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Validating MongoDB Context Loading in Spring Boot Examples

This test suite demonstrates basic Spring Boot MongoDB application context loading validation. It verifies the proper initialization and configuration of the MongoDB application context within a Spring Boot environment. The suite includes a fundamental smoke test to ensure core application components load correctly.

Test Coverage Overview

The test coverage focuses on validating the Spring application context initialization with MongoDB configuration. While minimal in scope, it provides essential verification of:

Application context loading
Spring Boot test configuration
Basic MongoDB integration readiness
Environment setup validation

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes Spring Boot’s test framework with JUnit integration. It implements the SpringRunner test executor and leverages the @SpringBootTest annotation for comprehensive context loading verification. The implementation follows Spring’s convention for smoke testing new applications.

Technical Details

JUnit 4 testing framework
Spring Test Context framework
SpringRunner test executor
@SpringBootTest configuration
MongoDB configuration validation
System output verification

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test suite demonstrates several Spring Boot testing best practices including proper test class annotation, appropriate runner configuration, and basic context loading validation. It shows:

Correct test class structure
Proper Spring Boot test configuration
Basic smoke test implementation
Clear and focused test scope

ityouknow/spring-boot-examples

2.x/spring-boot-mongodb/spring-boot-mongodb/src/test/java/com/neo/MongoDBApplicationTests.java

            
package com.neo;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;

@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest
public class MongoDBApplicationTests {

	@Test
	public void contextLoads() {
		System.out.println("hello world");
	}

}