#42 verify to handle null arguments

I would like verify() to silently accept a null pointer. It would remove a lot of boilerplate code in my unit tests.

Expected behavior:
verify(null) doesn't throw

Actual behavior:
verify(null) throws NullPointerException

[Henri Tremblay]

Can you give me a use-case? I'm quite surprised that a null mock can be passed to EasyMock since the mock comes from the test.

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to keep my tests as short and sharp as possible, so I moved mock-up validation to the tear-down method; @AfterMethod using TestNG. I write a test like thus:

@AfterMethod
public void verifyMockups()
{
EasyMock.verify(myProvider);
}

@Test
public void shouldGetAccount()
{
givenAnAccount();
givenAnObjectProvider();
givenACache();

Account account = myCache.getAccount(ACCOUNT_ID);

Assert.assertEquals(account, myAccount);

}

If I add a test which doesn't use a provider, myProvider will be null, and the verification will fail, unless I add boilerplate code to check for null before validating.

I would like to avoid the boilerplate code.

/Roger