Java · Mid-level · Theory

How do you test the service layer in Spring Boot: when do you write a unit test with Mockito, and when do you bring up the application context?

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This checks whether the candidate can pick the test level for the job: fast Mockito unit tests for business logic, context slices and Testcontainers for integration, full @SpringBootTest only selectively. It also gauges their understanding of a test's cost: speed, brittleness and context caching.

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