# Using Mocha to mock an object

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-mocha-to-mock-an-object/73071>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 21, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-mocha-to-mock-an-object/73071 "2006-10-21T00:55:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![joe-dumoulin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@joe-dumoulin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-dumoulin)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-mocha-to-mock-an-object/73071/1 "2006-10-21T00:55:53Z")

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Hi,

I have:  
class Order  
def self.export\_unshipped\_orders  
# returns a string  
end  
end

I want to use Mocha ([http://mocha.rubyforge.org/](http://mocha.rubyforge.org/)) to fake the return  
of Order.export\_unshipped\_orders. How can I do that?

Thanks,  
Joe

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**Author:** ![joe-dumoulin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@joe-dumoulin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-dumoulin)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-mocha-to-mock-an-object/73071/2 "2006-10-21T01:03:53Z")

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On 10/20/06, Joe Van D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> of Order.export\_unshipped\_orders. How can I do that?  
> Got it:

```
Order.stubs(:export_unshipped_orders).returns("what's going on?")

```

Easy enough!