com.meterware.simplestub

Class Stub

java.lang.Object

com.meterware.simplestub.Stub

public abstract class Stub
extends Object

This class allows for the instantiation of auto-generated simple stubs from abstract classes.

Author:

Russell Gold

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Stub()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	createNiceStub(Class<T> aClass, Object... parameters) Instantiates a stub from an abstract class or interface, generating implementations for any abstract methods.
static <T> T	createStrictStub(Class<T> aClass, Object... parameters) Instantiates a stub from an abstract class.
static <T> T	createStub(Class<T> aClass, Object... parameters) Instantiates a stub from an abstract class or interface, generating implementations for any abstract methods.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Stub

public Stub()

Method Detail

createStub

public static <T> T createStub(Class<T> aClass,
                               Object... parameters)

Instantiates a stub from an abstract class or interface, generating implementations for any abstract methods. Generated methods will do nothing. If they are defined as returning value, they will return zero, false, or null, as appropriate.

Type Parameters:

T - the abstract class

Parameters:

aClass - the class from which a stub should be generated.

parameters - any parameters needed for the constructor. If the class is an inner class, the first parameter must be the outer class instance.

Returns:

a newly instantiated stub

createNiceStub

public static <T> T createNiceStub(Class<T> aClass,
                                   Object... parameters)

Instantiates a stub from an abstract class or interface, generating implementations for any abstract methods. Generated methods will do nothing. If they are defined as returning value, they will create an appropriate value: zero, false, empty strings and arrays. Object values will be returned as null, and interface values will be returned as generated 'nice' stubs.

Type Parameters:

T - the abstract class

Parameters:

aClass - the class from which a stub should be generated.

parameters - any parameters needed for the constructor. If the class is an inner class, the first parameter must be the outer class instance.

Returns:

a newly instantiated stub

Since:

1.2.2

createStrictStub

public static <T> T createStrictStub(Class<T> aClass,
                                     Object... parameters)

Instantiates a stub from an abstract class. Generated methods will throw an exception.

Type Parameters:

T - the abstract class

Parameters:

aClass - the class from which a stub should be generated.

parameters - any parameters needed for the constructor. If the class is an inner class, the first parameter must be the outer class instance.

Returns:

a newly instantiated stub