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Mockito - what does verify method do?

Let's say i have the following psuedo like test code: 

 //Let's import Mockito statically so that the code looks clearer
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;

 //mock creation
 List mockedList = mock(List.class);

 //using mock object
 mockedList.add("one");
 mockedList.clear();

 //what do these two verify methods do ?
 verify(mockedList).add("one");
 verify(mockedList).clear();

I keep showing the test passed but i dont know what the verify means ? what is it verifying exactly ? I understand that i mocked a call to add and clear but what does the two verify calls do ?

Solution

  • Mockito.verify(MockedObject).someMethodOnTheObject(someParametersToTheMethod); verifies that the methods you called on your mocked object are indeed called only once. If they weren't called, or called with the wrong parameters, or called the wrong number of times, they would fail your test.