19 Testing database applications
This chapter covers
- Examining the challenges of database testing
- Implementing tests for JDBC, Spring JDBC, Hibernate, and Spring Hibernate applications
- Comparing the different approaches to building and testing database applications
Dependency is the key problem in software development at all scales. . . . Eliminating duplication in programs eliminates dependency.
--Kent Beck, Test-Driven Development: By Example
The persistence layer (or, roughly speaking, database access code) is undoubtedly one of the most important parts of any enterprise project. Despite its importance, the persistence layer is hard to unit test, mainly due to the following three issues:
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Unit tests must exercise code in isolation; the ...
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