Is there any open source mocking framework resembling TypeMock?

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TypeMock is too expensive for a hobbist like me :)

Moq or the next version of RhinoMocks have no plans on listening to the profiling API, why is that?

EDIT: This enables features such as:

  • Mocking non-virtual methods and properties (!).
  • Mocking browser environments.
  • simpler syntax which is less fragile (and not having to go trough mock objects).
  • Mocking static methods Sometimes is useful (Mostly in legacy scenarios, involving the dreaded DateTime.Now).
  • And more..
rhino-mocks moq tdd unit-testing .net
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gkdm asked me how I plan on adding proxy support to http://beanproxy.codeplex.com/ for static and live objects, my answer is that I have no idea how. I studied a variety of ideas; none of which worked out. The closest solution I had was to create a profiling library, but this would require the tester to run my library as a profiler, and she wouldn't be able to just run my library with her tests. I spent days reading and testing ideas, nothing worked. I've given up that search but would be open to ideas again if anyone has any. Beanproxy is still a great tool that many fellow developers use. Use the issue and discussion tabs on codeplex if you have any specific needs or concerns about beanproxy. I'm always looking to improve it.

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I understand this question is for the .NET world, but in case someone is wondering what exists in the Java world, I can say that the answer would be "yes, there is".

The JMockit toolkit is open source (MIT license), and unless I missed something, it's even more powerful than TypeMock. (Specifically, I don't see anything in TypeMock that would be equivalent to the functionality provided through the @Capturing annotation in JMockit.)

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