powermockito - testing exception handling

Question

Testing a snip:

void somefunction() {
  try {
    aMock.doSomething();
    bMock.another();
  } finally {
    cMock.cleanup();
  }
}

Test:

@Test(expected = Exception.class)
void sometest() {
  ... setup various mocks ...

  PowerMockito.doThrow(new Exception("abc")).when(aMock).doSomething();

  outerMock.somefunction();

  // ** THIS SHOULD FAIL
  verify(bMock).another();

  // ** THIS SHOULD FAIL TOO
  verify(cMock, never()).cleanup()
}

When I run this it passes. Why? Does the throw Exception (and handling in @Test) trump the verify statements?

If so - is there some way to test that the finally clause was executed?

Answer 1

Because the exception is thrown (for real), everything under your function code is dead code.

outerMock.somefunction();  // throw so, this is the end

// ------- dead code blow:
// ** THIS SHOULD FAIL
verify(bMock).another();

// ** THIS SHOULD FAIL TOO
verify(cMock, never()).cleanup()

So to test the finally block you have to use a normal execution (when no exception occurs). Another solution would be to use a try/catch in the test:

try {
    outerMock.somefunction();
    fail("was expecting an exception..");
} catch(Exception exception) {
    // ignore
}

verify(bMock).another();
verify(cMock, never()).cleanup()

---

To answer to the question in comments:

assuming the code is now:

void somefunction() {
    try {
        aMock.doSomething();
        bMock.another();
    } catch(Exception ex) {
        cMock.handleException(ex);
    }
}

the test could be:

Exception testEx = new Exception("testing")
Mockito.when(aMock.doSomething()).thenThrow(testEx);
instance.somefunction();
Mockito.verify(cMock).handleException(testEx);