Re: Single assert / Single mock rule in practice

On 16 January 2014 10:33, Roy Osherove <[email protected]> wrote:

> For example, I would use a STUB for a get_something if not faking it meant
> an integration test.
>
I would not use a mock for it, since it is giving info back into the
> application.
> I would use a mock only if there an is a "tell" operation on a
> collaborator as an end result.
> stubs: queries
> mocks: commands
> but only when you have no other choice but to fake it. I would rather test
> state or a return value and have only real classes. Mocks make tests
> complicated.
>

Roy,

Thanks for the excellent clarification, it helps to grasp other resources
of yours that I've had pleasure to read/watch.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz  Łoskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net