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Spocklight: Writing Assertions for Arguments Mock Methods

mrhaki — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:21 +0000

My colleague Arthur Arts has written a blog post Tasty Test Tip: Using ArgumentCaptor for generic collections with Mockito. This inspired me to do the same in Spock. Preview Text: In Spock we can get a hold on the arguments that are passed to method call of a mock and we can write assertions to check the parameters for certain conditions. ...

Gradle Goodness: Running a Single Test

mrhaki — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:04:40 +0000

We can run test code with Gradle using the test task that is added by the Java plugin. By default all tests found in the project are executed. If we want to run a single test we can use the Java system property test.single with the name of the test. Actually the pattern for the system property is taskName.single. The taskName is the name of the task of...

Gradle Goodness: Show More Information About Failed Tests

mrhaki — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:28:16 +0000

Running tests in Gradle is easy. Normally if one of the tests fails the build fails as well. But we don't see immediately in the command-line output why a test fails. We must first open the generated HTML test report. But there are other ways as well. First we create the following sample Gradle build file:// File: build.gradle Preview Text: ...

Grails 2.2.2 and 2.3 M1 Released!

keuller — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:55:19 +0000

The Grails team is extremely pleased to announce the releases of Grails 2.1.5 and 2.2.2 and 2.3 M1. The releases 2.1.5 and 2.2.2 include dozens of bug fixes and improvements, while the 2.3 M1 is the first milestone release leading up to 2.3 GA.The 2.3 M1 release includes numerous features and improvements. The most significant of which are: Preview Text: ...

Java EE 7 Approved!

mitchp — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:58:32 +0000

Java EE 7 is officially done as of this week. Linda DeMichiel just announced on the Oracle blog that the Java EE 7 Platform JSR, as well as the more compact Web Profile JSR for this EE version, have both been approved by the Java Community Process.Here's the complete list of 14 JSRs and 9 MRs (maintenance releases): JSRs: Preview Text: Java...

Apache Camel 2.11 Unleashed!

davsclaus — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:35:10 +0000

Apache Camel 2.11 has been released This blog post is a summary of the most noticeable new features and improvements. Preview Text: This blog post is a summary of the most noticeable new features and improvements in Camel 2.11. For example there is camel-cmis which allows to integrate with content management systems, such as...

Develop a MongoDB Application with ZK & Grails

Chanwit Kaewkasi — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:40:29 +0000

Introduction In this article, I'll show you how to create a MongoDB application using the new version of ZKGrails, ZKGrails 2.2. This application has been developed by following Simon's MongoMaps application also on DZone. At the end of this article, you will find yourself be able to create a simple MongoDB application with ZK and Grails. Preview Text: ...

Broad-Stack Tests

martinfowler — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:05:10 +0000

A broad-stack test is a test that exercises most of the parts of a large application. It's often referred to as an end-to-end test or full-stack test. It lies in contrast to a ComponentTest, which only exercises a well-defined part of a system. Preview Text: A broad-stack test is a test that exercises most of the parts of a large application....

Algorithm of the Week: Fountain Codes (from "Damn Cool Algorithms")

damncoolalgorithms — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:52:55 +0000

That's right, it's time for another episode of the frustratingly infrequent Damn Cool Algorithms series! If you're not familiar with it, you might want to check out some of the previous posts. Preview Text: Today's subject is Fountain Codes, otherwise known as "rateless codes". A fountain code is a way to take some data - a file,...

Mocking Static Methods in Groovy

gdhjones — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:24:47 +0000

Using Groovy to test not only other Groovy classes but also Java classes is an increasing popular approach given frameworks like Spock which facilitate Test Driven and Behaviour Driven Development. A common problem when testing though is having to deal with legacy code and more often than not having to mock static methods calls. When writing tests in Groovy, the approach to mocking...

Links You Don't Want To Miss (4/12)

mitchp — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:25:10 +0000

Node.js vs. PHP vs. Go Some rough benchmarking to learn a little bit about each of these languages and how they perform.14 Lessons Learned after 5 Years of Professional ProgrammingA great blog post with nice concise snippets of knowledge from a programmer of 5 years. Preview Text: A node v. php v. go benchmarking session and some cool CSS and Mac...

Execution of Groovy Scripts from Java - XmlSlurper and MarkupBuilder in Mapping Issues

gregorin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:27:39 +0000

Problem with mappings In our project we came across a really big problem related to mapping. Having two systems that initially were defined by the BA to be somehwat simillar we have chosen the simple XSLT (done through Altova Mapforce) of the input message to the output one. Afterwards it turned out that the functions required to perform a mapping are becoming enormous. An example of such...

Grails Key Considerations on NFR

nitins30 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:58:03 +0000

Grails is an Open Source, full stack, web application framework for the JVM. It takes advantage of the Groovy programming language and convention over configuration to provide a productive and stream-lined development experience Preview Text: Grails builds on several well-established software frameworks, and combines their functionality...

Links You Don't Want To Miss (4/5)

acoin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:22:53 +0000

Media Queries are a HackA thoughtful take on how CSS could achieve true modularity for responsive sites -- not through media queries, but element queries. Preview Text: Today: Programming is terrible, but what can you do about it? An interview with Alan Key, the new Facebook Home, and the story behind O'Reilly's book cover animals. ...

Grails Best Practices

nitins30 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:47:25 +0000

Grails is designed to be an interactive agile based rapid development framework which advocates convention not configuration. This article explained the usage and best practices around the Grails. Domain-driven design Always use domain-driven design: First create your basic domain model classes, and then use scaffolding to get them online. This will help you stay motivated and understand...