How to test a RestClientException with MockRestServiceServer

Question

While testing a RestClient-Implementation I want to simulate a RestClientException that may be thrown by some RestTemplate-methods in that implementation f.e. the delete-method:

Answer 1

How about this :

@Spy
@InjectMocks
ClasstoMock objToMock;

@Test
public void testRestClientException() throws  Exception {       
        try {
        Mockito.when(this.objToMock.perform()).thenThrow(new RestClientException("Rest Client Exception"));
        this.objToMock.perform();
        }
        catch(Exception e){
            Assert.assertEquals(RestClientException.class, e.getClass());
        }