Stubbing is modifying an instance method or property of an object at runtime to extend its functionality.
Questions tagged [stubbing]
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Mockito - NullpointerException when stubbing Method
So I started writing tests for our Java-Spring-project.
What I use is JUnit and Mockito. It's said, that when I use the when()...thenReturn() option I can mock services, without simulating them or so. So what I want to do is, to…
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Cleaning up sinon stubs easily
Is there a way to easily reset all sinon spys mocks and stubs that will work cleanly with mocha's beforeEach blocks.
I see sandboxing is an option but I do not see how you can use a sandbox for this
beforeEach ->
sinon.stub some, 'method'
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Stubbing authentication in request spec
When writing a request spec, how do you set sessions and/or stub controller methods?
I'm trying to stub out authentication in my integration tests - rspec/requests
Here's an example of a test
require File.dirname(__FILE__) +…
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RSpec: how to test Rails logger message expectations?
I am trying to test that the Rails logger receives messages in some of my specs. I am using the Logging gem.
Let's say that I have a class like this:
class BaseWorker
def execute
logger.info 'Starting the worker...'
end
end
And a spec…
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How to stub a Typescript-Interface / Type-definition?
I work with Typescript on an AngularJS 1.X project. I use different Javascript libraries for different purposes. To unit-test my source I would like to stub some dependencies using the Typings (= interfaces). I don't want to use the ANY-type and…
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Is there a way to stub a method of an included module with Rspec?
I have a module that is included in another module, and they both implement the same method.
I would like to stub the method of the included module, something like this:
module M
def foo
:M
end
end
module A
class << self
include M
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RhinoMocks - Stub a Method That Returns a Parameter
I am using RhinoMocks, I need to stub a method, and always have it return the third parameter, regardless of what is passed in:
_service.Stub(x => x.Method(parm1, parm2, parm3)).Return(parm3);
Obviously, it ain't that easy. I don't always know…
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Stubbing window.location.href with Sinon
I am trying to test some client-side code and for that I need to stub the value of window.location.href property using Mocha/Sinon.
What I have tried so far (using this example):
describe('Logger', () => {
it('should compose a Log', () => {
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Mockito: How to easily stub a method without mocking all parameters
I have a method i'd like to stub but it has a lot of parameters.
How can i avoid mocking all parameters but still stub the method.
Ex:
//Method to stub
public void myMethod(Bar bar, Foo foo, FooBar fooBar, BarFoo barFoo, .....endless list of…
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How should I stub a method globally using RSpec?
I am working on a Rails application. I am trying to stub a method globally.
What I am doing is to stub it inside the RSpec configuration, on a before(:suite) block as follows:
RSpec.configure do |config|
config.before(:suite) do
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How to verify if a specific function is called
I'm trying my hand at writing TDD in Go. I am however stuck at the following.
The test to write:
func TestFeatureStart(t *testing.T) {}
Implementation to test:
func (f *Feature) Start() error {
cmd := exec.Command(f.Cmd)
cmd.Start()
}
How…
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Rspec 3.0 How to mock a method replacing the parameter but with no return value?
I've searched a lot and just cannot figure this out although it seems basic. Here's a way simplified example of what I want to do.
Create a simple method that does something but doesn't return anything, such as:
class Test
def test_method(param)
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Should I stub the model in Factory girl or in the spec file while testing?
Almost every spec file I come accross I end up writing stuff like:
before :each do
@cimg = Factory.build :cimg_valid
@cimg.stub(:validate_img).and_return true
@cimg.stub(:validate_img_url).and_return true
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RSpec Stubbing: Return the parameter
Though my question is pretty straightforward, I failed to find an answer around here:
How can I stub a method and return the parameter itself (for example on a method that does an array-operation)?
Something like this:
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Rhino Mocks stubs and mocks are only good for interfaces?
Is it correct that Rhino Mocks stubs and mocks are only good for interfaces, not concrete classes? I spent quite a time trying to make this piece of code working. I did not expect the stubbed pubSubClient to always call Send method from the class.…
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