Lambda Behave - Java 8's Testing Framework

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Lambda Behave Java 8s testing framework

• By SPEC INDIA

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Lambda behave an introduction

• A latest testing framework for Java
• Lambda Behave vows to make testing a pleasing
  experience
• An ideal choice for a Java developer who has
  worked with specification frameworks earlier
• There are existing frameworks like JUnit and
  Cucumber but Lambda proves to be much more fluent
  and modern with a unique testing style

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Lambda behave an introduction (contd.)

• Launched some time back and has already started
  gaining momentum and appreciation worldwide,
  because of its salient features and technical
  benefits
• Makes use of various Java 8 features for gaining
  a neat and user friendly environment for testing.
• The latest release to have hit the market is
  Lambda Behave 0.3

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Lambda behave an introduction (contd.)

• Current testing frameworks turn out to be a
  little untidy and complex, whereas Lambda Behave
  turns out to be flowing and simplistic
• Lambda Expressions have been a significant
  feature of Java 8, in which the importance lies
  on passing behaviour to methods.
• Being a merger of functional capabilities and
  object oriented, it enhances the integration of
  third party libraries.

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Salient Features Of Lambda Behave

• Fluency and neat specification writing in the
  domain language
• Writing data driven specifications
• Integration with the base tool or IDE
• Influence of IDE usage onto library design
• Capability to reset mocks
• Addition of combinators for use of business
  domain objects in testing

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Salient Features Of Lambda Behave (contd).

• Integration with Scala-Test to enable running of
  Lambda Behave tests with Scala-Test
  infrastructure
• Solve bugs regarding API corner cases
• Log down seed numbers for random number
  generators
• Integration of the random number generation with
  the testing API

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Lambda Behave Specifications
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Lambda Behave Specifications(contd.)

• Fluent Specifications
• For Lambda Behave, it is very important to focus
  on fluency as if reading pure English.
• It also looks for encouraging describing testing
  with usage of eloquent sentences instead of fewer
  words.
• It focuses on an API which is available all
  through the IDE completion.
• Generated Specifications
• Lambda Behave possesses capabilities to generate
  test cases for testing your code, very much like
  Scala Check.
• The involved API is something like Data driven
  specifications and controls the generation of
  values.

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Lambda Behave Specifications(contd.)

• Data Driven Specifications
• Based on various data inputs, Lambda Behave
  parameterizes the specifications.
• The API involved is not dependent upon reflection
  magic.
• The specification as well as the description both
  are parameterized.

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