org.powermock.api.mockito
Class PowerMockito

java.lang.Object
  org.powermock.api.support.membermodification.MemberMatcher
      org.powermock.api.support.membermodification.MemberModifier
          org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito

public class PowerMockito
extends MemberModifier

PowerMockito extends Mockito functionality with several new features such as mocking static and private methods and more. Use PowerMock instead of Mockito where applicable.

See Also:

Mockito

Constructor Summary

PowerMockito()

Method Summary

static PowerMockitoStubber	doAnswer(org.mockito.stubbing.Answer<?> answer) Use doAnswer() when you want to stub a void method with generic Answer.
static PowerMockitoStubber	doCallRealMethod() Use doCallRealMethod() when you want to call the real implementation of a method.
static PowerMockitoStubber	doNothing() Use doNothing() for setting void methods to do nothing.
static PowerMockitoStubber	doReturn(Object toBeReturned) Use doReturn() in those rare occasions when you cannot use Mockito.when(Object).
static PowerMockitoStubber	doThrow(Throwable toBeThrown) Use doThrow() when you want to stub the void method with an exception.
static <T> T	mock(Class<T> type) Creates a mock object that supports mocking of final and native methods.
static <T> T	mock(Class<T> classToMock, org.mockito.stubbing.Answer defaultAnswer) Creates mock with a specified strategy for its answers to interactions.
static <T> T	mock(Class<T> classToMock, org.mockito.MockSettings mockSettings) Creates a mock with some non-standard settings.
static void	mockStatic(Class<?> type) Enable static mocking for all methods of a class.
static void	mockStatic(Class<?> classMock, org.mockito.stubbing.Answer defaultAnswer) Creates class mock with a specified strategy for its answers to interactions.
static void	mockStatic(Class<?> classToMock, org.mockito.MockSettings mockSettings) Creates a class mock with some non-standard settings.
static <T> void	spy(Class<T> type) Spy on classes (not "spyable" from normal Mockito).
static <T> T	spy(T object) Spy on objects that are final or otherwise not "spyable" from normal Mockito.
static <T> ConstructorArgumentsVerification	verifyNew(Class<?> mock, org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode mode) Verifies certain behavior happened at least once / exact number of times / never.
static <T> ConstructorArgumentsVerification	verifyNew(Class<T> mock) Verifies certain behavior happened once Alias to verifyNew(mockClass, times(1)) E.g: verifyNew(ClassWithStaticMethod.class); Above is equivalent to: verifyNew(ClassWithStaticMethod.class, times(1));
static void	verifyNoMoreInteractions(Object... mocks) Checks if any of given mocks (can be both instance and class mocks) has any unverified interaction.
static PrivateMethodVerification	verifyPrivate(Class<?> clazz) Verify a private method invocation for a class.
static PrivateMethodVerification	verifyPrivate(Class<?> clazz, org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode verificationMode) Verify a private method invocation for a class with a given verification mode.
static PrivateMethodVerification	verifyPrivate(Object object) Verify a private method invocation for an instance.
static PrivateMethodVerification	verifyPrivate(Object object, org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode verificationMode) Verify a private method invocation with a given verification mode.
static void	verifyStatic() Verifies certain behavior happened once Alias to verifyStatic(times(1)) E.g: verifyStatic(); ClassWithStaticMethod.someStaticMethod("some arg"); Above is equivalent to: verifyStatic(times(1)); ClassWithStaticMethod.someStaticMethod("some arg"); Although it is possible to verify a stubbed invocation, usually it's just redundant.
static void	verifyStatic(org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode verificationMode) Verifies certain behavior happened at least once / exact number of times / never.
static void	verifyZeroInteractions(Object... mocks) Verifies that no interactions happened on given mocks (can be both instance and class mocks).
static <T> WithOrWithoutExpectedArguments<T>	when(Class<?> cls, Method method) Expect calls to private static methods.
static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T>	when(Class<?> klass, Object... arguments) Expect calls to private static methods without having to specify the method name.
static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T>	when(Class<?> clazz, String methodToExpect, Object... arguments) Expect a static private or inner class method call.
static <T> WithOrWithoutExpectedArguments<T>	when(Object instance, Method method) Expect calls to private methods.
static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T>	when(Object instance, Object... arguments) Expect calls to private methods without having to specify the method name.
static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T>	when(Object instance, String methodName, Object... arguments) Expect calls to private methods.
static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T>	when(T methodCall) Just delegates to the original Mockito.when(Object) method.
static <T> ConstructorExpectationSetup<T>	whenNew(Class<T> type) Allows specifying expectations on new invocations.
static <T> WithOrWithoutExpectedArguments<T>	whenNew(Constructor<T> ctor) Allows specifying expectations on new invocations.
static <T> ConstructorExpectationSetup<T>	whenNew(String fullyQualifiedName) Allows specifying expectations on new invocations for private member (inner) classes, local or anonymous classes.

