HeroesBackendApplicationTests.java

@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest
@AutoConfigureMockMvc
@ActiveProfiles("test")
public class HeroesBackendApplicationTests {
    private static final String BASE_URL = "/heroes/";

    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HeroesBackendApplicationTests.class);

    @Autowired
    JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;

    @Autowired
    private MockMvc mvc;

    // Used for converting heroes to/from JSON
    private ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();

    /**
     * Initialize mocks and delete all rows from Hero prior to each test.
     */
    @Before
    public void initTests() {
        // Always start from known state, in this case 1 row in hero table.
        jdbcTemplate.execute("delete from hero; insert into Hero(name) values ('Superman');");
    }

    @Test
    public void contextLoads() {
        assertThat(jdbcTemplate).isNotNull();
        assertThat(mvc).isNotNull();
    }

    //Insert tests here...
}