Review and improve Java unit tests using modern JUnit 5, AssertJ, and Mockito best practices.
Prerequisites: Run ./mvnw compile or mvn compile before applying any change. If compilation fails, stop immediately and do not proceed — compilation failure is a blocking condition.
Core areas: JUnit 5 annotations (@Test, @BeforeEach, @AfterEach, @DisplayName, @Nested, @ParameterizedTest), AssertJ fluent assertions (assertThat, assertThatThrownBy), Given-When-Then test structure, descriptive test naming, single-responsibility tests, test independence and isolated state, parameterized tests with @ValueSource/@CsvSource/@MethodSource, Mockito dependency mocking (@Mock, @InjectMocks, MockitoExte...
Use when you need to review, improve, or write Java unit tests — including migrating from JUnit 4 to JUnit 5, adopting AssertJ for fluent assertions, structuring tests with Given-When-Then, ensuring test independence, applying parameterized tests, mocking dependencies with Mockito, verifying boundary conditions (RIGHT-BICEP, CORRECT, A-TRIP), leveraging JSpecify null-safety annotations, or eliminating testing anti-patterns such as reflection-based tests or shared mutable state. Part of the skills-for-java project Source: jabrena/cursor-rules-java.