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Spock Testing

This is a copy/MD-conversion of the original article by Lukasz Janicki: Spock Testing – Spock tutorial – The Javatar . The webpage is no longer available, but this cheat-sheet is too good to loose! A simpler full demo of a Spock implementation can also be found here.

What is Spock?

Spock is a unit testing framework that in great extent utilizes Groovy’s syntax making your tests comprehensible and easy on the eyes. Although it is a Groovy technology you can use it to test your Java classes as well. What is the most important is that Spock makes writing tests fun. And I really mean it.

Why Spock?

I have to admit that even knowing all the benefits of TDD and tests over all I considered writing them as little pain in the neck. How has that changed when I started using Spock?

Creating a test in Spock takes less time than using its sta

	$userPath = $env:USERPROFILE
	$pathExclusions = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList
	$processExclusions = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList

	# Maven: default local repository (%USERPROFILE%\.m2)
	$pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\.m2') > $null

	# JRebel: default home folder (%USERPROFILE%\.jrebel)
	$pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\.jrebel') > $null

	cd "C:%HOMEPATH%\.IntelliJIdea*\config"
	rmdir "eval" /s /q
	del "options\other.xml"
	reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs\jetbrains\idea" /f

	:: This will work for idea 2018.3 and later
	::
	:: It is Highly Advised to Purchase the JetBrain Softwares
	:: This is only for the case You just want to Extend the
	:: Trial Period and Evaluate the IDE for some more Time