Testcontainers Database Integration Testing
Introduction In this article, we are going to see how we can use Testcontainers for database integration testing. If you are still using HSQLDB or H2 to test your Spring Boot application that runs on Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL in production, then you are better off switching to Testcontainers.
How to tunnel localhost to the public Internet
Introduction In this article, I’m going to show you how you can tunnel your localhost environment to a public Internet address that can be accessed by other services you are using for testing.
How to run integration tests at warp speed using Docker and tmpfs
Introduction In this article, I’m going to show you how to run integration tests on PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB 20 times faster using Docker and mapping the data folder on tmpfs. As previously explained, you can run database integration tests 20 times faster! The trick is to map the data directory in memory, and my previous article showed you what changes you need to do when you have a PostgreSQL or MySQL instance on your machine. In this post, I’m going to expand the original idea, and show you how you can achieve… Read More
Hibernate integration testing strategies
Introduction I like integration testing. As I explained in this article, it’s a good way to check what SQL queries are generated by Hibernate behind the scenes. But integration tests require a running database server, and this is the first choice you have to make. Using a production-like local database server for Integration Testing For a production environment, I always prefer using incremental DDL scripts, since I can always know what version is deployed on a given server, and which scripts required to be deployed. I’ve been relying on Flyway to manage… Read More
