Comments on: Testing with partial mock objects http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/ baking cakes with CakePHP Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:12:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kristofer buffington » Blog Archive » unit testing with cakephp - models http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-49792 kristofer buffington » Blog Archive » unit testing with cakephp - models Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:23:38 +0000 http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/#comment-49792 [...] I found Testing with partial mock objects to be a fabulous [...] [...] I found Testing with partial mock objects to be a fabulous [...]

]]> By: cakebaker » An alternative way to create arrays http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-44843 cakebaker » An alternative way to create arrays Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:03:03 +0000 http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/#comment-44843 [...] I use more and more mock objects when testing I often have to fake the results of some findAll calls. That means I have to create [...] [...] I use more and more mock objects when testing I often have to fake the results of some findAll calls. That means I have to create [...]

]]> By: cakebaker http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-42675 cakebaker Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:07 +0000 http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/#comment-42675 @Zach: Yes, you are right. In a recently started project I use mocks from the beginning and try to avoid using a database for unit testing. Up to now this works fine. The only "disadvantage" I encountered are the array structures you have to fake. They are quite complex, and it is easy to make mistakes... Maybe I will find a solution to make the array handling a bit easier. @Zach: Yes, you are right. In a recently started project I use mocks from the beginning and try to avoid using a database for unit testing. Up to now this works fine. The only “disadvantage” I encountered are the array structures you have to fake. They are quite complex, and it is easy to make mistakes… Maybe I will find a solution to make the array handling a bit easier.

]]> By: Zach Cox http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-41214 Zach Cox Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:05:10 +0000 http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/#comment-41214 I think a best practice would be, by default, to not use a database in unit tests, and strive to mock everything outside the class & method you're testing so it's completely isolated. A unit test should be testing a "unit" of code, which is one method. Using a database in a unit test should probably be an exception, not a rule. Plus, SimpleTest makes it sooo easy to create mock objects, we have no excuse not to! :) I think a best practice would be, by default, to not use a database in unit tests, and strive to mock everything outside the class & method you’re testing so it’s completely isolated. A unit test should be testing a “unit” of code, which is one method. Using a database in a unit test should probably be an exception, not a rule.

Plus, SimpleTest makes it sooo easy to create mock objects, we have no excuse not to! :)

]]> By: cakebaker http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-41002 cakebaker Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:56:10 +0000 http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/#comment-41002 @Zach: Thanks for your comment! I think it depends on the situation whether it makes sense to use a database in unit tests. Sometimes it is useful to actually perform the database operations, but in most cases it simply slows down the execution of the tests. @Zach: Thanks for your comment!

I think it depends on the situation whether it makes sense to use a database in unit tests. Sometimes it is useful to actually perform the database operations, but in most cases it simply slows down the execution of the tests.

]]> By: Zach Cox http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-40678 Zach Cox Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:13:02 +0000 http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2007/12/04/testing-with-partial-mock-objects/#comment-40678 Thanks for this! It bugs me that "standard" CakePHP unit testing practice is to set up test fixtures in an actual database. Unit testing should not involve databases! Thanks for this! It bugs me that “standard” CakePHP unit testing practice is to set up test fixtures in an actual database. Unit testing should not involve databases!

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