In computer science, test stubs are programs which simulate the behaviors of software components (or modules) that are depended upon modules of the module being tested.
| “ | Test stubs provide canned answers to calls made during the test, usually not responding at all to anything outside what's programmed in for the test. | ” |
Test Stubs are mainly used in incremental testing's Top-Down approach. Stubs are computer programs which act as a module and give the output as given by an actual product/software. Test stub is also called as a 'called' function.
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