Spock: Up and Running: Writing Expressive Tests in Java and Groovy - Softcover

Fletcher, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491923296 ISBN 13: 9781491923290

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2017

Synopsis

Most developers would agree that writing automated tests is a good idea, but writing good, well-structured tests is still an elusive skill for many. For Java and Groovy developers, however, there’s good news. This practical guide shows you how to write concise and highly readable tests with Spock, the most innovative testing and specification framework for the JVM since JUnit.

Author Rob Fletcher takes you from Spock basics to advanced topics, using fully worked integration examples. Through the course of this book, you’ll build a simple web application—Squawker—that allows users to post short messages. You’ll discover how much easier it is to write automated tests with Spock’s straightforward and expressive language.

• Start by learning how to write simple unit tests
• Understand the lifecycle of Spock specifications and feature methods
• Dive into interaction testing, using Spock’s intuitive syntax for dealing with mocks and stubs
• Learn about parameterized tests—writing feature methods that run for multiple sets of data
• Move into advanced topics, such as writing idiomatic Spock code and driving parameterized tests with file or database input
• Learn how everything works together in a standalone, fully-worked, test-driven development example

About this title

About the Author

Rob Fletcher is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, where he focuses on using automated testing as design tool. He has over 15 years of experience in the software industry, and has contributed to several open source projects including Groovy, Geb, Ratpack, and Grails.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1491923296
• ISBN 13: 9781491923290
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 370