RE: [MO-java-dev] Reusing dynamic mocks?

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

Hi Steve,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Freeman [mailto:st...@m3...]
> Sent: 17 February 2003 16:27
> To: Vincent Massol
> Subject: Re: [MO-java-dev] Reusing dynamic mocks?
> 
> Vincent Massol wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a scenario where I have to reuse the same Dynamic Mock for
> > several tests. However, it appears that there is no "reset()"
methods on
> > the Mock class. Am I missing something? If not, can I add the
following
> > to Mock.java:
> >
> >     public void reset()
> >     {
> >         this.methods = new MethodMap();
> >     }
> 
> Does it really have to be the same instance each time?

Actually yes. The scenario is as follows:

I am setting up my own JNDI implementation which, upon call to "new
InitialContext()" returns a Mock Context object. However, setting up
one's own JNDI implementation (by calling
NamingManager.setInitialContextFactoryBuilder) can only be done once
during the VM's lifetime. Thus, I am wrapping this in a TestSetup.

This means that I have only one chance to define what will be the mock
returned upon calls to "new InitialContext()".

I believe there are use cases for the reset() stuff. Let me know what
you think.

Thanks
-Vincent


> 
> I'd suggest wrapping up mock object creation in a helper method and
> generate a new copy for each test.
> 
> S.
>