Unit Testing Java Applications using JUnit 5

Gain insights into unit testing with JUnit 5. Learn about assertions, assumptions, nested and parameterized tests, advanced JUnit 5 concepts, and integrating tests with Maven and Gradle.

Intermediate

42 Lessons

3h 30min

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Gain insights into unit testing with JUnit 5. Learn about assertions, assumptions, nested and parameterized tests, advanced JUnit 5 concepts, and integrating tests with Maven and Gradle.

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Course Overview

Unit Testing is a basic and essential skill to learn for any developer. In this course, you will learn what unit tests are, why they are important, and how to test your Java applications using the JUnit 5 Framework β€” the most popular unit testing framework in the market for Java developers. You will start with the fundamentals of Unit Testing and JUnit 5 and then gradually you will dive deep into the core concepts like assertions, assumptions, different types of tests like nested tests, parameterized test...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Unit Testing

What You'll Learn

Learn unit testing

Write unit tests using JUnit 5

Implement unit testing

Migrate JUnit4 tests to JUnit 5

Integrate JUnit 5 with Maven and Gradle

Learn advanced concepts of JUnit 5

What You'll Learn

Learn unit testing

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Course Content

1.

Before We Begin

Get familiar with unit testing Java applications using JUnit 5 and modern testing techniques.
2.

Introduction to JUnit 5

Look at JUnit 5 foundations, architecture, and creating your first unit test.
3.

Junit 5 Core Concepts

Explore JUnit 5 core testing concepts: AAA structure, assertions, assumptions, lifecycle, conditional execution, nested, tagged, repeated, and parameterized tests.
4.

Dynamic Tests

Grasp the fundamentals of creating and executing dynamic tests using @TestFactory in JUnit 5.
5.

Dependency Injection in JUnit 5

Dig into JUnit 5’s dependency injection features for enhanced test flexibility and reporting.
6.

JUnit 5 Extensions

8 Lessons

Explore JUnit 5's flexible extension model, from post-processing and conditional execution to lifecycle callbacks and exception handling.
7.

Migrating from Junit 4 to Junit 5

2 Lessons

Approach migrating from JUnit 4 to JUnit 5, highlighting key differences and new rule support.
8.

Appendix

7 Lessons

Step through setting up and running JUnit 5 tests with different tools and configurations.
9.

BONUS: Useful Assertion Libraries

3 Lessons

Get started with assertion libraries like AssertJ, Hamcrest, and JSONAssert to enhance testing.
10.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Examine further steps and resources to deepen expertise in unit testing.

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