org.mockito

Annotation Type Mock

@Target(value={FIELD,PARAMETER})
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Documented
public @interface Mock

Mark a field as a mock.

• Allows shorthand mock creation.
• Minimizes repetitive mock creation code.
• Makes the test class more readable.
• Makes the verification error easier to read because the field name is used to identify the mock.
• Automatically detects static mocks of type MockedStatic and infers the static mock type of the type parameter.

   public class ArticleManagerTest extends SampleBaseTestCase {

       @Mock private ArticleCalculator calculator;
       @Mock(name = "database") private ArticleDatabase dbMock;
       @Mock(answer = RETURNS_MOCKS) private UserProvider userProvider;
       @Mock(extraInterfaces = {Queue.class, Observer.class}) private ArticleMonitor articleMonitor;
       @Mock(stubOnly = true) private Logger logger;

       private ArticleManager manager;

       @Before public void setup() {
           manager = new ArticleManager(userProvider, database, calculator, articleMonitor, logger);
       }
   }

   public class SampleBaseTestCase {

       private AutoCloseable closeable;

       @Before public void openMocks() {
           closeable = MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
       }

       @After public void releaseMocks() throws Exception {
           closeable.close();
       }
   }
 

MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this) method has to be called to initialize annotated objects. In above example, openMocks() is called in @Before (JUnit4) method of test's base class. For JUnit3 openMocks() can go to setup() method of a base class. Instead you can also put openMocks() in your JUnit runner (@RunWith) or use the built-in MockitoJUnitRunner. Also, make sure to release any mocks after disposing your test class with a corresponding hook.

See Also:

Mockito.mock(Class), Spy, InjectMocks, MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(Object), MockitoJUnitRunner

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
Answers	answer Mock will have custom answer, see MockSettings.defaultAnswer(Answer).
Class<?>[]	extraInterfaces Mock will have extra interfaces, see MockSettings.extraInterfaces(Class[]).
boolean	lenient Mock will be lenient, see MockSettings.lenient().
String	name Mock will have custom name (shown in verification errors), see MockSettings.name(String).
boolean	serializable Mock will be serializable, see MockSettings.serializable().
boolean	stubOnly Mock will be 'stubOnly', see MockSettings.stubOnly().

Element Detail

answer

public abstract Answers answer

Mock will have custom answer, see MockSettings.defaultAnswer(Answer). For examples how to use 'Mock' annotation and parameters see Mock.

Default:

org.mockito.Answers.RETURNS_DEFAULTS

stubOnly

public abstract boolean stubOnly

Mock will be 'stubOnly', see MockSettings.stubOnly(). For examples how to use 'Mock' annotation and parameters see Mock.

Default:

false

name

public abstract String name

Mock will have custom name (shown in verification errors), see MockSettings.name(String). For examples how to use 'Mock' annotation and parameters see Mock.

Default:

""

extraInterfaces

public abstract Class<?>[] extraInterfaces

Mock will have extra interfaces, see MockSettings.extraInterfaces(Class[]). For examples how to use 'Mock' annotation and parameters see Mock.

Default:

{}

serializable

public abstract boolean serializable

Mock will be serializable, see MockSettings.serializable(). For examples how to use 'Mock' annotation and parameters see Mock.

Default:

false

lenient

public abstract boolean lenient

Mock will be lenient, see MockSettings.lenient(). For examples how to use 'Mock' annotation and parameters see Mock.

Since:

2.23.3

Default:

false