Mockito 5 Supports Mocking Constructors, Static Methods and Final Classes out of the Box

Johan Janssen — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Mockito has released version 5, switching the default mockmaker to mockito-inline in order to better support future versions of the JDK and allows mocking of constructors, static methods and final classes out of the box. The baseline increased from Java 8 to Java 11, as supporting both versions became costly and managing changes in the JDK such as with the SecurityManager proved difficult.

By Johan Janssen

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Mockito 5 Supports Mocking Constructors, Static Methods and Final Classes out of the Box