[GROOVY-1823] Add ability to mock/stub constructors

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.1
• Component/s: mocks and stubs
• Environment: groovy 1.0, Java 1.5, Windows 2000
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: David Weiler-Thiessen
• Created: 09/Apr/07 09:56
• Updated: 07/Apr/15 19:13
• Resolved: 07/Feb/10 07:02

Description

Would like the ability to stub/mock constructors.

Example:

def dateStub = new StubFor( Date )

dateStub.demand.Date

{ aControlCurrentTime }

Expectation is that .Date would be the default constructor of the Date class.