JUnit and Mockito Unit Testing for Java Developers

Table of contents

1. Chapter 1 : Introduction
   1. Welcome to the Course
   2. Overview of the Course Structure
2. Chapter 2 : Unit Testing Foundations
   1. Section Introduction
   2. What is Unit Testing?
   3. What is JUnit?
   4. Introducing a Simple Unit Test in JUnit
   5. Structure of a Unit Test (Arrange-Act-Assert and Given/When/Then)
   6. Conventions for Writing Unit Tests
   7. Characteristics of Proper Unit Tests
   8. What are Assertions?
3. Chapter 3 : Creating a Java Project Using JUnit
   1. Section Introduction
   2. Creating a Java Project Using the Maven Quickstart Archetype in JUnit
   3. Introducing a Typical Java Project Structure (Production vs Test Source Trees)
   4. Understanding the Basic Conventions for Creating Unit Tests (Package and Naming)
4. Chapter 4 : Writing and Running Unit Tests with JUnit and IntelliJ IDEA
   1. Section Introduction
   2. Creating a Test Method with @Test Annotation
   3. Running a Unit Test Within the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and Understanding Test Success
   4. Understanding Test Failures with Exceptions
   5. Failing a Unit Test Explicitly with Assert.Fail()
   6. Using Assert.Fail() to Check Validation Logic in a Try/Catch
   7. Introduction to the JUnit Assertions API
   8. Structuring Unit Tests with Arrange-Act Assert
   9. Understanding the Execution of Assertions and JUnit's Fail-fast Test Failure Mechanism
   10. Adding Descriptive Comments to Assertions and Test Failures to Aid Diagnostics
   11. Coding a Unit Test Following Arrange-Act-Assert
   12. Keeping Test Setup (Don't Repeat Yourself) DRY with @Before
   13. Understanding Test Fixture Instantiation
5. Chapter 5 : Using Testing with Mock Objects and Mockito
   1. Section Introduction
   2. What Is Mockito and What Are Mock Objects?
   3. Introduction to Testing with Mock Objects
   4. Configuring Projects Using Mockito
   5. Creating a Project Which Uses JUnit and Mockito
   6. Coding a Layered Architecture - Presentation Layer
   7. Coding a Layered Architecture - Business Layer
   8. Coding a Layered Architecture - Persistence Layer
   9. Putting the Correct Packages in Place to Respect the layering
   10. Writing a Test for the Login Controller in the Presentation Layer
   11. Understanding the Test Fixture Setup While Writing Mock Object-based Unit Tests
   12. Writing a Test for the Authentication Service in the Business Layer
   13. Thinking about Design Decisions When Unit Testing
6. Chapter 6 : Looking at Hamcrest Assertions Library
   1. Section Introduction
   2. Evolving the Domain and Repository Classes
   3. Ignoring Tests with @ignore
   4. Implementing a Finder in the Repository
   5. Implementing Business Logic in the Service
   6. Configuring Maven to Use Java 8
   7. Evolving the Repository Class
   8. Adding a Parameter-driven Finder to the Service
   9. Refactoring to Evolve a New Service
   10. Generating Test Methods in the IDE and Toggling Between Production and Test Code
   11. Introducing the JUnit Mockito Runner and @Mock
   12. Analyzing the Production Code to Determine How to Write the Arrange Section
   13. Using Mockito's @InjectMocks to Create the System Under Test with its Dependencies
   14. Keep Yourself Motivated by Checking the Happy Path Test Output
   15. Using the JUnit Assertions API to Write the Assert Section
   16. Thinking about the Weaknesses of the JUnit Assertions API
   17. Importance of Checking Your Work as You Go!
   18. Upgrading a JUnit Project to Use the Full Hamcrest Version
   19. Replacing JUnit Assertions with Hamcrest Assertions and Using Assertions with Collections
   20. Understanding and Reading Hamcrest Test Failures
   21. Quick Thoughts on Hamcrest Individual vs Collection Assertions
   22. Do Not Invoke Unneeded Production Code in Your Test Classes
   23. Understanding Evaluation of Hamcrest Matchers
   24. Thinking about Keeping Production Code to a Minimum in Tests
   25. Creating Complex Hamcrest Assertions with allOf Method and Property Matchers