Mockito is a great framework for testing in java. I use it all the time and have done for many years now. It works hand in hand with dependnecy injection, a topic I covered in my last blog "Spring for Humans". However I sometimes find it's a victim of it's own success - there's a lot you can do with it so it's easy to forget how to do things!

So here's a cheat sheet which covers most of the features I use in Mockito.

Setting Up Mockito

Using JUnit <5 Annotations

import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

@RunWith(MockJUnitRunner.class)
public class MyClassTest {
    ...
}

Using JUnit 5 Annotations

import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;

@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
public class MyClassTest {
    ...
}

Using initMocks

Useful if you need more than one RunWith/Extend (e.g. SpringJunit4ClassRunner)

import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.junit.Before;

public class MyClassTest {
    @Before
    public void before() throw Exception {
        Mockito.initMocks(this);
    }
    ...
}

Creating Mocks and Spies

An easy way I use to remember the difference between mocks and spies is:

Mock: By default, all methods are stubbed unless you say otherwise.
Spy: By default, all methods use real implementation unless you say otherwise.

Creating a Mock

Use Annotations on Fields

There seems to be a consensus that this is the cleanest way to mock an object (which goes against my brain's aversion for field injection, but that's a story for another day).

import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.mockito.Mock;

public class MyClassTest {

    @Mock
    private MyClass myObject;

    @Before
    public void before() throw Exception {
        Mockito.initMocks(this);
        // myObject is now a mock
    }
    ...
}

Create from Method

import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.mockito.Mock;

public class MyClassTest {

    private MyClass myObject;

    @Before
    public void before() throw Exception {
        Mockito.initMocks(this);
        myObject = Mockito.mock(MyClass.class);
    }
    ...
}

Create from Method using Initialised Object

Useful if you want a mock to be created from an object which has been constructed using a constructor.

import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.mockito.Mock;

public class MyClassTest {

    private Person person = Person("name", 18);

    @Before
    public void before() throw Exception {
        Mockito.initMocks(this);
        person = Mockito.mock(person);
    }
    ...
}

Creating a Spy

This is very similar to mocks.

Use Annotations on Fields

import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.mockito.Spy;

public class MyClassTest {

    @Spy
    private MyClass myObject;

    @Before
    public void before() throw Exception {
        Mockito.initMocks(this);
        // myObject is now a spy
    }
    ...
}

Create from Method

import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.mockito.Spy;

public class MyClassTest {

    private MyClass myObject;

    @Before
    public void before() throw Exception {
        Mockito.initMocks(this);
        myObject = Mockito.spy(MyClass.class);
    }
    ...
}

Create from method using Initialised Object

Useful if you want a spy to be created from an object which has been constructed using a constructor.

import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.mockito.Spy;

public class MyClassTest {

    private Person person = Person("name", 18);

    @Before
    public void before() throw Exception {
        Mockito.initMocks(this);
        person = Mockito.spy(person);
    }
    ...
}

Injecting Mocks

Using @InjectMocks Annotation

public class InjectTest {

    @Mock
    private BlogRepository blogRepository;
    @InjectMocks
    private BlogPostService blogPostService;

    @Before
    public void setup() {
        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
        System.out.println(blogPostService);
    }
}

Using Constructor

public class InjectTest {

    @Mock
    private BlogRepository blogRepository;
    @InjectMocks
    private BlogPostService blogPostService;

    @Before
    public void setup() {
        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
        blogPostService = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);
    }
}

Stubbing a method

Returning from a stubbed Method

@Test
public void getAllBlogPosts_withBlogPostsInDb_returnsBlogPosts() {
    // arrange
    List<BlogPost> expected = Arrays.asList(new BlogPost("Spring for humans"), 
            new BlogPost("Mockito Cheatsheet"));
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getAllBlogPosts()).thenReturn(expected);
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    List<BlogPost> actual = service.getAllBlogPosts();

    // assert
    assertEquals(expected, actual);
}

Providing an Alternative Implementation for a Method

@Test
public void getBlogPostById_withExistingBlogPostInDb_returnsBlogPost() {
    // arrange
    BlogPost expected = new BlogPost("Spring for Humans");
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostById(Mockito.anyInt())).thenAnswer(invocationOnMock -> {
        int id = invocationOnMock.getArgument(0);
        if(id == 1) return Optional.of(expected);
        else return Optional.empty();
    });
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    BlogPost actual = service.getBlogPostById(1).get();

    // assert
    assertEquals(expected, actual);
}

Throwing an Exception from a Method

@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
public void getBlogPostById_withMissingBlogPost_throwsException() {
    // arrange
    BlogPost expected = new BlogPost("Spring for Humans");
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostById(1)).thenThrow(new IllegalArgumentException());
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    BlogPost actual = service.getBlogPostById(1).get();

    // assert
    // Test will pass if exception of type IllegalArgumentException is thrown
}

Calling the Real Implementation

@Test
public void getBlogPostById_withMissingBlogPost_returnsEmpty() {
    // arrange
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostById(1)).thenCallRealMethod();
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    Optional<BlogPost> actual = service.getBlogPostById(1);

    // assert
    assertFalse(actual.isPresent());
}

Using Deep Stubs

Deep stubs are used for methods which are chained, but you don't care about the intermediate values. These should be used sparingly, as discussed in the Mockito documentation.

