Mastering Test-Driven Development using Junit (TT3500) Course Details:

JUnit and other testing frameworks based on JUnit such as Cactus, make it possible to write higher-quality Java code. It is a powerful tool designed to support robust, predictable, and automated testing development in the Java enterprise application arena.

In this comprehnsive hands-on Test-Driven Development(TDD)/JUnit training course, developers will get up and running with essential test-driven development programming skills using JUnit and various open-source testing frameworks. Using test-driven development techniques, you will learn the best practices for writing great programs in Java and cover essential TDD topics and skills.

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1. Test-Driven Development

  • Problem
  • JUnit Solution
  • Test, Code, Refactor, Repeat
  • ROI of TDD
  • Tools to support TDD
  • Automation and Coverage
  • Working With Coverage Analysis
  • Rationale
  • Advantages
  • Tools

2. Testing Frameworks

  • Integration Testing
  • Presentation Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • jWebUnit
  • jWebUnit/HttpUnit
  • Testing Struts
  • Design of a Struts Application
  • StrutsTestCase
  • Testing strategies

3. TDD Tools and Techniques

  • Mock Objects and EasyMock
  • Decoupling with Mock Objects
  • Mock Object Frameworks
  • EasyMock and JUnit
  • Dependency Injection, Spring, and Testing
  • Dependency Injection and IoC
  • Spring Framework
  • Mock Objects and Spring
  • State-Based vs. Interaction-Based Testing
  • State-Based Testing
  • Interaction-Based Testing
  • Dependencies vs. Mock Objects
  • Interaction-Based Testing
  • JUnit and Ant
  • Running JUnit Tests from Ant
  • Generating a JUnitReport

4. Improving Code Quality Through Refactoring

  • Refactoring
  • Sample of Refactorings
  • Refactoring and Testing
  • Suggested Refactoring
  • Impact of Refactoring

5. Additional Testing Frameworks

  • Database Testing
  • Issues of Database Testing
  • Persistence Mechanisms
  • DBUnit

6. TDD and Spring (Optional)

  • Spring Framework
  • Spring Basics
  • Configuring a Spring Bean
  • Property Editors
  • Constructor Injection vs. Setter Injection
  • Wiring the Collaborators

7. Advanced TDD Topics (Optional)

  • Design Patterns
  • Code that Feels Wrong
  • Refactoring to Design Patterns
  • Abstract Factory Design Patterns
  • Adapter Design Patterns
  • Strategy Design Patterns
  • Testing Business Rules
  • Adding Testing to Your Build Process
  • Ant JUnit Tag
  • Ant Build File
  • Continuous Integration

8. Additional Testing Frameworks

  • Server-Side Testing
  • Cactus

*Please Note: Course Outline is subject to change without notice. Exact course outline will be provided at time of registration.
  • JUnit
  • Use the JUnit Test Runner interface
  • JUnit to drive the implementation of Java code
  • Test applications using native IDE support
  • Best practices and patterns for test development
  • JUnit's strengths and weaknesses
  • Role of debugging when done in conjunction with tests
  • Fundamentals of the TDD using Java and its importance, uses, strengths, and weaknesses
  • Basics of JUnit, Cactus, and other testing frameworks and how they relate to TDD
  • Better control the development and quality of Java code
  • How JUnit affects your perspective on development and increases your focus on a task
  • JUnit coding style
  • Create well structured JUnit programs
  • Compile and execute programs using JUnit, Cactus, StrutsTestCase, and DBUnit using the IDE of your choice
  • JUnit testing used for either state-based or interaction-based testing
  • Extend testing with mock objects using EasyMock
  • Refactoring techniques available to make code as reusable/robust as possible
  • Testing techniques
  • The following JUnit-based testing frameworks are examined:
    • JUnit 3.8.1
    • DBUnit
    • jWebUnit
    • StrutsTestCase
    • EasyMock
    • Cactus

This course is approximately 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture.

  • Familiarity with Java and object-oriented technologies 
  • Real-world programming experience is a must

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