Testing Couchbase Applications

Two testing strategies cover most needs:

• Unit tests — mock the Couchbase collection/cluster so tests run without a real cluster. Fast, no infrastructure. Use for business logic.
• Integration tests — run against a real cluster (Docker or testcontainers). Slower but catches real SDK and query behavior. Use for repository/DAO layers and SQL++ queries.

For language-specific mock examples, testcontainers setup, and test framework recommendations, see the language-specific skills: