It is not the best thing to do, but I would like to verify that a private method of an object is called, so I create a partial mock and add an expectation on the private method.
Synchronizer * sync = [[Synchronizer alloc] initWithCleanup:YES];
sync = [OCMockObject partialMockForObject:sync];
[[(id)sync expect] cleanupPreviousContents];
When I run the test, cleanupPreviousContents is not called but the test is still successful. Where is the bug ?
Regards, Quentin
Yes, this is a perfectly valid thing to do. But you need to create a new reference for your partial mock:
Synchronizer * sync = [[Synchronizer alloc] initWithCleanup:YES];
id mockSync = [OCMockObject partialMockForObject:sync];
[[mockSync expect] cleanupPreviousContents];
... do something
[mockSync verify];
Is cleanupPreviousContents called within your initWithCleanup method? If so, you'll have to structure it a bit differently:
Synchronizer *sync = [Synchronizer alloc];
id mockSync = [OCMockObject partialMockForObject:sync];
[[mockSync expect] cleanupPreviousContents];
[sync initWithCleanup:YES];
[mockSync verify];
