JUnit in Action, Second Edition

Chapter 8. In-container testing

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you’ve got it made.

Jean Giraudoux

This chapter covers

• The drawbacks of mock objects
• In-container testing
• Comparing stubs, mock objects, and in-container testing

This chapter examines one approach to unit testing components in an application container: in-container unit testing, or integration unit testing. We discuss in-container testing pros and cons and show what can be achieved using the mock objects approach introduced in chapter 7, where mock objects fall short, and how in-container testing enables you to write integration unit tests. Finally, we compare the stubs, mock objects, and in-container approaches we’ve already covered in this second ...