This workshop teaches how to test backend applications using modern testing frameworks like Kotest and MockK (alternatively, JUnit and Mockito). It shows how to use Kotlin functionalities to improve readability and design our code for proper testing.
On the workshop you will
Learn from lecture supported by slides
Solve coding challenges
Complete practical exercises
During the workshop we cover:
Day 1:
- Basics of Kotest
- Different testing styles
- Setup in Gradle and Mavenie
- Infix operators in Kotlin
- Basic assertions in Kotest (numbers, texts, nullability, collections, ...)
- Configuration
- Tests isolation a) single test b) interface c) global object
- Advanced assertions - shouldThrow, shouldBeInstanceOf, shouldBeAfter/Before, ...
- Data-driven tests
- Mocking in MockK
- Mocking classes, relaxed mock, return values, functions
- Mocking by annotations
- Partial arguments matching - any()
- Call verification
- Object mocking
- Spy
- answer
- Arguments capturing and validation
Day 2:
- Kotest + MockK + Spring Boot
- Best practices for Spring Boot testing
- Test setup, autowiring
- SpringMockk
- ContextConfiguration
- Beans overriding
- Testing in-memory database
- Testing real database - Spring profiles
- Before / after test
- Testing web layer
- Mocking HTTP server
- Testing async code
- Testing Futures
- Introduction to Coroutines
- Testing suspending functions
- Testing Channel and Flow functions
- Other testing frameworks
- JUnit
- SpeK
- Comparing Kotest, SpeK and JUnit
How long does it take?
The workshop lasts 2 days.
Requirements
- At least basic Kotlin understanding.
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