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Learning Modular Java Programming

By : Tejaswini Mandar Jog
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Learning Modular Java Programming

By: Tejaswini Mandar Jog

Overview of this book

Modular programming means dividing an application into small parts and then developing it. It is an approach taken by developers to build applications and helps them add efficiency in their development process, thus making it more effective. The book starts with the fundamentals of Modular Programming. Then we move on to the actual implementation, where we teach developers how to divide an application into different modules or layers (such as presentation, execution, security, lifecycle, services, and so on) for better management. Once readers are well-versed in these modules and their development, the book shows how to create bindings in order to join these different modules and form a complete application. Next, the readers will learn how to manage these modules through dependency injection. Later, we move on to testing; readers will learn how to test the different modules of an application. The book ends by teaching readers how to maintain different versions of their application and how to modify it. By the end of the book, readers will have a good understanding of modular programming and will be able to use it to build applications with Java.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Introduction to unit testing


Unit testing is the process of testing a single functionality in the code at a time. In unit testing, the developer ensures that the functionality is working correctly according to business logic. We will use JUnit for unit testing.

Unit testing using JUnit

JUnit is an automation testing framework which provides numbers of TestRunners that can automate the execution of any Java class that extends from TestCase. It facilitates the testing of the expected behavior of a method as a unit. The developer can write test cases for all the functions in the code. Whenever a change occurs in the functionality, causing it to behave differently than expected, it can be easily identified and fixed as well. JUnit 4 supports annotation-based programming so instead of getting extended from the TestCase, the developer can use annotation-based programming as well.

Steps for writing a TestCase using annotation

Perform the following steps to write a TestCase:

  1. Create a class TestCase by...