java - is there Mockito eq matcher for varargs array?

Question

I have a problem when trying to match an array that is passed as a parameter to a method that receives a varargs array.

The anyVararg() matcher that is mentioned in other questions/answers doesn't work for me because I want to make sure the provided array is the one I need.

I reduced the problem to this example which is easier to understand and abstracts the problem (my real issue is production code and has busines logic so it would be confusing for the purpose of this question):

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class UnitTest {
    private Object[] objectArray;
    private List<Object> expected;
    private TestTarget target;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        objectArray = new Object[]{ new Object() };
        expected = Arrays.asList(new Object(), new Object());
        target = Mockito.spy(new TestTarget());
    }

    @Test
    public void testMakeList() { // this pass as eq works well with normal array
        doReturn(expected).when(target).toList(Mockito.eq(objectArray));
        Assert.assertEquals(expected, target.makeList(objectArray));
    }

    @Test
    public void testMakeList1() { // this one fails as eq is not working with varargs
        doReturn(expected).when(target).toList1(Mockito.eq(objectArray));
        Assert.assertEquals(expected, target.makeList1(objectArray));
    }

    @Test
    public void testMakeListWithAryEq() { // fails, aryEq is not working with varargs
        doReturn(expected).when(target).toList1(AdditionalMatchers.aryEq(objectArray));
        Assert.assertEquals(expected, target.makeList1(objectArray));
    }

    private class TestTarget {
        public List<Object> makeList(Object[] objects) {
            return toList(objects);
        }

        public List<Object> makeList1(Object[] objects) {
            return toList1(objects);
        }

        protected List<Object> toList(Object[] objs) {
            return null;  // Not implemented "Intentionally"
        }

        protected List<Object> toList1(Object... objs) {
            return null;  // Not implemented "Intentionally"
        }
    }
}

When I run the test cases in the class, the first test case will pass but not the other two, neither using eq nor using aryEq. Showing the following trace:

java.lang.AssertionError: expected:<[java.lang.Object@56d5e457, java.lang.Object@7482384a]> but was:<null>
    at org.junit.Assert.fail(Assert.java:88)
    at org.junit.Assert.failNotEquals(Assert.java:743)
    at org.junit.Assert.assertEquals(Assert.java:118)
    at org.junit.Assert.assertEquals(Assert.java:144)
    ...

This happens because the eq matcher is not working with varargs arrays, is there any alternative to the eq matcher for this use case?

Answer 1

Ok, I think the answer here requires a custom built matcher, which can be implemented in your unit test as so:

private class MyVarargMatcher extends ArgumentMatcher<Object[]> implements VarargMatcher {
    private Object[] expectedValues;

    MyVarargMatcher(Object... expectedValues) {
        this.expectedValues = expectedValues;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean matches(Object varargArgument) {
        return new EqualsBuilder()
        .append(expectedValues, varargArgument)
        .isEquals();
    }
}

Then, in testMakeList1() change the first line to this:

Mockito.doReturn(expected).when(target).toList1(Mockito.argThat(new MyVarargMatcher(objectArray)));

Sources:
How to properly match varargs in Mockito
http://maciejmadej.blogspot.com/2011/11/capturing-varargs-argument-using-custom.html