMock<ITestInterface>();

OR

ITestInterface mockProxy = MockRepository.GenerateStub<ITestInterface>();

Can someone help me which one to use in this specific scenario.

Following is TestMethod for testing a business layer method and x.Method is a Data Access Layer method.

[TestMethod]
public void TestMethod1()
{
    ITestInterface mockProxy = MockRepository.GenerateMock<ITestInterface>();

    ITestInterface mockProxy = MockRepository.GenerateStub<ITestInterface>();

    mockProxy.Stub(x => x.Method(Arg<int>.Is.Anything)).Return(10);

    var result = mockProxy.BusinessLayerMethod(10);

    Assert.AreEqual(10, result);
}

possible dup http://stackoverflow.com/q/2536551/373706 – aqwert Mar 01 '12 at 07:02 — aqwert, Mar 01 '12 at 07:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 01 '12 at 14:27

Your scenario does not make sense at all. Surely the test method passed successfully, RhinoMocks works as expected ;) You just hard coded return value for a method to be 10 and then simply verifying whether a method call on either Mock/Stub returns this value, this is fine test case to test RhinoMocks itself but not any custom behaviour (in this case your DAL behaviour)

GenerateMock and GenerateStub Which one to use in specific scenario

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