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Mastering Software Testing with JUnit 5

By : Boni Garcia
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Mastering Software Testing with JUnit 5

By: Boni Garcia

Overview of this book

When building an application it is of utmost importance to have clean code, a productive environment and efficient systems in place. Having automated unit testing in place helps developers to achieve these goals. The JUnit testing framework is a popular choice among Java developers and has recently released a major version update with JUnit 5. This book shows you how to make use of the power of JUnit 5 to write better software. The book begins with an introduction to software quality and software testing. After that, you will see an in-depth analysis of all the features of Jupiter, the new programming and extension model provided by JUnit 5. You will learn how to integrate JUnit 5 with other frameworks such as Mockito, Spring, Selenium, Cucumber, and Docker. After the technical features of JUnit 5, the final part of this book will train you for the daily work of a software tester. You will learn best practices for writing meaningful tests. Finally, you will learn how software testing fits into the overall software development process, and sits alongside continuous integration, defect tracking, and test reporting.
Table of Contents (8 chapters)

Android

Android (https://www.android.com/) is an open source mobile operating system based on a modified version of Linux. It was originally developed by a startup named Android, acquired and championed by Google in 2005.

According to the report by Gartner Inc. (American IT research and advisory company), in 2017 Android and iOS account more than 99% of global smartphone sales, as shown in the following chart:

Smartphone operative system market. Picture created by www.statista.com.

Android in a nutshell

Android is a Linux-based software stack divided into several layers. Those layers, from down to top are the following:

  • Linux kernel: This is the foundation of the Android platform. This layer contains all the low-level device...