JUnit: Hamcrest Matcher style

Hamcrest Matchers are an alternative to the ordinary style of writing asserts for JUnit testing.

Using Hamcrest with Maven

<project>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
      <artifactId>hamcrest-library</artifactId>
      <version>1.3</version>
      <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</project>

Using Hamcrest with Gradle

dependencies {
    // Unit testing dependencies
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    // Set this dependency if you want to use Hamcrest matching
    testImplementation 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3'
}

Additional Resources

• Tutorial on using Hamcrest with JUnit http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/Hamcrest/article.html