我读过各种关于测试中模仿和存根的文章,包括Martin Fowler的《Mocks Aren't Stubs》,但我仍然不理解其中的区别。


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Stub

存根是保存预定义数据并在测试期间使用它应答调用的对象。当您不能或不想涉及与真实数据对应或具有不良副作用的对象时,可以使用它。

一个例子可以是需要从数据库获取一些数据以响应方法调用的对象。我们引入了存根而不是实际对象,并定义了应该返回什么数据。


Stub的例子:

public class GradesService {

   private final Gradebook gradebook;

   public GradesService(Gradebook gradebook) {
       this.gradebook = gradebook;
   }

   Double averageGrades(Student student) {
       return average(gradebook.gradesFor(student));
   }
}

不是从Gradebook store调用数据库来获取真实的学生成绩,而是预先配置将返回的成绩存根。定义足够的数据来测试平均计算算法。

public class GradesServiceTest {

   private Student student;
   private Gradebook gradebook;

   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
       gradebook = mock(Gradebook.class);
       student = new Student();
   }

   @Test
   public void calculates_grades_average_for_student() {
       //stubbing gradebook
       when(gradebook.gradesFor(student)).thenReturn(grades(8, 6, 10)); 

       double averageGrades = new GradesService(gradebook).averageGrades(student);

       assertThat(averageGrades).isEqualTo(8.0);
   }
}


Mock

mock是注册它们接收到的调用的对象。在测试断言中,您可以在mock上验证是否执行了所有预期的操作。当您不想调用产品代码或没有简单的方法来验证预期的代码是否被执行时,您可以使用模拟。没有返回值,也没有检查系统状态更改的简单方法。调用电子邮件发送服务的功能就是一个例子。

您不希望每次运行测试时都发送电子邮件。此外,在测试中验证发送的电子邮件是否正确并不容易。您唯一能做的就是验证在我们的测试中执行的功能的输出。在其他情况下,验证是否调用了电子邮件发送服务。


Mock示例:

public class SecurityCentral {

   private final Window window;
   private final Door door;

   public SecurityCentral(Window window, Door door) {
       this.window = window;
       this.door = door;
   }

   void securityOn() {
       window.close();
       door.close();
   }
}

你不想关上真正的门来测试安全方法是否有效,对吧?相反,在测试代码中放置门和窗模拟对象。

public class SecurityCentralTest {

   Window windowMock = mock(Window.class);
   Door doorMock = mock(Door.class);

   @Test
   public void enabling_security_locks_windows_and_doors() {
       SecurityCentral securityCentral = new SecurityCentral(windowMock, doorMock);

       securityCentral.securityOn();

       verify(doorMock).close();
       verify(windowMock).close();
   }
}

非常感谢michaowallipski的好文章。欲进一步阅读:

测试双-马丁福勒https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TestDouble.html 测试Double - xUnit模式http://xunitpatterns.com/Test%20Double.html 嘲笑不是存根-马丁福勒https://martinfowler.com/articles/mocksArentStubs.html 命令查询分离- Martin Fowler https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CommandQuerySeparation.html

其他回答

从论文模拟角色,而不是对象,由jMock的开发人员:

存根是返回罐装的产品代码的虚拟实现 结果。Mock对象充当存根,但也包括到的断言 测量目标对象与其邻居的交互作用。

所以,主要的区别是:

在存根上设置的期望通常是通用的,而在mock上设置的期望可能更“聪明”(例如,在第一次调用时返回this,在第二次调用时返回this等)。 存根主要用于设置SUT的间接输入,而mock可用于测试SUT的间接输入和间接输出。

综上所述,同时也试图驱散福勒文章标题中的困惑:mock是存根,但它们不仅仅是存根。

A fake is a generic term that can be used to describe either a stub or a mock object (handwritten or otherwise), because they both look like the real object. Whether a fake is a stub or a mock depends on how it’s used in the current test. If it’s used to check an interaction (asserted against), it’s a mock object. Otherwise, it’s a stub. Fakes makes sure test runs smoothly. It means that reader of your future test will understand what will be the behavior of the fake object, without needing to read its source code (without needing to depend on external resource). What does test run smoothly mean? Forexample in below code: public void Analyze(string filename) { if(filename.Length<8) { try { errorService.LogError("long file entered named:" + filename); } catch (Exception e) { mailService.SendEMail("admin@hotmail.com", "ErrorOnWebService", "someerror"); } } } You want to test mailService.SendEMail() method, to do that you need to simulate an Exception in you test method, so you just need to create a Fake Stub errorService class to simulate that result, then your test code will be able to test mailService.SendEMail() method. As you see you need to simulate a result which is from an another External Dependency ErrorService class.

模拟:帮助模拟和检查结果交互。这些交互 SUT调用它的依赖项来改变它们的状态。

存根:帮助模拟传入的交互。这些相互作用称为 SUT对其依赖项进行处理以获取输入数据。

来源:单元测试原则、实践和模式- Manning

Stubs vs. Mocks Stubs provide specific answers to methods calls ex: myStubbedService.getValues() just return a String needed by the code under test used by code under test to isolate it cannot fail test ex: myStubbedService.getValues() just returns the stubbed value often implement abstract methods Mocks "superset" of stubs; can assert that certain methods are called ex: verify that myMockedService.getValues() is called only once used to test behaviour of code under test can fail test ex: verify that myMockedService.getValues() was called once; verification fails, because myMockedService.getValues() was not called by my tested code often mocks interfaces

我在阅读《单元测试的艺术》时,偶然发现了以下定义:

fake是一个通用术语,可以用来描述存根或模拟对象(手写或其他),因为它们看起来都像真实的对象。赝品是存根还是mock取决于它在当前测试中的使用方式。如果它用于检查交互(根据其断言),则它是一个模拟对象。否则,它就是存根。