# 132-java-testing-integration-testing

A skill that gets an AI agent to set up and clean up Java integration tests: WireMock stubs, per-test isolation, no mocked HTTP clients.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 376 installs · ★ 456
- Author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing

## What it does

The skill covers integration tests for Java services that call outbound HTTP dependencies. The agent scans imports and detects the client stack: `HttpClient`, `feign.*`, `retrofit2.*`, `RestTemplate`. From there it builds an abstract `BaseIntegrationTest`, wires in `WireMockExtension` with `@RegisterExtension` and allocates a dynamic port via `dynamicPort()`.

Service coordinates reach the tests through `System.setProperty()` inside `@BeforeAll`. Stub bodies live under `wiremock/files/` and are referenced by `bodyFileName`. Stubs are registered inside each test method, so one test does not leak into the next. Call checks go through `WIREMOCK.verify`, and fault injection covers 503 responses plus latency with `withFixedDelay`. The `wiremock-standalone` dependency goes in test scope.

Before touching anything, the skill runs `./mvnw compile` or `mvn compile` and stops dead if the build fails. That is a blocking condition, not a suggestion. After the changes it expects `./mvnw clean verify`. It also hunts anti-patterns: global stubs in `@BeforeAll`, Mockito-mocked HTTP clients, hardcoded ports and URLs. If your project already does it that way, expect friction with the existing code. Worth a look at which side is right.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 132-java-testing-integration-testing -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 132-java-testing-integration-testing -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 132-java-testing-integration-testing -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jabrena/plinth 132-java-testing-integration-testing
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 132-java-testing-integration-testing -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jabrena/plinth --path skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 132-java-testing-integration-testing -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/132-java-testing-integration-testing/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a base integration test class with WireMock
- detect the HTTP client from imports and stub it
- pass service coordinates into tests via system properties
- move response bodies into JSON mappings with `bodyFileName`
- drop mocked HTTP clients and global stubs from the suite

## Example prompts
- Set up integration tests for this Java service with WireMock
- Review the integration tests and remove the mocked HTTP client
- Add per-test stub isolation and verify the HTTP interactions

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: 132-java-testing-integration-testing
description: Use when you need to set up, review, or improve Java integration tests — including generating a BaseIntegrationTest.java with WireMock for HTTP stubs, detecting HTTP client infrastructure from import signals, injecting service coordinates dynamically via System.setProperty(), creating WireMock JSON mapping files with bodyFileName, isolating stubs per test method, verifying HTTP interactions, or eliminating anti-patterns such as Mockito-mocked HTTP clients or globally registered WireMock stubs. This should trigger for requests such as Review Java code for integration tests; Apply best practices for integration tests in Java code; Write Java integration tests with real infrastructure boundaries; Improve Testcontainers integration tests for Java code; Review integration test setup and teardown in Java projects. Part of Plinth Toolkit
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
  version: 0.19.0
---
# Java Integration testing guidelines

Set up robust integration-test infrastructure for Java services using WireMock to stub outbound HTTP dependencies.

**What is covered in this Skill?**

- Infrastructure topology detection: scanning imports for `HttpClient`, `feign.*`, `retrofit2.*`, `RestTemplate`
- Abstract `BaseIntegrationTest` base class
- `WireMockExtension` with `@RegisterExtension`, dynamic port allocation (`dynamicPort()`)
- `usingFilesUnderClasspath(wiremock)`, `@BeforeAll` + `System.setProperty()` for coordinate propagation
- WireMock JSON mapping files (`bodyFileName` referencing `wiremock/files/`)
- Programmatic stub registration via WireMock DSL
- Per-test stub isolation: register stubs inside each test method
- Fault injection: 503 service unavailable, network latency with `withFixedDelay`
- Request verification via `WIREMOCK.verify`
- `wiremock-standalone` Maven dependency (test scope)
- Anti-patterns: global `@BeforeAll` stubs, Mockito-mocked HTTP clients, hardcoded ports or URLs

**Scope:** The reference is organized by examples (good/bad code patterns) for each core area. Apply recommendations based on applicable examples.

## Constraints
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