Mock static java methods using Mockk

In addition to oleksiyp answer:

Update from 2022:

You have to use unmockStatic(). Please read another answers if automatic unmocking is not working for you.

After mockk 1.8.1:

Mockk version 1.8.1 deprecated the solution below. After that version you should do:

@Before
fun mockAllUriInteractions() {
    mockkStatic(Uri::class)
    every { Uri.parse("http://test/path") } returns Uri("http", "test", "path")
}

mockkStatic will be cleared everytime it's called, so you don't need to unmock it anymore


DEPRECATED:

If you need that mocked behaviour to always be there, not only in a single test case, you can mock it using @Before and @After:

@Before
fun mockAllUriInteractions() {
    staticMockk<Uri>().mock()
    every { Uri.parse("http://test/path") } returns Uri("http", "test", "path")    //This line can also be in any @Test case
}

@After
fun unmockAllUriInteractions() {
    staticMockk<Uri>().unmock()
}

This way, if you expect more pieces of your class to use the Uri class, you may mock it in a single place, instead of polluting your code with .use everywhere.


MockK allows mocking static Java methods. The main purpose for it is mocking of Kotlin extension functions, so it is not as powerful as PowerMock, but still does it's job even for Java static methods.

The syntax would be following:

staticMockk<Uri>().use {
    every { Uri.parse("http://test/path") } returns Uri("http", "test", "path")

    assertEquals(Uri("http", "test", "path"), Uri.parse("http://test/path"))

    verify { Uri.parse("http://test/path") }  
}

More details here: http://mockk.io/#extension-functions


Beware

If you call mockkSatic() without a block, do not forget to call unmockkStatic() after the mocked method is called. The method is not unmocked automatically and you will still get the mocked value even in different test classes which do not call mockkStatic(), but use the static method.

Another option is to execute the mocked method inside a block, then it will be automatically unmocked:

mockkStatic(Uri::class) {
    every { Uri.parse("http://test/path") } returns Uri("http", "test", "path")
    val uri = Uri.parse("http://test/path")
}