Only if the methods in the concrete class are declared virtual.  The two
kinds of things that can be mocked with RhinoMocks are:

1) interfaces
2) virtual methods in unsealed classes

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On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Laksh <[email protected]> wrote:

> correct..but not all the classes in .Net or my custom classes are
> sealed. You are saying if the class is not sealed, i can mock it
> without having the interface?
>
> On Nov 10, 3:27 pm, Patrick Steele <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Mocking an interface is easier.  You can mock the virtual members of a
> > non-sealed class.  If a class is sealed or the members you want to
> > mock are not virtual, you'll have to create a wrapper (possibly in the
> > form of an interface) in order to do your mocking.
> >
> > ---
> > Patrick Steelehttp://weblogs.asp.net/psteele
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Laksh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Thanks.
> > > I'm new rhino mocks and never used it before..so the questions.
> > > One last question. Is it necessary to derive all the classes from some
> > > kind of interface? How do we mock .Net classes?
> > > for example
> > > MockRepository mocks = new MockRepository();
> > >            var myClass = mocks.Stub<MyClass>();
> > >            var list = mocks.DynamicMock<Array>();
> >
> > > On Nov 10, 11:51 am, Patrick Steele <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> Correct.  Mocking only works if you control creation of the object.
> >
> > >> ---
> > >> Patrick Steelehttp://weblogs.asp.net/psteele
> >
> > >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Gavin van der Merwe
> >
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > I think Patrick is saying that mocking MyClass this way is not
> possible.
> > >> > You need to structure your class in a de-coupled way ...
> > >> > public class ClassThatDoesWork
> > >> > {
> > >> >    private MyClass instance;
> > >> >    public ClassThatDoesWork(MyClass instance)
> > >> >    {
> > >> >       this.instance = instance;
> > >> >    }
> > >> >    public void DoWork(someInputParameters)
> > >> >    {
> > >> >      // do stuff with mocked instance
> > >> >    }
> > >> > }
> >
> > >> > On 10 November 2011 17:31, Laksh <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >> >> Thanks, i'll would do that, and we are using Repository pattern, so
> > >> >> its easy change.
> >
> > >> >> i have a question though. In my scenario the method returns the
> > >> >> Package class so the caller of this method knows Package class.so
> i'm
> > >> >> able to Assert the values.
> > >> >> If i have a method which internally creates instance of class,
> would
> > >> >> it be possible to mock that class. see the example below
> >
> > >> >> public void DoWork(someInputParameters)
> > >> >> {
> > >> >>   MyClass instance = new MyClass()
> > >> >>   // do some logic here.
> > >> >>   // I  may use some .Net classes also to perform the logic
> > >> >> }
> >
> > >> >> is it possible to mock MyClass & .Net classes here ?
> >
> > >> >> On Nov 10, 10:18 am, Patrick Steele <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >> >> > You want to make sure you have a loosely coupled architecture so
> you
> > >> >> > can do your unit tests in isolation.
> >
> > >> >> > The Manifest class you originally showed looks like it needs to
> get
> > >> >> > data from a database (The GetData method).  That dependency on a
> > >> >> > database should be in a different component.  One idea is to
> create a
> > >> >> > repository interface for accessing the data:
> >
> > >> >> > interface IDataObjectRepository
> > >> >> > {
> > >> >> >     DataObject GetData(IContext);
> >
> > >> >> > }
> >
> > >> >> > Your Manifest class now has a dependency on the
> IDataObjectRepository
> > >> >> > which can be mocked at test time using Rhino.Mocks.  This way you
> > >> >> > don't have to have an actual database up and running to execute
> your
> > >> >> > unit test for BuildManifest().  You don't have to worry about
> proper
> > >> >> > table structures and things like that.
> >
> > >> >> > So iyour Manifest class now takes in the repository:
> >
> > >> >> > public class Manifest : IManifest<Package>
> > >> >> > {
> > >> >> >     private IContext _context = null;
> > >> >> >         private IDataObjectReposutory _repository = null;
> >
> > >> >> >         public Manifest(IContext context, IDataObjectReposutory
> > >> >> > repository)
