Re: [MO-java-users] How to 'mock' object with static method?

[Olaf K. <ok...@ab...>]

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her...@so... wrote:
| Hi all,
|
| Here is my question : the object i want to mock has static methods
(which
| connect to back-end through a stack of numerous layer ...), and i
want to
| isolate my test from this back-end dependency. But the problem is that
| static method cannot be overriden...so how could i achieve this ???
|
| Any help will be appreciated

Simple:

Don't use the class that contains static methods from everywhere in
your code. Create a *very* thin layer that has the same methods
nonstatic and only delegates to the static version. This is the *only*
user of the static methods. Then extract an interface from your layer.
This is the basis for your mock implementation.

Olaf

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