Practical integration testing using Testcontainers

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Ansgar Schulte

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1 - Introduction

1 - Where does Testcontainers help.mp4

02:32

1 - practical test pyramid.zip

1 - testing pyramid.zip

2 - What problems it addresses.mp4

03:53

3 - How does it help in a nutshell.mp4

03:01

2 - Getting started

4 - System requirements.mp4

03:00

4 - installing docker locally.zip

4 - testcontainers documentation docker requirements.zip

4 - testcontainers documentation limitations for windows users.zip

4 - testcontainers documentation requirements for certain ci environments.zip

5 - Tooling requirements.mp4

01:51

6 - A first example.mp4

04:10

6 - maven archetype for generating a simple project.zip

3 - Features

7 - Integration with junit 5.mp4

06:04

8 - Integration with junit 4.mp4

02:14

9 - Configure logging.mp4

04:38

9 - slf4j documentation.zip

10 - Port mapping.mp4

08:14

10 - TodolistClasses.zip

10 - spring jdbctemplate.zip

11 - Setting environment variables.mp4

02:23

12 - Bind mounts and volumes.mp4

03:46

13 - Accessing container logs.mp4

08:49

14 - Checking container liveness.mp4

08:41

14 - docker healthcheck feature.zip

15 - Checking container readiness.mp4

03:16

16 - Defining container dependencies.mp4

04:13

17 - Creating Docker images on the fly.mp4

06:09

18 - Image name substitution.mp4

03:52

18 - docker pull rate limit.zip

18 - required docker images when hosting an own docker repository.zip

19 - Using Docker Compose.mp4

05:29

19 - docker compose documentation.zip

20 - Using modules.mp4

06:14

21 - Testing inside a container.mp4

06:42

4 - Real world examples

22 - First things first.mp4

00:51

23 - Testing database access in SpringBoot.mp4

16:08

23 - spring boot sample project on github.zip

24 - Usage in Nodejs connecting Express with Redis.mp4

16:26

24 - sourcecode of the demo application on github.zip

24 - testcontainers repository on github see here for supported ecosystems.zip

Description

Improve the quality of integration tests by bringing the power of Docker containers directly into your test code

What You'll Learn?

Where to use Testcontainers and why
Concepts and basics of Testcontainers library
Mocking systems as a whole instead of mocking certain modules in your code
Create, start and stop docker containers from your integration test code directly
How to integrate Testcontainers into the software build lifecycle
Usage of Testcontainers in example applications

Who is this for?

Software developers who want to bring the power of Docker containers into their testing infrastructure

Software developers just interested in this topic

What You Need to Know?

You should know about Docker basics

You should be experienced with java development

It helps if you have used a testing framework like junit already

It helps if you have worked with common frameworks in the Java ecosystem like Spring for example

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Description
Why should you learn about Testcontainers, and what is it at all? If you reached here, you'll surely have an idea about that. I suppose you're testing your software already and want to figure out what Testcontainers can exactly do for you to somehow improve the quality of testing.
So welcome here to the first course on Udemy regarding that topic. I'm Ansgar, and I'm a freelanced software engineer, working with tools like Testcontainers almost every day.
Testcontainers points out, that it makes testing - especially integration testing - easier. I totally agree, but there are other - relevant and important - aspects which should be mentioned. Here are only a few examples:

It makes extension of your integration tests scope to the outermost boundaries possible without having to switch to full-fledged e2e tests
You can avoid having potentially confusing test setup with mocks and fakes
Using H2 although that's likely not your production database? No longer soon, perhaps ...
Not relying on JPA but on plain SQL and want to test your statements against a production-like database system? Easy with Testcontainers!
Using Docker in your build lifecycle already? Then setting up Testcontainers is in a breeze
...
In this course, I'll talk about the above-mentioned topics and give you a step-by-step walkthrough of the most important features of Testcontainers. For this, I'll stick to the following guidelines:

This course is about practice, not primarily theory (theory of testing for example)
I keep sections short in order to accelerate your progress. I do this by not losing myself in endless details. If a question stays open: Leave me a message
Feedback and discussions are always welcome. I plan to extend this course content on demand based on your feedback
Ready for takeoff? Subscribe to the course and let's go right away.
Who this course is for:
Software developers who want to bring the power of Docker containers into their testing infrastructure
Software developers just interested in this topic

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Hi, I'm AnsgarI'm a freelanced software engineer with many years of practical experience. During my projects I use many different tools, frameworks and approaches to create tailor-made software of high quality for my clients.Here on Udemy, I want to share my knowledge with you, I acquired during my projects. So if you check in to one of my courses, please feel very welcome and thank you for your support.BestAnsgar

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