A wrapper library is a thin layer of abstraction around an existing library, dependency, or functionality. A wrapper library offers a better and cleaner interface or rather hides the dependency or library. Writing a wrapper library can be a hard decision since it requires more work and expands the project scope. On the other hand, it has long-term benefits like […]
We live in a time when every month brings a new framework, library, or architectural pattern that promises to change everything. Increasingly often, we come across a new technology, a new trend, and most possibly, a new hype. And we, developers, somehow lose sight of the goal we want to achieve and, sadly, embrace the hype instead. It starts innocently. […]
Recently, I’ve worked a little bit on redis cache for Imcache. I needed to mock a behavior of a method where the method manipulates given parameters e.g. change state or call another method. After a little bit of research, I’ve found out there’s a nice mockito feature that accomplishes what I want: doAnswer. Basically, doAnswer allows stubbing a void method […]