Bug#1099353: RFP: powermock -- Java framework for unit tests that extends EasyMock and Mockito

[Thomas Uhle]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Control: block 1099349 by -1
X-Debbugs-CC: Debian Java Maintainers <pkg-java-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>

* Package name    : powermock
   Version         : 2.0.9
   Upstream Author : Johan Haleby, Jan Kronquist
* URL or Web page : https://powermock.github.io/
* License         : Apache 2.0
   Description     : Java framework for unit tests that extends EasyMock and Mockito

PowerMock is a framework that extends other mock libraries such as 
EasyMock with more powerful capabilities. PowerMock uses a custom 
classloader and bytecode manipulation to enable mocking of static 
methods, constructors, final classes and methods, private methods, 
removal of static initializers and more. By using a custom classloader 
no changes need to be done to the IDE or continuous integration servers 
which simplifies adoption. Developers familiar with the supported mock 
frameworks will find PowerMock easy to use, since the entire expectation 
API is the same, both for static methods and constructors. PowerMock 
aims to extend the existing APIs with a small number of methods and 
annotations to enable the extra features. Currently PowerMock supports 
EasyMock and Mockito. PowerMock can be used to test otherwise untestable 
code and also to achieve a cleaner separation between test and production 
code.


PowerMock is needed to build Maven Surefire 3.0.0 (see #1099349 [1]).

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/1099349