Is it possible to use MockMvc without SpringJUnit4ClassRunner?

Question

I want to use MockMvc without SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.

   public static void main(String[] args) {
     WebApplicationContext wac = ...;
     MockMvc mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(wac).build();
   }

Since main is not invoked by a springcontainer how do I create a WebApplicationContext?

Is something like the following not-working pseudocode possible?

 WebApplicationContext wac = new WebApplicationContext("classpath./service-context.xml");

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '14 at 11:59

There are two main ways to create a MockMvc instance:

From a WebApplicationContext, loaded either via the Spring TestContext Framework (e.g., using @ContextConfiguration and @WebAppConfiguration) or manually.
In stand-alone mode using a @Controller class.

Both of these are documented in the Setup Options section in the Testing chapter of the reference manual.

To create a WebApplicationContext manually, instantiate a GenericWebApplicationContext and load the bean definitions from XML files like this:

GenericWebApplicationContext context = new GenericWebApplicationContext();
new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(context).loadBeanDefinitions(/* XML config files */);
context.refresh();

Or from @Configuration classes like this:

GenericWebApplicationContext context = new GenericWebApplicationContext();
new AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader(context).register(/* @Configuration classes */);
context.refresh();

Note that you'll want to configure and set a MockServletContext in the context as well.

Regards,

Sam (author of the Spring TestContext Framework)

Is it possible to use MockMvc without SpringJUnit4ClassRunner?

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