[Mockobjects-java-dev] Automatically Generating System Mock Objects

[Vincent M. <vm...@oc...>]

Here is a paper presented at XPUnivers on the subject: "Automatically
Generating System Mock Objects"
URL: http://www.xpuniverse.com/Testing04.pdf

Here is the abstract:
ABSTRACT

In test before code environments [1], writing many quick

and efficient unit tests helps projects execute quickly. As

the software product under test becomes increasingly

complex, it becomes harder to write unit tests to test one

particular software object without interacting with the

entire system (systemic testing). [5] proposes the

MockObject pattern [2, 6] as a technique to replace a real

object with a fake test object during testing. We propose a

variation, which focuses on the following two goals: (a)

Replace external systems for which the unit test developer

has no control with mock systems. (b) Generate as much of

the mock implementation automatically using Java's

reflection Application Interface (API).



I have not read it yet. Will do soon  though ...

-Vincent