[jboss-dev-forums] [Design of Messaging on JBoss (Messaging/JBoss)] - Re: Testing the wireformat

[timfox]

I should probably clarify myself here and draw a distinction between "mock objects" and "fake objects".

Mock object = typically very lighweight throwaway object whose implementation may be written for a single test. Typically it does stuff like assert correct values are passed in etc.

Fake object = A fake implementation of the interface or interfaces that typically can be re-used by many different tests.

E.g. we could create a "fake group management layer" which takes the place of JGroups and allows us to test distributed destinations quickly and in vm.

Or a fake database which just stores data in a map in memory - enough to run tests against.

Or a fake MINA which just forwards request/responses from client to server calling the correct objects at the correct times.

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