I have some model objects I’m using in my Java client application. Later these model objects will be populated / retrieved from remote services (e.g. SOAP). Now I want to do manual / automatic testing of the frontend before implementing these services. The model objects are mostly POJO and I want to store some sample test data in files and populate them with some easy method.
E.g. having model object School (with name (String) and teachers (List)) and Teacher with lastname and firstname, I want to store actual test data in some XML / text file and create some schools containing teachers from these data.
What are you using in this situation? I’m not familiar with TTD yet, but I can’t imagine that there is no generic framework for doing this.
[edit] I’ve choosen Spring to mock up my sample data / services, but the other alternatives mentioned here would have worked as well.
You can also use Spring to mock your remote service(s) and their responses. In this case, all you have to do is loading an applicationContext that will simulate your backend system(s) by replying exactly what you want for your test purpose.