Methods inherited from class org.powermock.api.support.membermodification.MemberModifier

replace, stub, suppress, suppress, suppress, suppress, suppress, suppress, suppress

Methods inherited from class org.powermock.api.support.membermodification.MemberMatcher

constructor, constructor, constructors, constructorsDeclaredIn, defaultConstructorIn, everythingDeclaredIn, field, fields, fields, fields, fields, method, method, methods, methods, methods, methodsDeclaredIn

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PowerMockito

public PowerMockito()

Method Detail

mockStatic

public static void mockStatic(Class<?> type)

Enable static mocking for all methods of a class.

Parameters:

type - the class to enable static mocking

mockStatic

public static void mockStatic(Class<?> classMock,
                              org.mockito.stubbing.Answer defaultAnswer)

Creates class mock with a specified strategy for its answers to interactions. It's quite advanced feature and typically you don't need it to write decent tests. However it can be helpful when working with legacy systems.

It is the default answer so it will be used only when you don't stub the method call.

 mockStatic(Foo.class, RETURNS_SMART_NULLS);
 mockStatic(Foo.class, new YourOwnAnswer());
 

Parameters:

classMock - class to mock

defaultAnswer - default answer for unstubbed methods

mockStatic

public static void mockStatic(Class<?> classToMock,
                              org.mockito.MockSettings mockSettings)

Creates a class mock with some non-standard settings.

The number of configuration points for a mock grows so we need a fluent way to introduce new configuration without adding more and more overloaded PowerMockito.mockStatic() methods. Hence MockSettings.

   mockStatic(Listener.class, withSettings()
     .name("firstListner").defaultBehavior(RETURNS_SMART_NULLS));
   );
 

Use it carefully and occasionally. What might be reason your test needs non-standard mocks? Is the code under test so complicated that it requires non-standard mocks? Wouldn't you prefer to refactor the code under test so it is testable in a simple way?

See also Mockito.withSettings()

Parameters:

classToMock - class to mock

mockSettings - additional mock settings

mock

public static <T> T mock(Class<T> type)

Creates a mock object that supports mocking of final and native methods.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the mock object

Parameters:

type - the type of the mock object

Returns:

the mock object.

mock

public static <T> T mock(Class<T> classToMock,
                         org.mockito.stubbing.Answer defaultAnswer)

Creates mock with a specified strategy for its answers to interactions. It's quite advanced feature and typically you don't need it to write decent tests. However it can be helpful when working with legacy systems.

It is the default answer so it will be used only when you don't stub the method call.

 Foo mock = mock(Foo.class, RETURNS_SMART_NULLS);
 Foo mockTwo = mock(Foo.class, new YourOwnAnswer());
 

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Parameters:

classToMock - class or interface to mock

defaultAnswer - default answer for unstubbed methods

Returns:

mock object

mock

public static <T> T mock(Class<T> classToMock,
                         org.mockito.MockSettings mockSettings)

Creates a mock with some non-standard settings.

The number of configuration points for a mock grows so we need a fluent way to introduce new configuration without adding more and more overloaded Mockito.mock() methods. Hence MockSettings.

