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The general approach is to replace at runtime the real method instance associated with the class instance to be tested with a <code>Mock</code> instance, configured to simulate various behaviors of the real method. | |||
Assuming there is a class <code>SomeClass</code> that has a method <code>some_method()</code> whose behavior we want to simulate during testing | |||
==Simulating a Particular Return Value Irrespective of the Arguments it was Called With== | |||
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Mocking a Method
The general approach is to replace at runtime the real method instance associated with the class instance to be tested with a Mock instance, configured to simulate various behaviors of the real method.
Assuming there is a class SomeClass that has a method some_method() whose behavior we want to simulate during testing