Implementing Testing Strategies

1. Designing Unit Tests

Example: JUnit 5 + AssertJ

@Test
void placesOrderWithCorrectTotal() {
    var cart = Cart.of(Item.of("sku1", 2, money(10_00)));
    var order = service.place(cart);
    assertThat(order.total()).isEqualTo(money(20_00));
    assertThat(order.status()).isEqualTo(PLACED);
}

2. Implementing Integration Tests

ToolDetail
@SpringBootTestFull context
TestcontainersReal Postgres/Kafka in Docker
@DataJpaTestJPA slice; in-memory or Testcontainers
@WebMvcTestController slice

3. Implementing End-to-End Tests

ToolUse
Playwright / CypressBrowser flows
REST Assured / KarateAPI E2E
k6 / GatlingPerformance E2E
Run against stagingClosest to prod

4. Implementing Mock Objects

Example: Mockito

@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
class OrderServiceTest {
    @Mock InventoryClient inventory;
    @InjectMocks OrderService service;

    @Test void reservesInventory() {
        when(inventory.reserve("sku1", 2)).thenReturn(reservation("r1"));
        service.place(Cart.of(Item.of("sku1", 2, money(100))));
        verify(inventory).reserve("sku1", 2);
    }
}

5. Implementing Test Doubles

TypeUse
DummyFiller args, not used
StubReturns canned values
SpyReal + records calls
MockVerifies interactions
FakeWorking impl, simpler (in-memory repo)

6. Implementing Test Data Builders

Example: Builder for tests

public class OrderTestBuilder {
    private UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
    private List<Item> items = List.of(Item.of("sku1", 1, money(10_00)));
    public static OrderTestBuilder anOrder() { return new OrderTestBuilder(); }
    public OrderTestBuilder withItems(Item... it) { this.items = List.of(it); return this; }
    public Order build() { return new Order(id, items); }
}
// Usage: anOrder().withItems(item("sku2", 5)).build();

7. Implementing Database Test Strategies

ApproachDetail
Testcontainers PostgresReal DB, isolated per test class
@Sql / FlywaySeed data deterministically
@Transactional rollbackAuto-cleanup
Truncate between testsFor non-transactional tests

8. Implementing Performance Tests

TypeGoal
LoadSustained expected traffic
StressFind breaking point
SpikeSudden traffic surge
SoakLong-running for leaks
Toolsk6, Gatling, JMeter

9. Implementing Security Tests

TypeTool
SASTSonarQube, Snyk Code
DASTOWASP ZAP, Burp
SCAOWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk, Dependabot
Secrets scangitleaks, trufflehog
Pen testPeriodic third-party

10. Implementing Contract Tests

ToolDetail
PactConsumer-driven contracts
Spring Cloud ContractProducer publishes contracts
OpenAPI diffDetect breaking changes
Schema registryAvro/Protobuf compat checks

11. Implementing Test Coverage Goals

Pyramid LevelShare
Unit~70% of tests; fast
Integration~20%
E2E~10%; slowest
        /\
       /E2E\        few, slow, brittle
      /------\
     /  Integ \     some, medium speed
    /----------\
   /   Unit     \   many, fast, isolated
  /--------------\
  

12. Implementing Test Automation in CI/CD

StageRun
Pre-commitLint, format, fast unit subset
PR buildUnit + integration + SAST
Merge to mainFull suite + contract tests
Pre-deploySmoke tests
Post-deploySynthetic monitors, canary checks
NightlyPerformance, soak, full E2E