Simplifying Testing using a Mock Tool

Transforming stub into mock

Let’s consider how to transform our smart stub into a mock. To do so would involve:

• Trapping and storing the parameters passed to the get() method.
• Supporting the ability to verify upon test completion that the stored parameters to get() contains the expect parameters.

Creating a mock that performs those steps may seem like overkill. What does it get us? Actually, not much at all. If we were to write a second or third test ...