Create mock objects in spring configuration

In case you ever need to supply a mock object in spring configuration, here's a snippet that does just that:

<!-- Define the Mockito class as factory for creating the mock -->
<bean id="restTemplate" class="org.mockito.Mockito" factory-method="mock">
  <!-- The constructor contains the full name of the class being mocked -->
  <constructor-arg value="org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate"/>
</bean>


The defined restTemplate bean can be be referenced in other bean definitions, for instance the object under test.