Re: [MO-java-users] Re: A kind of "don't care" Mock?

[Nat P. <nat...@b1...>]

The Callable interface only defines three methods.  It's very easy to
implement.  More details are on the Wiki.

Cheers,
            Nat.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "veny" <ve...@p2...>
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Subject: [MO-java-users] Re: A kind of "don't care" Mock?


>
> Hi,
>
> I am having the same problem. Any easier way than writing a custom
Callable
> objects?
> or how to easily write a Callable object that fulfils what is required.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Veny
>
>       From: Nat Pryce <nat@b1...>
>        Re: A kind of "don't care" Mock?
>       2003-09-23 14:17
>  With the dynamic mocks you can write your own Callable objects to match
>  against any method or in some other custom manner.
>
>  Cheers,
>              Nat.
>
>  _______________________
>  Dr. Nathaniel Pryce
>  B13media Ltd.
>  http://www.b13media.com
>  +44 (0)7712 526 661
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Frederic Donckels" <frederic.donckels@ac...>
>  To: <mockobjects-java-users@li...>
>  Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:11 AM
>  Subject: [MO-java-users] A kind of "don't care" Mock?
>
>
>  > Hi all,
>  >
>  > I must confess I haven't thoroughly searched through either Wiki,
>  > the lists or the source code (Flame disclaimer :) )
>  >
>  > Is there a way to create a mock with a default 'I don't care'
>  > behaviour for most of the methods?
>  > What I mean is that, for some tests, there might be a bunch of
>  > methods called, for which I don't want to set expectations (because
>  > sometimes I don't know which methods will be called, how many times,
>  > ..., or if the mock-proxy is temporarily handled to an outside object
>  > for which I don''t have the source code, or I just don't care to
>  > provide an 'implementation' (hashcode, toString, ..)).
>  > For those methods, I'd just like to set a global default behaviour:
>  > - match any call, with any args (or no args)
>  > - return a default value (true or false for boolean, 0 for numeric
>  > values, null for objects) (with this default value that could be
>  > changed).
>  >
>  > but still to be able to set expectations on methods I care.
>  >
>  > In the same way, is there a way to say "this method will be called,
>  > I don't care how many times, just return always this value" ?
>  >
>  > Thanks!!
>  >
>  > Regards
>  >
>  > Frederic
>
>