> > >> >> >         {
> > >> >> >             _context = context;
> > >> >> >                 _repository = repository;
> > >> >> >         }
> >
> > >> >> >         public Package BuildManifest()
> > >> >> >         {
> > >> >> >                 ...
> > >> >> >                 DataObject data = _repository.GetData(_context);
> > >> >> >                 ...
> > >> >> >         }
> >
> > >> >> > }
> >
> > >> >> > Now you can mock your context and repository and test to make
> sure
> > >> >> > that your Package gets built properly based on the data returned
> by
> > >> >> > IDataObjectRepository.GetData():
> >
> > >> >> > // arrange
> > >> >> > var context = MockRepository.GenerateStub<IContext>();
> > >> >> > var repository =
> MockRepository.GenerateStub<IDataObjectRespository>();
> > >> >> > var do = new new DataObject { BatchID = "100", Title="Test" };
> > >> >> > repository.Stub(r => r.GetData(context)).Returns(do);
> >
> > >> >> > // act
> > >> >> > var manifest = new Manifest(context, repository);
> > >> >> > var pacakgeManifest = manifest.BuildManifest();
> >
> > >> >> > // assert
> > >> >> > Assert.AreEqual(do.BatchID, packageManifest.BatchID);
> > >> >> > Assert.AreEqual(do.Title, packageManifest.Title);
> > >> >> > etc...
> >
> > >> >> > ---
> > >> >> > Patrick Steelehttp://weblogs.asp.net/psteele
> >
> > >> >> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Laksh <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >> >> > > GetData method  gets the data from the database and then I
> assign the
> > >> >> > > data to Package class hierarchy.
> > >> >> > > I'm creating the instance of Package inside the method. So how
> Rhino
> > >> >> > > will test such things. My question was not only for this
> method. In
> > >> >> > > general it is very common we create instances of custom
> classes, .Net
> > >> >> > > classes inside the method. (Basically local variables). In
> such case
> > >> >> > > how do test the method using Rhino?
> >
> > >> >> > > On Nov 9, 10:33 am, Patrick Steele <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >> >> > >> What does GetData do?  You probably need to stub that out, but
> > >> >> > >> without
> > >> >> > >> knowing what it does, I can't say for sure.
> >
> > >> >> > >> ---
> > >> >> > >> Patrick Steelehttp://weblogs.asp.net/psteele
> >
> > >> >> > >> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Laksh <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >> >> > >> > I have the following method. I'm creating a instance of
> Package
> > >> >> > >> > class
> > >> >> > >> > inside the method, setting some of its proeprties and then
> > >> >> > >> > returning
> > >> >> > >> > it. How do i unit test this method using Rhino?
> >
> > >> >> > >> > public class Manifest : IManifest<Package>
> > >> >> > >> >    {
> > >> >> > >> >        private IContext _context = null;
> >
> > >> >> > >> >        publicManifest(IContext context)
> > >> >> > >> >        {
> >
> > >> >> > >> >            _context = context;
> > >> >> > >> >        }
> >
> > >> >> > >> >        public Package BuildManifest()
> > >> >> > >> >        {
> > >> >> > >> >            // Data object is class which holds the data from
> > >> >> > >> > datasource.
> > >> >> > >> >            DataObject data = GetData(_context);
> >
> > >> >> > >> >            Package package = new Package();
> > >> >> > >> >            package.BatchID = data.BatchId;
> > >> >> > >> >            package.Title = data.Title;
> > >> >> > >> >            package.Name = data.Name;
> > >> >> > >> >            package.City = data.City;
> >
> > >> >> > >> >            IList<PackageDocument> documents = new
> > >> >> > >> > List<PackageDocument>();
> > >> >> > >> >            foreach (Document document in
> data.ConvertedDocuments)
> > >> >> > >> >            {
> > >> >> > >> >                PackageDocument packageDocument = new
> > >> >> > >> > PackageDocument();
> > >> >> > >> >                packageDocument.FileName =
> document.DocumentName;
> > >> >> > >> >                packageDocument.PrintOrder =
> > >> >> > >> > document.SequenceNumber.Value;
> > >> >> > >> >                packageDocument.PaperType =
> > >> >> > >> > PackageDocumentPaperType.White;
> > >> >> > >> >                documents.Add(packageDocument);
> > >> >> > >> >            }
> > >> >> > >> >            package.Documents = documents.ToArray();
> > >> >> > >> >            return package;
> > >> >> > >> >        }
> > >> >> > >> >    }
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