...In a lot of cases, we do not care about using real collaborators implementation in unit testing, as we trust these collaborators. Mock objects replace collaborators of the unit under test. To test a unit in isolation or mount a sufficient environment, we have to simulate the collaborators in the test. A Mock Object is a test-oriented replacement for a collaborator. It is configured to simulate the object that it replaces in a simple way. In contrast to a stub, a Mock Object also verifies whether it is used as expected. EasyMock has been the first dynamic Mock Object generator, relieving users of hand-writing Mock Objects, or generating code for them. ...