How to mock method e in Log

Question

Here Utils.java is my class to be tested and following is the method which is called in UtilsTest class. Even if I am mocking Log.e method as shown below

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Answer 1

Extending the answer from kosiara for using PowerMock and Mockito in Java with JDK11 to mock the android.Log.v method with System.out.println for unit testing in Android Studio 4.0.1.

This is a complete solution in Java:

import android.util.Log;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.Mockito;
import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
import org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito;
import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;

import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;

@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest(Log.class)
public class MyLogUnitTest {
    @Before
    public void setup() {
        // mock static Log.v call with System.out.println
        PowerMockito.mockStatic(Log.class);
        Mockito.when(Log.v(any(), any())).then(new Answer<Void>() {
            @Override
            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                String TAG = (String) invocation.getArguments()[0];
                String msg = (String) invocation.getArguments()[1];
                System.out.println(String.format("V/%s: %s", TAG, msg));
                return null;
            }
        });
    }

    @Test
    public void logV() {
        Log.v("MainActivity", "onCreate() called!");
    }

}

Remember to add dependencies in your module build.gradle file where your unit test exists:

dependencies {
    ...

    /* PowerMock android.Log for OpenJDK11 */
    def mockitoVersion =  "3.5.7"
    def powerMockVersion = "2.0.7"
    // optional libs -- Mockito framework
    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${mockitoVersion}"
    // optional libs -- power mock
    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4:${powerMockVersion}"
    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito2:${powerMockVersion}"
    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-rule:${powerMockVersion}"
    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-ruleagent:${powerMockVersion}"
}

Answer 2

Use PowerMockito.

@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest({ClassNameOnWhichTestsAreWritten.class , Log.class})
public class TestsOnClass() {
    @Before
    public void setup() {
        PowerMockito.mockStatic(Log.class);
    }
    @Test
    public void Test_1(){

    }
    @Test
    public void Test_2(){

    }
 }

Answer 3

Mockito doesn't mock static methods. Use PowerMockito on top. Here is an example.

Answer 4

This worked out for me. I'm only using JUnit and I was able to mock up the Log class without any third party lib very easy. Just create a file Log.java inside app/src/test/java/android/util with contents:

package android.util; 

public class Log {
    public static int d(String tag, String msg) {
        System.out.println("DEBUG: " + tag + ": " + msg);
        return 0;
    }

    public static int i(String tag, String msg) {
        System.out.println("INFO: " + tag + ": " + msg);
        return 0;
    }

    public static int w(String tag, String msg) {
        System.out.println("WARN: " + tag + ": " + msg);
        return 0;
    }

    public static int e(String tag, String msg) {
        System.out.println("ERROR: " + tag + ": " + msg);
        return 0;
    }

    // add other methods if required...
}

Answer 5

Using PowerMockito:

@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest({Log.class})
public class TestsToRun() {
    @Test
    public void test() {
        PowerMockito.mockStatic(Log.class);
    }
}

And you're good to go. Be advised that PowerMockito will not automatically mock inherited static methods, so if you want to mock a custom logging class that extends Log, you must still mock Log for calls such as MyCustomLog.e().

Answer 6

You can put this into your gradle script:

android {
   ...
   testOptions { 
       unitTests.returnDefaultValues = true
   }
}

That will decide whether unmocked methods from android.jar should throw exceptions or return default values.