In the last chapter, we learned how to create a web application that uses a database. In this chapter, we will learn how to write and execute unit tests in Eclipse for JEE applications. We will cover the following topics in this chapter:
- Creating and executing unit tests using Eclipse JEE
- Executing unit tests from Eclipse IDE
- Mocking external dependencies for unit tests
- Calculating unit test coverage
Testing the software that you develop is a very important part of the overall software development cycle. There are many types of testing; each one has a specific purpose, and each one varies in scope. Some examples of testing are functional testing, integration testing, scenario testing, and unit testing.
Of all these types, unit ...
