Not sure if it helps for this particular case, but I wrote an intro to AAA with Rhino Mocks a while back, although you'll have to translate it from C#:
http://www.davesquared.net/2008/10/very-basics-of-aaa-with-rhino-mocks-35.html <http://www.davesquared.net/2008/10/very-basics-of-aaa-with-rhino-mocks-35.html>Oh, you asked for a "good" resource. Never mind. ;) On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Joseph Dineen <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks, > It apprears to have been simple blindness on my part. > > So can anyone point me at a good resource to recast it in the newer > AAA syntax? > > > > On Apr 14, 12:45 pm, bill richards <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Further to this .... > > > > this is the reasn for my reluctance to use StrictMock : the use of a > > StrictMock implies your internal knowledge of the item being mocked, > > you need to know what the internal implications are for making a call. > > To me, this is at far too granular a level. > > > > On Apr 14, 12:42 pm, bill richards <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > In that line of code you have said: > > > > > I expect the member CreateNewCalendar to be called on model using the > > > value view.CalendarName as a parameter. > > > I expect it to be called at least once and it will return c. > > > > > Nowhere have you stated that you expect model.GetCalendar to be > > > called. > > > > > On Apr 14, 12:08 pm, Joseph Dineen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > But I thought that the Line in my test > > > > > > > Rhino.Mocks.Expect.Call(model.CreateNewCalendar(view.CalendarName)).Repeat.AtLeastOnce.Return(c) > > > > > > Sets up such an expectation? > > > > > > If it does not then how does one set up the expectation? > > > > > > On Apr 14, 11:49 am, bill richards <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > The point that Tim is making is that, ANY call that is made on your > > > > > StrictMock, for which you HAVE NOT set an expectation for, will > cause > > > > > the test to fail. > > > > > > > Whe you use a StrictMock, you have to set an expectation for EVERY > > > > > call made on that object. So it is completely expeted that a call > to > > > > > model.GetCalendar will throw an expectation excepton, since you > have > > > > > not set up such an expectation. > > > > > > > On Apr 14, 11:07 am, Joseph Dineen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Well I have tried it using DynamicMock instead of StrictMock and > it > > > > > > made no difference. > > > > > > Besides, the line > > > > > > > > > > > Rhino.Mocks.Expect.Call(model.CreateNewCalendar(view.CalendarName)).Repeat.AtLeastOnce.Return(c) > > > > > > > > Should create the expectation and I know the event is raised > because I > > > > > > can see the call in the event in the debugger. > > > > > > The problem arises when the cal is made to the model.GetCalendar > > > > > > method. There the expectation exception gets raised. > > > > > > I have akso tried adding IgnoreArguments to no avial. > > > > > > I am sure I am missing something but I do not know what. > > > > > > > > On Apr 13, 8:39 pm, Tim Barcz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > It appears you are using strict mocks...which means any call > not "expected" > > > > > > > will cause the test to fail. > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Joseph Dineen < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, I am new to Rhino Mocks and I have tried to post this > message > > > > > > > > before but it does not seem to have appeared on the > messageboard nor > > > > > > > > did I get any indication that the moderators have seen the > message. > > > > > > > > While i have been using Unit Testing and TDD for a while I > have not > > > > > > > > gotten into mocking in any major way. I did use DotNetMock > for a while > > > > > > > > in a single project and I want to refactor parts of it using > VB.NET > > > > > > > > 2010 as a learning excersise but found that DotNetMock does > not play > > > > > > > > well with MSUnitTest and appears to be a dead project. > > > > > > > > So I decided to learn Rhino Mocks after some research on the > net. > > > > > > > > To do this I decided to implement a view model comtoller > application > > > > > > > > and communicate from the view to the controller with events, > call > > > > > > > > stuff from the model in the event handlers on the controller > and see > > > > > > > > how it works out. I also decided to use the older Replay > verify syntax > > > > > > > > since I have mostly worked with 2005 and earlier and have not > yet > > > > > > > > looked at lambda functions. Also the only examples in vb I > could find > > > > > > > > used this systax and while I could see that the C# lambda > stuff was > > > > > > > > trying to do I have no idea of how to implement that code in > vb. > > > > > > > > So some code ( the application aim to generate fantasy > calendars for > > > > > > > > rpgs.) > > > > > > > > > > ''' <summary> > > > > > > > > ''' This the view of the calendars > > > > > > > > ''' </summary> > > > > > > > > Public Interface ICalendarsView > > > > > > > > > > 'the events represent user actions that are addressed by > the model > > > > > > > > Event CreateNewCalendar As EventHandler > > > > > > > > > > Event Save As EventHandler > > > > > > > > > > Event GetCalendarList As EventHandler > > > > > > > > > > Event GetCalendar As EventHandler > > > > > > > > > > Property CalendarName As String > > > > > > > > > > ...... > > > > > > > > > > 'these methods allow the controller to pass data to the > view > > > > > > > > Sub ShowPreviewForYear(ByVal yearNumber As Integer) > > > > > > > > > > Sub