Java Testing with Spock - Softcover

Kapelonis, Konstantinos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617292532 ISBN 13: 9781617292538

Publisher: Manning, 2016

Synopsis

Summary

Java Testing with Spock teaches you how to use Spock for a wide range of testing use cases in Java. Readers new to Groovy will appreciate the succinct language tutorial that'll give you just enough Groovy to use Spock effectively.

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About the Technology

Spock combines the features of tools like JUnit, Mockito, and JBehave into a single powerful Java testing library. With Spock, you use Groovy to write more readable and concise tests. Spock enables seamless integration testing, and with the intuitive Geb library, you can even handle functional testing of web applications.

About the Book

Java Testing with Spock teaches you how to use Spock for a wide range of testing use cases in Java. You'll start with a quick overview of Spock and work through writing unit tests using the Groovy language. You'll discover best practices for test design as you learn to write mocks, implement integration tests, use Spock's built-in BDD testing tools, and do functional web testing using Geb. Readers new to Groovy will appreciate the succinct language tutorial in chapter 2 that gives you just enough Groovy to use Spock effectively.

What's Inside

Testing with Spock from the ground up

Write mocks without an external library

BDD tests your business analyst can read

Just enough Groovy to use Spock

About the Reader

Written for Java developers. Knowledge of Groovy and JUnit is helpful but not required.

About the Author

Konstantinos Kapelonis is a software engineer who works with Java daily.

Table of Contents

PART 1 FOUNDATIONS AND BRIEF TOUR OF SPOCK

Introducing the Spock testing framework

Groovy knowledge for Spock testing

A tour of Spock functionality

PART 2 STRUCTURING SPOCK TESTS

Writing unit tests with Spock

Parameterized tests

Mocking and stubbing

PART 3 SPOCK IN THE ENTERPRISE

Integration and functional testing with Spock

Spock features for enterprise testing

About this title

About the Author

Konstantinos Kapelonis is a software engineer with 10+ years of programming experience ranging from writing bare metal C for the PlayStation 3 to Scheme code that mimics human reasoning. He works daily with Java and has a soft spot for code quality and build pipelines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manning
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617292532
• ISBN 13: 9781617292538
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304