I'm trying to test a class that utilizes a repository class that is interfaced with through static methods. The actually repository interacts with a database. I do not want to setup a database in Test, I only to make sure that the repository methods are called. In the RSpec world I would do something like allow(NodeRepository).to receive(:create).and_return(true). Is there a similar feature in MSpec or some other .NET testing tools.
It's not possible to stub static methods in. NET without extra testing tools like TypeMock Isolator. All freely available mocking tools on .NET use dynamic proxies that cannot hook into non-virtual methods (which static methods are).