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Testing Pyramid

rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-testing-pyramid

> Use when writing tests of any kind — unit, slice, or integration. Covers test structure, naming conventions, Mockito patterns, @WebMvcTest, @DataJpaTest, and Testcontainers setup.

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9 sections, as written by the author

Testing Pyramid

Structure

Unit Tests         — fast, no Spring context, mock dependencies    (70%)
Slice Tests        — partial Spring context (@WebMvcTest, @DataJpaTest) (20%)
Integration Tests  — full context + real DB via Testcontainers     (10%)

Unit Tests — Services

@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
class OrderServiceTest {

    @Mock private OrderRepository orderRepository;
    @Mock private InventoryService inventoryService;

    @InjectMocks private OrderService orderService;

    @Test
    void createOrder_whenItemsAvailable_shouldSaveAndReturnOrder() {
        // Given
        var request = new CreateOrderRequest("[email protected]", List.of(new OrderItemRequest(UUID.randomUUID(), 2)));
        var savedOrder = Order.create("[email protected]");
        when(orderRepository.save(any(Order.class))).thenReturn(savedOrder);
        doNothing().when(inventoryService).reserve(any());

        // When
        Order result = orderService.createOrder(request);

        // Then
        assertThat(result).isNotNull();
        assertThat(result.getCustomerEmail()).isEqualTo("[email protected]");
        verify(inventoryService).reserve(request.items());
        verify(orderRepository).save(any(Order.class));
    }

    @Test
    void createOrder_whenInventoryUnavailable_shouldThrowException() {
        // Given
        var request = new CreateOrderRequest("[email protected]", List.of());
        doThrow(new InsufficientInventoryException("Out of stock"))
            .when(inventoryService).reserve(any());

        // When / Then
        assertThatThrownBy(() -> orderService.createOrder(request))
            .isInstanceOf(InsufficientInventoryException.class)
            .hasMessage("Out of stock");
    }
}

Slice Tests — Controllers (@WebMvcTest)

@WebMvcTest(OrderController.class)
class OrderControllerTest {

    @Autowired MockMvc mockMvc;
    @Autowired ObjectMapper objectMapper;
    @MockitoBean OrderService orderService;

    @Test
    @WithMockUser(roles = "USER")
    void createOrder_withValidRequest_shouldReturn201() throws Exception {
        // Given
        var request = new CreateOrderRequest("[email protected]", List.of());
        var order = Order.create("[email protected]");
        when(orderService.createOrder(any())).thenReturn(order);

        // When / Then
        mockMvc.perform(post("/api/v1/orders")
                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                .content(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(request)))
            .andExpect(status().isCreated())
            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.success").value(true))
            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.data.customerEmail").value("[email protected]"));
    }

    @Test
    @WithMockUser
    void createOrder_withInvalidRequest_shouldReturn400() throws Exception {
        mockMvc.perform(post("/api/v1/orders")
                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                .content("{}")) // missing required fields
            .andExpect(status().isBadRequest())
            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.success").value(false))
            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.error.code").value("VALIDATION_FAILED"));
    }
}

Slice Tests — Repositories (@DataJpaTest)

@DataJpaTest
@AutoConfigureTestDatabase(replace = Replace.NONE) // use real DB (Testcontainers)
@Import(TestcontainersConfig.class)
class OrderRepositoryTest {

    @Autowired OrderRepository orderRepository;

    @Test
    void findByStatus_shouldReturnMatchingOrders() {
        // Given
        var order1 = orderRepository.save(Order.create("[email protected]"));
        var order2 = orderRepository.save(Order.create("[email protected]"));
        order2.ship(); // change status
        orderRepository.save(order2);

        // When
        List<Order> pending = orderRepository.findByStatus(OrderStatus.PENDING, Pageable.unpaged()).getContent();

        // Then
        assertThat(pending).hasSize(1);
        assertThat(pending.get(0).getCustomerEmail()).isEqualTo("[email protected]");
    }
}

Integration Tests — Testcontainers

// Shared config — reuse container across tests
@TestConfiguration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
public class TestcontainersConfig {

    @Bean
    @ServiceConnection
    PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContainer() {
        return new PostgreSQLContainer<>("postgres:16-alpine");
    }
}

// Full integration test
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@AutoConfigureRestTestClient
@Import(TestcontainersConfig.class)
class OrderIntegrationTest {

    @Autowired RestTestClient restTestClient;
    @Autowired OrderRepository orderRepository;

    @Test
    void createAndRetrieveOrder_endToEnd() {
        // Create
        var createRequest = new CreateOrderRequest("[email protected]", List.of());
        restTestClient.post()
            .uri("/api/v1/orders")
            .body(createRequest)
            .exchange()
            .expectStatus().isCreated()
            .expectBody(ApiResponse.class);

        // Retrieve
        // ... assert persisted correctly
    }
}

Naming Convention

// Method name: methodName_condition_expectedBehavior
createOrder_whenItemsAvailable_shouldSaveOrder()
findById_whenOrderNotFound_shouldThrowNotFoundException()
login_withInvalidCredentials_shouldReturn401()

Testcontainers Dependencies

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-testcontainers</artifactId>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
    <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

Gotchas

  • Agent uses @SpringBootTest for everything — use slices for speed
  • Agent uses H2 in-memory DB for @DataJpaTest — use Testcontainers for accuracy
  • Agent uses @MockBean — removed in Boot 4; use @MockitoBean (and @MockitoSpyBean for spies)
  • Agent uses TestRestTemplate by habit — prefer RestTestClient with @AutoConfigureRestTestClient for Boot 4 HTTP integration tests
  • Agent uses Mockito.mock() instead of @Mock — use annotations with @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
  • Agent forgets @WithMockUser on controller tests — security filter blocks all requests
  • Agent uses assertEquals from JUnit — use AssertJ (assertThat(...).isEqualTo(...))
  • Agent names tests test_createOrder() — use createOrder_condition_expected() pattern

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