Mock static method in JUnit 5 using Mockito

Question

I am trying to mock static classes(org.apache.commons.beanutils.Beanutils) for Junit 5 test cases. I came across mockito-inline dependency helps with mocking static classes. I tried to use the mockito-inline in the project for some strange reason it give me compilation error in the absence of mockito-core library.

With mockito-core am getting below:

org.mockito.exceptions.base.MockitoException: 
The used MockMaker PowerMockMaker does not support the creation of static mocks

Mockito's inline mock maker supports static mocks based on the Instrumentation API.
You can simply enable this mock mode, by placing the 'mockito-inline' artifact where you are currently using 'mockito-core'.
Note that Mockito's inline mock maker is not supported on Android.
    at com.xx.xx.xx.AvroCopyPropertiesInvocationTargetExceptionScenario(CreditOfferServiceTest.java:1197)
    at org.junit.platform.commons.util.ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtils.java:675)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.MethodInvocation.proceed(MethodInvocation.java:60)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$ValidatingInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:125)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.extension.TimeoutExtension.intercept(TimeoutExtension.java:132)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.extension.TimeoutExtension.interceptTestableMethod(TimeoutExtension.java:124)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.extension.TimeoutExtension.interceptTestMethod(TimeoutExtension.java:74)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker$ReflectiveInterceptorCall.lambda$ofVoidMethod$0(ExecutableInvoker.java:115)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker.lambda$invoke$0(ExecutableInvoker.java:105)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$InterceptedInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:104)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:62)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.chainAndInvoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:43)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.invoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:35)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker.invoke(ExecutableInvoker.java:104)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.ExecutableInvoker.invoke(ExecutableInvoker.java:98)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.lambda$invokeTestMethod$6(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:202)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.invokeTestMethod(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:198)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.execute(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:135)
    at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.execute(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:69)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:135)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:125)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:135)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:123)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:122)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:80)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:38)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:139)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:125)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:135)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:123)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:122)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:80)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:38)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:139)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:125)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:135)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:123)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:122)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:80)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.submit(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:32)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:57)
    at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestEngine.execute(HierarchicalTestEngine.java:51)
    at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:229)
    at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.lambda$execute$6(DefaultLauncher.java:197)
    at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.withInterceptedStreams(DefaultLauncher.java:211)
    at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:191)
    at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:137)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit5.runner.JUnit5TestReference.run(JUnit5TestReference.java:98)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:41)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:542)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:770)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:464)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:210)

Without the core - compilation issue. Please find the test dependency breakdown without mockito-core:

[INFO] +- org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito2:jar:2.0.9:test
[INFO] |  \- org.powermock:powermock-api-support:jar:2.0.9:test
[INFO] |     +- org.powermock:powermock-reflect:jar:2.0.9:test
[INFO] |     \- org.powermock:powermock-core:jar:2.0.9:test
[INFO] +- org.mockito:mockito-inline:jar:3.6.28:test
[INFO] |  \- org.mockito:mockito-core:jar:3.1.0:test
[INFO] |     +- net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.10.10:test
[INFO] |     +- net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:jar:1.10.10:test
[INFO] |     \- org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:2.6:test
[INFO] +- org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter:jar:3.6.0:test
[INFO] |  \- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:jar:5.5.2:test
[INFO] |     +- org.opentest4j:opentest4j:jar:1.2.0:test
[INFO] |     \- org.junit.platform:junit-platform-commons:jar:1.5.2

Answer 1

You need to use mockito-inline version 3.4.0 or higher and remove mockito-core from your dependencies (mockito-inline depends on mockito-core so it will be retrieved automatically).

That way, you will be using mockito static mocking correctly, but it wouldn't solve the exception that you posted.

To fix it, you need to remove all dependencies of powermock as it conflicts with mockito and causes this error

The used MockMaker PowerMockMaker does not support the creation of static mocks

Answer 2

In my case we were using spring boot and below dependency for spring-boot-starter-test and mockito-core was coming internally with spring-boot-starter-test

testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'

use gradle dependencies to find this

+--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test -> 2.6.6
|    +--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:2.6.6 (*)
|    +--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-test:2.6.6
|    |    \--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot:2.6.6 (*)
|    +--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-test-autoconfigure:2.6.6
|    |    +--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot:2.6.6 (*)
|    |    +--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-test:2.6.6 (*)
|    |    \--- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure:2.6.6 (*)
|    +--- com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.6.0
|    |    +--- net.minidev:json-smart:2.4.7 -> 2.4.8
|    |    |    \--- net.minidev:accessors-smart:2.4.8
|    |    |         \--- org.ow2.asm:asm:9.1 -> 9.3
|    |    \--- org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.30 -> 1.7.36
|    +--- jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api:2.3.3
|    |    \--- jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api:1.2.2
|    +--- org.assertj:assertj-core:3.21.0
|    +--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest:2.2
|    +--- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.8.2
|    |    +--- org.junit:junit-bom:5.8.2
|    |    |    +--- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.8.2 (c)
|    |    |    +--- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.8.2 (c)
|    |    |    +--- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.8.2 (c)
|    |    |    \--- org.junit.platform:junit-platform-commons:1.8.2 (c)
|    |    +--- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.8.2
|    |    |    +--- org.junit:junit-bom:5.8.2 (*)
|    |    |    +--- org.opentest4j:opentest4j:1.2.0
|    |    |    +--- org.junit.platform:junit-platform-commons:1.8.2
|    |    |    |    +--- org.junit:junit-bom:5.8.2 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2
|    |    |    \--- org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2
|    |    \--- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.8.2
|    |         +--- org.junit:junit-bom:5.8.2 (*)
|    |         +--- org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.8.2 (*)
|    |         \--- org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2
|    +--- org.mockito:mockito-core:4.0.0
|    |    +--- net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.11.19 -> 1.11.22
|    |    \--- net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.11.19 -> 1.11.22
|    +--- org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter:4.0.0
|    |    \--- org.mockito:mockito-core:4.0.0 (*)

So, 2 steps to solve this issue.

Exclude the mockito-core from spring-boot-starter-test

testImplementation ('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test') 
 {
   exclude group: 'org.mockito', module :'mockito-core'
 }

And now include the mockito-inline

testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-inline:4.6.1'

This will solve the issue.