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mocking-stubbing
Create and manage mocks, stubs, spies, and test doubles for isolating unit tests from external dependencies. Use for mock, stub, spy, test double, Mockito, Jest mocks, and dependency isolation.
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# Mocking and Stubbing
## Table of Contents
- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)
## Overview
Mocking and stubbing are essential techniques for isolating units of code during testing by replacing dependencies with controlled test doubles. This enables fast, reliable, and focused unit tests that don't depend on external systems like databases, APIs, or file systems.
