Learning Java Functional Programming

Testing functional programs

Testing is a complex yet important aspect of software development. Java 8 has impacted how testing can be conducted. The intent of this section is not to explore all of the possible ways of testing Java 8 code, but to provide some insight into possible testing approaches.

JUnit is the standard for testing Java applications and is used to test the functional aspects of Java. Typically, a JUnit test is created to test a method by passing it data and comparing the return value to determine if the method executed properly. In this section, we will examine various testing approaches.

Testing lambda expressions

A significant consideration is whether to test a lambda expression at all. If it is too simple to break, then there ...