Suppose I want to invoke a lambda given to a mock (`delayer`) then I would use (this is a question):...

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[Daniel]

Suppose I want to invoke a lambda given to a mock (delayer) then I would use (this is a question):

argumentCaptor<() -> Unit>().apply {
            whenever(delayer.delay(capture())).thenAnswer { 
                firstValue()
            }
        }

?

Now suppose I only want to invoke the lambda a defined number of times because the code calles delay(...) recursively until the user stops it.

How would I do this?

I came up with:

argumentCaptor<() -> Unit>().apply {
            var invocationCount = 0

            whenever(delayer.delay(capture())).thenAnswer {
                if(invocationCount < times) {
                   ++invocationCount

                   firstValue()
               }
           }
        }

But that does not seem like a clean solution

[Andreas Sinz]

@Daniel What signature does thenAnswer have?

[Daniel]

public abstract OngoingStubbing<T> thenAnswer(org.mockito.stubbing.Answer<?> answer) from mockito-core

[snowe]

not sure if you've seen it but mockito-kotlin might have some solution for what you're encountering.

[Andreas Sinz]

@Daniel you could just implement your own Answer and use that with a lambda, e.g.:

class CountedAnswer<T>(invocationCount: Int, f: () -> T) : Answer<T> {
    private var counter = 0

    override fun answer(InvocationOnMock invocation): T {
        if(counter < invocationCount)
           f()
....
}

//Usage
delayer.delay(capture()).thenAnswer(CountedAnswer { firstValue() })

[Daniel]

Thank you for your replies! Especially with the CountedAnswer - this is a really nifty idea

[Daniel]

!