Mockito configures a mock object in the Spring container
In unit tests, resolve some bean dependencies when initializing the Spring container
<bean name="testBeanId" class="com.company.testedClass"> <property name="yourService" ref="yourBeanId"/> </bean> <!--The object referenced by the mock --> <bean name="yourBeanId" class="org.mockito.Mockito" factory-method="mock"> <constructor-arg value="com.your.class.path.yourClass"/> </bean>