Java Testing with Spock

1.5. A first look at Spock in action

The following examples should whet your appetite, so don’t stress over the strange syntax or any unknown keywords. I cover Spock syntax throughout the rest of the book.

1.5.1. A simple test with JUnit

When introducing a new library/language/framework, everybody expects a “hello world” example. This section shows what Spock looks like in a minimal, but fully functional example.

The following listing presents the Java class you’ll test. For comparison, a possible JUnit test is first shown, as JUnit is the de facto testing framework for Java, still undisputed after more than a decade.

Listing 1.2. Java class under test and JUnit test

You introduce two test methods, one that tests the core functionality of your ...