SetCalendar(ByVal c As Calendar) > > > > > > > > > > Sub SetCalendarList(ByVal calList As List(Of Calendar)) > > > > > > > > > > End Interface > > > > > > > > > > ''' <summary> > > > > > > > > ''' the Model > > > > > > > > ''' </summary> > > > > > > > > ''' <remarks></remarks> > > > > > > > > Public Interface ICalendarEngine > > > > > > > > > > Function GetCalendars() As List(Of Calendar) > > > > > > > > > > Function GetCalendar(ByVal name As String) As Calendar > > > > > > > > > > Function CreateNewCalendar(ByVal name As String) As > Calendar > > > > > > > > > > Sub SaveCalendar(ByVal c As Calendar) > > > > > > > > > > End Interface > > > > > > > > > > The controller > > > > > > > > '' <summary> > > > > > > > > ''' Controller of the view > > > > > > > > ''' </summary> > > > > > > > > ''' <remarks>Instantiated and refers to the model and the > view</ > > > > > > > > remarks> > > > > > > > > Public Class CalendarsController > > > > > > > > > > Private WithEvents _view As ICalendarsView > > > > > > > > Private _model As ICalendarEngine > > > > > > > > > > Public Sub New(ByVal view As ICalendarsView, ByVal model > As > > > > > > > > ICalendarEngine) > > > > > > > > If IsNothing(view) Or IsNothing(model) Then > > > > > > > > Throw New ArgumentNullException("Passed parameters > were > > > > > > > > not instantiated") > > > > > > > > End If > > > > > > > > _view = view > > > > > > > > _model = model > > > > > > > > 'Add the event handlers > > > > > > > > AddHandler _view.CreateNewCalendar, AddressOf > > > > > > > > OnCreateNewCalendar > > > > > > > > > > End Sub > > > > > > > > > > Private Sub OnCreateNewCalendar(ByVal sender As Object, > ByVal e As > > > > > > > > EventArgs) > > > > > > > > Dim c As Calendar = _model.GetCalendar(CType(sender, > > > > > > > > ICalendarsView).CalendarName) > > > > > > > > > > End Sub > > > > > > > > > > The test > > > > > > > > > > Imports System.Text > > > > > > > > Imports ArdoughterSoftware.FantasyCalendar > > > > > > > > Imports Rhino.Mocks > > > > > > > > Imports Rhino.Mocks.Interfaces > > > > > > > > > > <TestClass()> > > > > > > > > Public Class TestCalendarsController > > > > > > > > > > Private testContextInstance As TestContext > > > > > > > > > > '''<summary> > > > > > > > > '''Gets or sets the test context which provides > > > > > > > > '''information about and functionality for the current > test run. > > > > > > > > '''</summary> > > > > > > > > Public Property TestContext() As TestContext > > > > > > > > Get > > > > > > > > Return testContextInstance > > > > > > > > End Get > > > > > > > > Set(ByVal value As TestContext) > > > > > > > > testContextInstance = value > > > > > > > > End Set > > > > > > > > End Property > > > > > > > > > > Private moMockery As MockRepository > > > > > > > > > > ' Use TestInitialize to run code before running each test > > > > > > > > <TestInitialize()> Public Sub MyTestInitialize() > > > > > > > > moMockery = New MockRepository > > > > > > > > End Sub > > > > > > > > ' > > > > > > > > ' Use TestCleanup to run code after each test has run > > > > > > > > <TestCleanup()> Public Sub MyTestCleanup() > > > > > > > > moMockery.VerifyAll() > > > > > > > > End Sub > > > > > > > > > > Public Sub TestCreateNewCalendarEventIsRaisedTheOldWay() > > > > > > > > Dim e As New EventArgs > > > > > > > > Dim c As New Calendar > > > > > > > > Dim view As ICalendarsView > > > > > > > > view = moMockery.Stub(Of ICalendarsView)() > > > > > > > > Dim model As ICalendarEngine > > > > > > > > model = moMockery.StrictMock(Of ICalendarEngine)() > > > > > > > > Dim calendarName As String = "Dale Reckoning" > > > > > > > > view.CalendarName = calendarName > > > > > > > > AddHandler view.CreateNewCalendar, Nothing > > > > > > > > LastCall.Constraints(Constraints.Is.NotNull) > > > > > > > > > > Dim CreateNewCalendarEventRaiser As IEventRaiser = > > > > > > > > LastCall.GetEventRaiser() > > > > > > > > > > > Rhino.Mocks.Expect.Call(model.CreateNewCalendar(view.CalendarName)).Repeat.AtLeastOnce.Return(c) > > > > > > > > > > moMockery.ReplayAll() > > > > > > > > > > Dim controller = New CalendarsController(view, model) > > > > > > > > > > CreateNewCalendarEventRaiser.Raise(CType(view, > Object), e) > > > > > > > > End Sub > > > > > > > > > > End Class > > > > > > > > > > The Error message > > > > > > > > > > Test method > > > > > > > > > > > TestCalendars.TestCalendarsController.TestCreateNewCalendarEventIsRaisedTheOldWay > > > > > > > > threw exception: > > > > > > > > Rhino.Mocks.Exceptions.ExpectationViolationException: > > > > > > > > ICalendarEngine.GetCalendar("Dale Reckoning"); Expected #0, > Actual #1. > > > > > > > > TestCleanup method > TestCalendars.TestCalendarsController.MyTestCleanup > > > > > > > > threw exception. > Rhino.Mocks.Exceptions.ExpectationViolationException: > > > > > > > > Rhino.Mocks.Exceptions.ExpectationViolationException: > > > > > > > > ICalendarEngine.GetCalendar("Dale Reckoning"); Expected #0, > Actual > > > > > > > > #1.. > > > > > > > > > > Now Googling that message, would indicate that the method and > the > > > > > > > > event raise are not getting the parameters they expect and > that they > > > > > > > > are expecting a particular instance of an object. Which I do > not > > > > > > > > understand as they are getting the same instance of the > object. I have > > > > > > > > tried placing > > > > ... > > > > read more » > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Rhino.Mocks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rhinomocks%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rhinomocks?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Rhino.Mocks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rhinomocks?hl=en.
