Lightweight library allowing to mock functions in Rust

https://crates.io/crates/covers

2020-06-02: #[mock] now corectly removes function below from release build

2020-06-02: The crate now compiles with Rust 'stable' channel, so can be used in 'stable' projects

use covers::{mocked, mock};

#[mocked(mock_foo)]
fn foo(name: &str) -> String {
    format!("Response: Foo = {}", name)
}

fn mock_foo(another_name: &str) -> String {
    format!("Response: Mocked(Foo = {})", another_name)
}

#[mocked(module::mock_bar)]
fn bar(name: &str) -> String {
    format!("Response: Bar = {}", name)
}

pub struct Struct {}

mod module {
    use super::*;

    #[mock]
    pub fn mock_bar(name: &str) -> String {
        let original_function_result = _bar(name);
        format!("Response: Mocked({})", original_function_result)
    }

    pub fn yyy(this: Struct, name: &str) -> String {
        format!("Response: Mocked({})", name)
    }
}

impl Struct {
    #[mocked(Struct::mock_baz, scope = impl)]
    fn baz(name: &str) -> String {
        format!("Response: Baz = {}", name)
    }

    fn mock_baz(name: &str) -> String {
        format!("Response: Baz = {}", name)
    }

    #[mocked(module::yyy)]
    fn xxx(self, name: &str) -> String {
        format!("Response: Baz = {}", name)
    }
}

• You can mock all types of functions with #[mocked(mock_fn)]:

  • inline functions (including ones which are inside modules)
  • struct functions (in this case you need to hint macro with scope = impl)
  • struct variant functions (use this: Struct or _self: Struct as the first argument instead of self)

• You can manually create and store mock functions:

  • inline
  • in separate modules (including #[cfg(test)] mod tests {})
  • in structs implementation blocks

• scope = impl hint is required for static struct functions / static methods

• There is no need in adding scope = impl struct variant's function, it is set automatically for all functions with the first argument self

• #[mock] let compiler know that this code should not be compiled for release builds.

  Otherwise, it makes related function pub. You can disable this logic passing no-pub for the crate's features

• Using #[mock] is strictly required when we use reference to an original function inside. (Usually it is the same name function prepended by underscore _). Otherwise release build could fail.

• You can change a prefix of original function passing features=["__"] or features=["_orig_"] in [dependencies] block of Cargo.toml for covers crate. One underscore is default - "_"

1. Updated: If you relying on mocks calling _original_function() in your tests you should be aware of: cargo test --release can lead to unexpected results or assertion errors - cause no #[cfg(debug_assertions)] enabled. Consider a test be reworked, narrow scope or avoid using original functions

NB: You can find lots of usage examples here - in the crate of integration tests.