   Listener mock = mock(Listener.class, withSettings()
     .name("firstListner").defaultBehavior(RETURNS_SMART_NULLS));
   );
 

Use it carefully and occasionally. What might be reason your test needs non-standard mocks? Is the code under test so complicated that it requires non-standard mocks? Wouldn't you prefer to refactor the code under test so it is testable in a simple way?

See also Mockito.withSettings()

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Parameters:

classToMock - class or interface to mock

mockSettings - additional mock settings

Returns:

mock object

spy

public static <T> T spy(T object)

Spy on objects that are final or otherwise not "spyable" from normal Mockito.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the mock object

Parameters:

object - the object to spy on

Returns:

the spy object.

See Also:

Mockito.spy(Object)

spy

public static <T> void spy(Class<T> type)

Spy on classes (not "spyable" from normal Mockito).

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the class mock

Parameters:

type - the type of the class mock

See Also:

Mockito.spy(Object)

verifyStatic

public static void verifyStatic()

Verifies certain behavior happened once

Alias to verifyStatic(times(1)) E.g:

 verifyStatic();
 ClassWithStaticMethod.someStaticMethod("some arg");
 

Above is equivalent to:

 verifyStatic(times(1));
 ClassWithStaticMethod.someStaticMethod("some arg");
 

Although it is possible to verify a stubbed invocation, usually it's just redundant. Let's say you've stubbed foo.bar(). If your code cares what foo.bar() returns then something else breaks(often before even verify() gets executed). If your code doesn't care what get(0) returns then it should not be stubbed.

verifyStatic

public static void verifyStatic(org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode verificationMode)

Verifies certain behavior happened at least once / exact number of times / never. E.g:

   verifyStatic(times(5));
   ClassWithStaticMethod.someStaticMethod("was called five times");
   
   verifyStatic(atLeast(2));
   ClassWithStaticMethod.someStaticMethod("was called at least two times");
   
   //you can use flexible argument matchers, e.g:
   verifyStatic(atLeastOnce());
   ClassWithStaticMethod.someMethod(<b>anyString()</b>);
 

times(1) is the default and can be omitted

Parameters:

verificationMode - times(x), atLeastOnce() or never()

verifyPrivate

public static PrivateMethodVerification verifyPrivate(Object object)
                                               throws Exception

Verify a private method invocation for an instance.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#verify(Object)}

verifyPrivate

public static PrivateMethodVerification verifyPrivate(Object object,
                                                      org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode verificationMode)
                                               throws Exception

Verify a private method invocation with a given verification mode.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#verify(Object)}

verifyPrivate

public static PrivateMethodVerification verifyPrivate(Class<?> clazz)
                                               throws Exception

Verify a private method invocation for a class.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#verify(Object)}

verifyPrivate

public static PrivateMethodVerification verifyPrivate(Class<?> clazz,
                                                      org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode verificationMode)
                                               throws Exception

Verify a private method invocation for a class with a given verification mode.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#verify(Object)}

verifyNew

public static <T> ConstructorArgumentsVerification verifyNew(Class<T> mock)

Verifies certain behavior happened once

Alias to verifyNew(mockClass, times(1)) E.g:

 verifyNew(ClassWithStaticMethod.class);
 

Above is equivalent to:

 verifyNew(ClassWithStaticMethod.class, times(1));
 

Parameters:

mock - Class mocked by PowerMock.

verifyNew

public static <T> ConstructorArgumentsVerification verifyNew(Class<?> mock,
                                                             org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode mode)

Verifies certain behavior happened at least once / exact number of times / never. E.g:

 verifyNew(ClassWithStaticMethod.class, times(5));
 
 verifyNew(ClassWithStaticMethod.class, atLeast(2));
 
 //you can use flexible argument matchers, e.g:
 verifyNew(ClassWithStaticMethod.class, atLeastOnce());
 

times(1) is the default and can be omitted

Parameters:

mock - to be verified

mode - times(x), atLeastOnce() or never()

when

public static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T> when(Object instance,
                                                               String methodName,
                                                               Object... arguments)
                                                    throws Exception

Expect calls to private methods.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#when(Object)}

when

public static <T> WithOrWithoutExpectedArguments<T> when(Object instance,
                                                         Method method)
                                              throws Exception

Expect calls to private methods.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#when(Object)}

when

public static <T> WithOrWithoutExpectedArguments<T> when(Class<?> cls,
                                                         Method method)
                                              throws Exception

Expect calls to private static methods.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#when(Object)}

when

public static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T> when(Object instance,
                                                               Object... arguments)
                                                    throws Exception

Expect calls to private methods without having to specify the method name. The method will be looked up using the parameter types (if possible).

