For questions about using jMock. JMock is a helper framework for test-driven development and unit testing.
According to the jMock project website,
JMock is a library that supports test-driven development of Java code with mock objects.
Mock objects help you design and test the interactions between the objects in your programs.
The jMock library:
- makes it quick and easy to define mock objects, so you don't break the rhythm of programming
- lets you precisely specify the interactions between your objects, reducing the brittleness of your tests
- works well with the autocompletion and refactoring features of your IDE
- plugs into your favourite test framework
- is easy to extend
