Verify List Elements with Specific Properties Using Hamcrest

Hamcrest is a powerful framework used for writing matcher objects, which are helpful when writing tests in Java. One common…

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Hamcrest Collection hasItem() Example

In Java, it’s common to check whether a collection contains a specific element. This is a frequent task in testing…

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hasItems() vs. contains() vs. containsInAnyOrder() in Hamcrest

Hamcrest is a popular framework for writing matcher objects, allowing for more readable and flexible unit tests. Among its many…

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Check if a Variable Is Null Using Hamcrest

In unit testing, verifying that a variable is null is a common task. Hamcrest, a popular framework for writing matcher…

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Verifying DateTime and Date with Hamcrest

Since I started diving into automated testing and practicing TDD, verification of date values was pain. Luckily there is nice…

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Advanced Creation of Hamcrest Matchers

Intro Last time, I went over what a Hamcrest Matcher was, how it’s used, and how to make one. In…

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Redesigning Hamcrest

I’ve done a few posts on the Hamcrest library, and I really do enjoy using it, but there are a…

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HOW-TO: Test dependencies in a Maven project (JUnit, Mockito, Hamcrest, AssertJ)

JUnit itself is not enough for most of today’s Java projects. You also need a mocking library, maybe something else.…

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Using Matchers in Tests

Gone are the days when we were forced to write way too many assertion lines in our testing code. There…

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