A test stub is a test double that provides static values to the software under test.

A test stub provides canned answers to calls made during the test, usually not responding at all to anything outside what's programmed in for the test.^[1]

A stub may be coded by hand or generated via a tool.

• Mock object
• Method stub
• Software testing
• Test Double
• Stub (distributed computing)

• Test Stub at XUnitPatterns.com