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#when(Object)}

when

public static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T> when(Class<?> clazz,
                                                               String methodToExpect,
                                                               Object... arguments)
                                                    throws Exception

Expect a static private or inner class method call.

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#when(Object)}

when

public static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T> when(Class<?> klass,
                                                               Object... arguments)
                                                    throws Exception

Expect calls to private static methods without having to specify the method name. The method will be looked up using the parameter types if possible

Throws:

Exception - If something unexpected goes wrong.

See Also:

Mockito#when(Object)}

when

public static <T> org.mockito.stubbing.OngoingStubbing<T> when(T methodCall)

Just delegates to the original Mockito.when(Object) method.

See Also:

Mockito#when(Object)}

whenNew

public static <T> WithOrWithoutExpectedArguments<T> whenNew(Constructor<T> ctor)

Allows specifying expectations on new invocations. For example you might want to throw an exception or return a mock.

whenNew

public static <T> ConstructorExpectationSetup<T> whenNew(Class<T> type)

Allows specifying expectations on new invocations. For example you might want to throw an exception or return a mock.

whenNew

public static <T> ConstructorExpectationSetup<T> whenNew(String fullyQualifiedName)
                                              throws Exception

Allows specifying expectations on new invocations for private member (inner) classes, local or anonymous classes. For example you might want to throw an exception or return a mock.

Parameters:

fullyQualifiedName - The fully-qualified name of the inner/local/anonymous type to expect.

Throws:

Exception

verifyNoMoreInteractions

public static void verifyNoMoreInteractions(Object... mocks)

Checks if any of given mocks (can be both instance and class mocks) has any unverified interaction. Delegates to the orignal Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(Object...) if the mock is not a PowerMockito mock.

You can use this method after you verified your mocks - to make sure that nothing else was invoked on your mocks.

See also Mockito.never() - it is more explicit and communicates the intent well.

Stubbed invocations (if called) are also treated as interactions.

A word of warning: Some users who did a lot of classic, expect-run-verify mocking tend to use verifyNoMoreInteractions() very often, even in every test method. verifyNoMoreInteractions() is not recommended to use in every test method. verifyNoMoreInteractions() is a handy assertion from the interaction testing toolkit. Use it only when it's relevant. Abusing it leads to overspecified, less maintainable tests. You can find further reading here.

This method will also detect unverified invocations that occurred before the test method, for example: in setUp(), @Before method or in constructor. Consider writing nice code that makes interactions only in test methods.

Example:

 //interactions
 mock.doSomething();
 mock.doSomethingUnexpected();
 
 //verification
 verify(mock).doSomething();
 
 //following will fail because 'doSomethingUnexpected()' is unexpected
 verifyNoMoreInteractions(mock);
 
 

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Parameters:

mocks - to be verified

verifyZeroInteractions

public static void verifyZeroInteractions(Object... mocks)

Verifies that no interactions happened on given mocks (can be both instance and class mocks). Delegates to the orignal Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(Object...) if the mock is not a PowerMockito mock.

 verifyZeroInteractions(mockOne, mockTwo);
 

This method will also detect invocations that occurred before the test method, for example: in setUp(), @Before method or in constructor. Consider writing nice code that makes interactions only in test methods.

See also Mockito.never() - it is more explicit and communicates the intent well.

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Parameters:

mocks - to be verified

doAnswer

public static PowerMockitoStubber doAnswer(org.mockito.stubbing.Answer<?> answer)

Use doAnswer() when you want to stub a void method with generic Answer.

Stubbing voids requires different approach from Mockito.when(Object) because the compiler does not like void methods inside brackets...

