Package org.junit.contrib.java.lang.system

Class TextFromStandardInputStream

java.lang.Object
org.junit.rules.ExternalResource
org.junit.contrib.java.lang.system.TextFromStandardInputStream
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.junit.rules.TestRule
public class TextFromStandardInputStream extends org.junit.rules.ExternalResource
The TextFromStandardInputStream rule replaces System.in with another InputStream, which provides an arbitrary text. The original System.in is restored after the test. 
   public void MyTest {
     @Rule
     public final TextFromStandardInputStream systemInMock
       = emptyStandardInputStream();

     @Test
     public void readTextFromStandardInputStream() {
       systemInMock.provideLines("foo", "bar");
       Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
       scanner.nextLine();
       assertEquals("bar", scanner.nextLine());
     }
   }

Throwing Exceptions

TextFromStandardInputStream can also simulate a System.in that throws an IOException or RuntimeException. Use 

   systemInMock.throwExceptionOnInputEnd(IOException)

or 

   systemInMock.throwExceptionOnInputEnd(RuntimeException)

If you call provideLines(String...) in addition then the exception is thrown after the text has been read from System.in.