Mocking in C# Unit Tests - How To Test Data Access Code and More

Unit tests are great, but how do you test your data access? You sure don't want to actually delete records when you are testing the delete method, yet you definitely want to be sure the method is configured properly. This is the type of problem that stops a lot of developers from creating unit tests. In this video, I am going to show you how to overcome these obstacles in order to write tests that handle working with external dependencies like databases.

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0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Getting started: demo application code and setup
10:20 - Problems with testing methods that manipulates with external stuff (database edits, e-mail senders etc)
12:39 - Mocking explained
15:44 - Writing tests with mocking
18:05 - Adding references for testing with MOCK
20:51 - Using statement
22:12 - AutoMock.GetLoose() vs AutoMock.GetStrict();
23:30 - Using AutoMock: Writing the Unit Test with mocking
35:06 - Refactoring method that's under a UnitTest
36:03 - Checking data: comparing two objects
40:19 - Testing method that returns void
48:16 - Testing SQl call modification
52:47 - Recap
53:30 - Advice for beginners
55:15 - What not to test and why
58:24 - Summary
59:27 - Learning steps
1:01:42 - Concluding remarks

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