BAEL-2293: Guide to ReflectionTestUtils and uses in Unit Testing (#5681)

* BAEL-2293: Guide to ReflectionTestUtils and uses in Unit Testing

* BAEL-2293: Guide to ReflectionTestUtils and uses in Unit Testing

* BAEL-2293: Guide to ReflectionTestUtils and uses in Unit Testing

* Update ReflectionTestUtilsUnitTest.java

testing-modules/spring-testing/src/main/java/org/baeldung/reflectiontestutils/repository/Employee.java

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+package org.baeldung.reflectiontestutils.repository;
+
+public class Employee {
+    private Integer id;
+    private String name;
+
+    public Integer getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    private String employeeToString() {
+        return "id: " + getId() + "; name: " + getName();
+    }
+
+}

testing-modules/spring-testing/src/main/java/org/baeldung/reflectiontestutils/repository/EmployeeService.java

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+package org.baeldung.reflectiontestutils.repository;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class EmployeeService {
+    @Autowired
+    private HRService hrService;
+
+    public String findEmployeeStatus(Integer employeeId) {
+        return "Employee " + employeeId + " status: " + hrService.getEmployeeStatus(employeeId);
+    }
+}

testing-modules/spring-testing/src/main/java/org/baeldung/reflectiontestutils/repository/HRService.java

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+package org.baeldung.reflectiontestutils.repository;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class HRService {
+
+    public String getEmployeeStatus(Integer employeeId) {
+        return "Inactive";
+    }
+}

testing-modules/spring-testing/src/test/java/org/baeldung/reflectiontestutils/ReflectionTestUtilsUnitTest.java

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+package org.baeldung.reflectiontestutils;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+import org.baeldung.reflectiontestutils.repository.Employee;
+import org.baeldung.reflectiontestutils.repository.EmployeeService;
+import org.baeldung.reflectiontestutils.repository.HRService;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class ReflectionTestUtilsUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenNonPublicField_thenReflectionTestUtilsSetField() {
+        Employee employee = new Employee();
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(employee, "id", 1);
+        assertTrue(employee.getId().equals(1));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenNonPublicMethod_thenReflectionTestUtilsInvokeMethod() {
+        Employee employee = new Employee();
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(employee, "id", 1);
+        employee.setName("Smith, John");
+        assertTrue(ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(employee, "employeeToString").equals("id: 1; name: Smith, John"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenInjectingMockOfDependency_thenReflectionTestUtilsSetField() {
+        Employee employee = new Employee();
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(employee, "id", 1);
+        employee.setName("Smith, John");
+
+        HRService hrService = mock(HRService.class);
+        when(hrService.getEmployeeStatus(employee.getId())).thenReturn("Active");
+        EmployeeService employeeService = new EmployeeService();
+
+        // Inject mock into the private field
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(employeeService, "hrService", hrService);
+        assertEquals("Employee " + employee.getId() + " status: Active", employeeService.findEmployeeStatus(employee.getId()));
+    }
+}