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About MockK
Mocking is a technique to make testing code readable and maintainable. In three consequent articles, I would like to show the basics, features, and quirks of the MockK library. It is a new open-source library (github repository) focused on making mocking in Kotlin great. Injection first tries to match properties by name, then by class or superclass. Check the lookupType parameter for customization. Properties are injected even if private is applied. Constructors for injection are selected from the biggest number of arguments to lowest.
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