Is there a way to unit-test classes wich require database connections? e.g. User-Classes
(DB-)Object mocking didn't quite help
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Depending on what they do, I suppose you could create a test db and then pass them a test connection string, or perhaps a pre opened connection with appropriately prepared data.
Preet Sangha
2009-08-05 11:12:24
+2
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It's generally a good idea to isolate external dependencies, such as databases, from your code, because it makes it easier to test that code. There are some concrete suggestions for dealing with such problems at xunitpatterns.com
troelskn
2009-08-05 11:47:29
That is true, but it's still a good idea to unit test the Data Access components as well, and *that* requires a real database.
Mark Seemann
2009-08-05 11:56:44
Sure. But you should be able to test this separately from your model layer code.
troelskn
2009-08-05 16:15:51