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Javadocs in Mockito says - "Starting with version 2.7.6, we offer the 'mockito-inline' artifact that enables inline mock making without configuring the MockMaker extension file". What does this mean? How does mockito-inline works ? Why a separate artifact for mockito-inline?
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Class Mockito The Mockito library enables mock creation, verification and stubbing. This javadoc content is also available on the https://site.mockito.org/ web page. All documentation is kept in javadocs because it guarantees consistency between what's on the web and what's in the source code.
Configure Mockito for Final Methods and ClassesBefore we can use Mockito for mocking final classes and methods, we have to configure it. Mockito checks the extensions directory for configuration files when it is loaded. This file enables the mocking of final methods and classes.
With the inline mock maker, you can mock final classes and methods. You can do this using mock(SomeClazz. class) like you would with every other object you want to mock. In the example, we see it is the same as with non-final classes and methods.
Simply put, Mockito works by storing and retrieving method invocation details on mocks using method interception. Method interception is a technique used in Aspect Oriented Programming(AOP) to address cross-cutting concerns in a software system like logging, statistics etc., by intercepting method calls.
I stumbled upon this too and the answer is buried quite deep in the docs, so here it is.
Mockito optionally offers advanced mocking features like mocking final classes. For this to work, they use a different mechanism ("mock maker") that is considered experimental and therefore turned off by default. But:
As a convenience, the Mockito team provides an artifact where this mock maker is preconfigured. Instead of using the mockito-core artifact, include the mockito-inline artifact in your project.
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