NAME

Test::Mockify - minimal mocking framework for perl

SYNOPSIS

  use Test::Mockify;
  use Test::Mockify::Verify qw ( WasCalled );
  use Test::Mockify::Matcher qw ( String );

  # build a new mocked object
  my $MockObjectBuilder = Test::Mockify->new('SampleLogger', []);
  $MockObjectBuilder->mock('log')->when(String())->thenReturnUndef();
  my $MockedLogger = $MockLoggerBuilder->getMockObject();

  # inject mocked object into the code you want to test
  my $App = SampleApp->new('logger'=> $MockedLogger);
  $App->do_something();

  # verify that the mocked method was called
  ok(WasCalled($MockedLogger, 'log'), 'log was called');
  done_testing();

DESCRIPTION

Use Test::Mockify to create and configure mock objects. Use Test::Mockify::Verify to verify the interactions with your mocks.

METHODS

getMockObject

Provides the actual mock object, which you can use in the test.

  my $aParameterList = ['SomeValueForConstructor'];
  my $MockObjectBuilder = Test::Mockify->new( 'My::Module', $aParameterList );
  my $MyModuleObject = $MockObjectBuilder->getMockObject();

mock

This is place where the mocked methods are defined. The method also proves that the method you like to mock actually exists.

synopsis

This method takes one parameter, which is the name of the method you like to mock. Because you need to specify more detailed the behaviour of this mock you have to chain the method signature (when) and the expected return value (then...).

For example, the next line will create a mocked version of the method log, but only if this method is called with any string and the number 123. In this case it will return the String 'Hello World'. Mockify will throw an error if this method is called somehow else.

  my $MockObjectBuilder = Test::Mockify->new( 'Sample::Logger', [] );
  $MockObjectBuilder->mock('log')->when(String(), Number(123))->thenReturn('Hello World');
  my $SampleLogger = $MockObjectBuilder->getMockObject();
  is($SampleLogger->log('abc',123), 'Hello World');

when

To define the signature in the needed structure you must use the Test::Mockify::Matcher.

whenAny

If you don't want to specify the method signature at all, you can use whenAny. It is not possible to mix whenAny and when for the same method.

then ...

For possible return types please look in Test::Mockify::ReturnValue

spy

Use spy if you want to observe a method. You can use the Test::Mockify::Verify to ensure that the method was called with the expected parameters.

synopsis

This method takes one parameter, which is the name of the method you like to spy. Because you need to specify more detailed the behaviour of this spy you have to define the method signature with when

For example, the next line will create a method spy of the method log, but only if this method is called with any string and the number 123. Mockify will throw an error if this method is called in another way.

  my $MockObjectBuilder = Test::Mockify->new( 'Sample::Logger', [] );
  $MockObjectBuilder->spy('log')->when(String(), Number(123));
  my $SampleLogger = $MockObjectBuilder->getMockObject();

  # call spied method
  $SampleLogger->log('abc', 123);

  # verify that the spied method was called
  is_deeply(GetParametersFromMockifyCall($MockedLogger, 'log'),['abc', 123], 'Check parameters of first call');

when

To define the signature in the needed structure you must use the Test::Mockify::Matcher.

whenAny

If you don't want to specify the method signature at all, you can use whenAny. It is not possible to mix whenAny and when for the same method.

addMethodSpy (deprecated)

With this method it is possible to observe a method. That means, you keep the original functionality but you can get meta data from the mockify-framework.

  $MockObjectBuilder->addMethodSpy('myMethodName');

addMethodSpyWithParameterCheck (deprecated)

With this method it is possible to observe a method and check the parameters. That means, you keep the original functionality, but you can get meta data from the mockify- framework and use the parameter check, like addMockWithReturnValueAndParameterCheck.

  my $aParameterTypes = [String(),String(abcd)];
  $MockObjectBuilder->addMethodSpyWithParameterCheck('myMethodName', $aParameterTypes);

To define it in a nice way the signature you must use the Test::Mockify::Matcher;.

addMock (deprecated)

This is the simplest case. It works like the mock-method from Test::MockObject.

Only handover the name and a method pointer. Mockify will automatically check if the method exists in the original object.

  $MockObjectBuilder->addMock('myMethodName', sub {
                                    # Your implementation
                                 }
  );

addMockWithReturnValue (deprecated)

Does the same as addMock, but here you can handover a value which will be returned if you call the mocked method.

  $MockObjectBuilder->addMockWithReturnValue('myMethodName','the return value');

addMockWithReturnValueAndParameterCheck (deprecated)

This method is an extension of addMockWithReturnValue. Here you can also check the parameters which will be passed.

You can check if they have a specific data type or even check if they have a given value.

In the following example two strings will be expected, and the second one has to have the value "abcd".

  my $aParameterTypes = [String(),String('abcd')];
  $MockObjectBuilder->addMockWithReturnValueAndParameterCheck('myMethodName','the return value',$aParameterTypes);

To define it in a nice way the signature you must use the Test::Mockify::Matcher;.

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2017 ePages GmbH

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

AUTHOR

Christian Breitkreutz <christianbreitkreutz@gmx.de>

cpanm Test::Mockify

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Test::Mockify