// Without deep stubs
@Test
public void checkIfDriverIsPostgres_withPostgresDriver_returnsTrue() {
    // arrange
    Configuration configMock = Mockito.mock(Configuration.class);
    RepositoryConfiguration repositoryConfigMock = Mockito.mock(RepositoryConfiguration.class);
    Mockito.when(configMock.getRepositoryConfiguration()).thenReturn(repositoryConfigMock);
    DatabaseConfiguration databaseConfigMock = Mockito.mock(DatabaseConfiguration.class);
    Mockito.when(repositoryConfigMock.getDatabaseConfiguration()).thenReturn(databaseConfigMock);
    DatabaseConfiguration.DriverConfiguration driverConfigMock = Mockito.mock(DatabaseConfiguration.DriverConfiguration.class);
    Mockito.when(databaseConfigMock.getDriverConfiguration()).thenReturn(driverConfigMock);
    Mockito.when(driverConfigMock.getDriverType()).thenReturn("postgres");

    BlogRepository blogRepository = new BlogRepository(configMock);

    // act
    boolean actual = blogRepository.checkIfDriverIsPostgres();

    // assert
    Assert.assertTrue(actual);
}

// With deep stubs
@Test
public void usingDeepStubs_checkIfDriverIsPostgres_withPostgresDriver_returnsTrue() {
    // arrange
    Configuration configMock = Mockito.mock(Configuration.class, Mockito.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS);
    Mockito.when(configMock.getRepositoryConfiguration()
            .getDatabaseConfiguration().getDriverConfiguration().getDriverType()).thenReturn("postgres");

    BlogRepository blogRepository = new BlogRepository(configMock);

    // act
    boolean actual = blogRepository.checkIfDriverIsPostgres();

    // assert
    Assert.assertTrue(actual);
}

Stubbing a Void Method

Providing an Alternative Implementation for a Method

@Test
public void getAllBlogPosts_withBlogPostsInDb_callsVerifyConnectionToDatabaseIsAlive() {
    // arrange
    Configuration configMock = Mockito.mock(Configuration.class);
    BlogRepository blogRepository = new BlogRepository(configMock);

    AtomicBoolean verifyMethodCalled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
    Mockito.doAnswer(invocationOnMock -> {
        // We can do whatever we want here, and it will be executed when
        // verifyConnectionToDatabaseIsAlive
        // If the method had any arguments, we can capture them here
        verifyMethodCalled.set(true);
        return null;
    }).when(configMock).verifyConnectionToDatabaseIsAlive();

    // act
    blogRepository.getAllBlogPosts();

    // assert
    assertTrue(verifyMethodCalled.get());
}

Throwing an Exception from a Method

@Test(expected = DatabaseDownException.class)
public void getAllBlogPosts_withConnectionToDbDown_throwsException() {
    // arrange
    Configuration configMock = Mockito.mock(Configuration.class);
    BlogRepository blogRepository = new BlogRepository(configMock);

    AtomicBoolean verifyMethodCalled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
    Mockito.doThrow(new DatabaseDownException()).when(configMock).verifyConnectionToDatabaseIsAlive();

    // act
    blogRepository.getAllBlogPosts();

    // assert
    // Test will pass if exception of type DatabaseDownException is thrown
}

Calling the Real Implementation

@Test
public void getAllBlogPosts_withBlogPostsInDb_returnsBlogPosts() {
    // arrange
    Configuration configMock = Mockito.mock(Configuration.class);
    BlogRepository blogRepository = new BlogRepository(configMock);

    AtomicBoolean verifyMethodCalled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
    Mockito.doCallRealMethod().when(configMock).verifyConnectionToDatabaseIsAlive();

    // act
    blogRepository.getAllBlogPosts();

    // assert
    // Test will pass if exception of type DatabaseDownException is thrown
}

Matchers

Using a Real Parameter

@Test
public void getBlogPostByAuthorAndAfterDate_withExistingBlogPostsInDb_returnsBlogPosts() {
    // arrange
    List<BlogPost> expected = Collections.singletonList(new BlogPost("Spring for Humans"));
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Date date = new Date();
    String author = "Shane";
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate(author, date)).thenReturn(expected);
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    List<BlogPost> actual = service.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate(author, date);

    // assert
    assertEquals(expected, actual);
}

Using any()

@Test
public void getBlogPostByAuthorAndAfterDate_withoutMatchingBlogPostsInDb_returnsEmptyList() {
    // arrange
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate(Mockito.any(), Mockito.any())).thenReturn(Collections.emptyList());
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    List<BlogPost> actual = service.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate("any author", new Date());

    // assert
    assertTrue(actual.isEmpty());
}

Using anyClass()

