Mocking .NET Without Hurting Its Feelings (DevSpace 2017)

Mocking .NET Without Hurting Its Feelings

DevSpace

Oct 13th, 2017

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John M. Wright

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© Copyright 2017 John M. Wright

class DependenciesHog

{

public string foo

{

get;

set;

}

private void bar(int x)

{

//I do stuff

}

public event BigEvent EventHorizon;

private void SpaceFiller()

{

while (true)

{

LookInteresting();

}

}

}

Why use a Mocking Framework?

Using Hand-Crafted, Artisanal Mocks

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mock

test double

What can they do?

mock.VerifyAllExpectations();

mock.AssertWasCalled(x => x.MyMethod());

mock

vs

stub

vs

stub

A rose by any other name

would smell as sweet

work about the same

mock types

How do they do it?

Per 5 Build Servers:

Code Examples (aka: What can you do?)

Code being tested

Example Test using a Mock

Using Moq Syntax

Unconstrained Code Examples

Typemock Syntax

Code being tested

MS Fakes Syntax

Unconstrained Frameworks:

Make Your Own Man-In-The-Middle Attack

Constrained Frameworks:

Limitations of Class Inheritance

Constrained Frameworks:

Class Inheritance On-Demand

internal types & members

Mocking Internal Types/Members

AssemblyInfo.cs

[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Your.TestAssembly")]

[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("DynamicProxyGenAssembly2, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100c547cac37abd99c8db225ef2f6c8a3602f3b3606cc9891605d02baa56104f4cfc0734aa39b93bf7852f7d9266654753cc297e7d2edfe0bac1cdcf9f717241550e0a7b191195b7667bb4f64bcb8e2121380fd1d9d46ad2d92d2d15605093924cceaf74c4861eff62abf69b9291ed0a340e113be11e6a7d3113e92484cf7045cc7")]

sealed types

Generated Classes:

• Inherit / Extend Mocked Type

• Override virtual/abstract members

• Check for configured stubs/mocks

• Save details for later verification

• Take action based on configuration

ICorProfilerInfo::

SetILFunctionBody

Hijacked Code:

• Can change Behavior of ANY Type/Member

• Doesn't rely on inheritance

• Everything gets JIT'd, so anything can be mocked!

• Injected code will:

• Check for configured stubs/mocks

• Save details for later verification

• Take action based on configuration

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