Example:

 doAnswer(new Answer() {
     public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) {
         Object[] args = invocation.getArguments();
         Mock mock = invocation.getMock();
         return null;
     }
 }).when(mock).someMethod();
 

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Parameters:

answer - to answer when the stubbed method is called

Returns:

stubber - to select a method for stubbing

doThrow

public static PowerMockitoStubber doThrow(Throwable toBeThrown)

Use doThrow() when you want to stub the void method with an exception.

Stubbing voids requires different approach from Mockito.when(Object) because the compiler does not like void methods inside brackets...

Example:

 doThrow(new RuntimeException()).when(mock).someVoidMethod();
 

Parameters:

toBeThrown - to be thrown when the stubbed method is called

Returns:

stubber - to select a method for stubbing

doCallRealMethod

public static PowerMockitoStubber doCallRealMethod()

Use doCallRealMethod() when you want to call the real implementation of a method.

As usual you are going to read the partial mock warning: Object oriented programming is more less tackling complexity by dividing the complexity into separate, specific, SRPy objects. How does partial mock fit into this paradigm? Well, it just doesn't... Partial mock usually means that the complexity has been moved to a different method on the same object. In most cases, this is not the way you want to design your application.

However, there are rare cases when partial mocks come handy: dealing with code you cannot change easily (3rd party interfaces, interim refactoring of legacy code etc.) However, I wouldn't use partial mocks for new, test-driven & well-designed code.

See also javadoc Mockito.spy(Object) to find out more about partial mocks. Mockito.spy() is a recommended way of creating partial mocks. The reason is it guarantees real methods are called against correctly constructed object because you're responsible for constructing the object passed to spy() method.

Example:

 Foo mock = mock(Foo.class);
 doCallRealMethod().when(mock).someVoidMethod();
 
 // this will call the real implementation of Foo.someVoidMethod()
 mock.someVoidMethod();
 

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Returns:

stubber - to select a method for stubbing

doNothing

public static PowerMockitoStubber doNothing()

Use doNothing() for setting void methods to do nothing. Beware that void methods on mocks do nothing by default! However, there are rare situations when doNothing() comes handy:

1. Stubbing consecutive calls on a void method:

 doNothing().doThrow(new RuntimeException()).when(mock).someVoidMethod();
 
 //does nothing the first time:
 mock.someVoidMethod();
 
 //throws RuntimeException the next time:
 mock.someVoidMethod();
 

2. When you spy real objects and you want the void method to do nothing:

 List list = new LinkedList();
 List spy = spy(list);
 
 //let's make clear() do nothing
 doNothing().when(spy).clear();
 
 spy.add("one");
 
 //clear() does nothing, so the list still contains "one"
 spy.clear();
 

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Returns:

stubber - to select a method for stubbing

doReturn

public static PowerMockitoStubber doReturn(Object toBeReturned)

Use doReturn() in those rare occasions when you cannot use Mockito.when(Object).

Beware that Mockito.when(Object) is always recommended for stubbing because it is argument type-safe and more readable (especially when stubbing consecutive calls).

Here are those rare occasions when doReturn() comes handy:

1. When spying real objects and calling real methods on a spy brings side effects

 List list = new LinkedList();
 List spy = spy(list);
 
 //Impossible: real method is called so spy.get(0) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException (the list is yet empty)
 when(spy.get(0)).thenReturn("foo");
 
 //You have to use doReturn() for stubbing:
 doReturn("foo").when(spy).get(0);
 

2. Overriding a previous exception-stubbing:

 when(mock.foo()).thenThrow(new RuntimeException());
 
 //Impossible: the exception-stubbed foo() method is called so RuntimeException is thrown. 
 when(mock.foo()).thenReturn("bar");
 
 //You have to use doReturn() for stubbing:
 doReturn("bar").when(mock).foo();
 

Above scenarios shows a tradeoff of Mockito's ellegant syntax. Note that the scenarios are very rare, though. Spying should be sporadic and overriding exception-stubbing is very rare.

See examples in javadoc for Mockito class

Parameters:

toBeReturned - to be returned when the stubbed method is called

Returns:

stubber - to select a method for stubbing