@Test
public void getBlogPostByAuthorAndAfterDate_withMatchingAuthorAndDate_returnsPostsSortedByDate() {
    // arrange
    BlogPost first = new BlogPost("Spring for Humans", "Shane", new Date(5));
    BlogPost second = new BlogPost("Mockito Cheatsheet", "Shane", new Date(6));
    BlogPost third = new BlogPost("?", "Shane", new Date(7));
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    // Good for overloaded methods, you can specify type of params so the call isn't ambiguous.
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate(Mockito.any(String.class), Mockito.any(Date.class)))
            .thenReturn(Arrays.asList(second, third, first));
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    List<BlogPost> expected = Arrays.asList(first, second, third);

    // act
    List<BlogPost> actual = service.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate("any author", new Date());

    // assert
    assertEquals(expected.get(0), actual.get(0));
    assertEquals(expected.get(1), actual.get(1));
    assertEquals(expected.get(2), actual.get(2));
}

Using eq()

@Test
public void getBlogPostByAuthorAndAfterDate_withMatchingAuthorButFutureDate_returnsEmptyList() {
    // arrange
    List<BlogPost> expected = Collections.singletonList(new BlogPost("Spring for Humans"));
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Date date = new Date();
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate(Mockito.any(), Mockito.eq(date))).thenReturn(expected);
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    List<BlogPost> actual = service.getBlogPostsByAuthorAndAfterDate("any author", date);

    // assert
    assertTrue(actual.isEmpty());
}

Using Custom Matcher

@Test
public void checkIfBlogPostHasBeenSaved_withBlogPost_returnsTrue() {
    // arrange
    BlogPost post = new BlogPost("Spring for Humans", "Shane", new Date(5));
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);

    ArgumentMatcher<BlogPost> blogPostMatcher = passedBlogPost ->
            "Shane".equals(passedBlogPost.getAuthor());

    Mockito.when(blogRepository.checkIfBlogPostHasBeenSaved(Mockito.argThat(blogPostMatcher)))
            .thenReturn(true);
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    boolean actual = service.checkIfBlogPostHasBeenSaved(post);

    // assert
    assertTrue(actual);
}

Verify a Stubbed Method Has Been Called

@Test
public void getAllBlogPosts_withBlogPost_verifiesThatRepositoryWasCalled() {
    // arrange
    List<BlogPost> expected = Arrays.asList(new BlogPost("Spring for humans"),
            new BlogPost("Mockito Cheatsheet"));
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getAllBlogPosts()).thenReturn(expected);
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    service.getAllBlogPosts();

    // assert
    Mockito.verify(blogRepository).getAllBlogPosts();
}

Verify a Stubbed Method Hasn't Been Called

@Test
public void getBlogPostById_withBlogPost_verifiesThatCorrectMethodWasCalled() {
    // arrange
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    BlogPost expoected = new BlogPost("Spring for humans");
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostById(1)).thenReturn(Optional.of(expoected));
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);

    // act
    service.getBlogPostById(1);

    // assert
    Mockito.verify(blogRepository, Mockito.never()).getBlogPostById(100);
    Mockito.verify(blogRepository).getBlogPostById(1);
}

Capturing Arguments

@Test
public void getBlogPostById_withBlogPost_verifiesCorrectArgumentPassed() {
    // arrange
    BlogRepository blogRepository = Mockito.mock(BlogRepository.class);
    int expected = 1;
    Mockito.when(blogRepository.getBlogPostById(expected))
            .thenReturn(Optional.of(new BlogPost("Spring for humans")));
    BlogPostService service = new BlogPostService(blogRepository);
    ArgumentCaptor<Integer> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Integer.class);

    // act
    service.getBlogPostById(expected);
    Mockito.verify(blogRepository).getBlogPostById(captor.capture());
    int actual = captor.getValue();

    // assert
    assertEquals(expected, actual);
}

Conclusion

Hopefully the snippets laid out here will help you quickly set up your mockito tests. The full examples can be seen here on GitHub.

Happy Coding!

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Setting Up Mockito

Using JUnit <5 Annotations

Using JUnit 5 Annotations

Using initMocks

Creating Mocks and Spies

Creating a Mock

Use Annotations on Fields

Create from Method

Create from Method using Initialised Object

Creating a Spy

Use Annotations on Fields

Create from Method

Create from method using Initialised Object

Injecting Mocks

Using @InjectMocks Annotation

Using Constructor

Stubbing a method

Returning from a stubbed Method

Providing an Alternative Implementation for a Method

Throwing an Exception from a Method

Calling the Real Implementation

Using Deep Stubs

Stubbing a Void Method

Providing an Alternative Implementation for a Method

Throwing an Exception from a Method

Calling the Real Implementation

Matchers

Using a Real Parameter

Using any()

Using anyClass()

Using eq()

Using Custom Matcher

Verify a Stubbed Method Has Been Called

Verify a Stubbed Method Hasn't Been Called

Capturing Arguments

Conclusion