diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5aa438132e..2f7212a28c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@
                 <module>spring-boot-ops</module>
                 <module>spring-boot-property-exp</module>
                 <module>spring-boot-security</module>
+                <module>spring-boot-testing</module>
                 <module>spring-boot-vue</module>
                 
                 <module>spring-cloud</module>
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/.gitignore b/spring-boot-testing/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da7c2c5c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/target/
+.settings/
+.classpath
+.project
+
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar b/spring-boot-testing/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cc84ea9b4
Binary files /dev/null and b/spring-boot-testing/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties b/spring-boot-testing/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a447c9fa81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+distributionUrl=https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.5.2/apache-maven-3.5.2-bin.zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/README.MD b/spring-boot-testing/README.MD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a609b5bf09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/README.MD
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+### The Course
+The "REST With Spring" Classes: http://bit.ly/restwithspring
+
+### Relevant Articles:
+
+- [Testing with Spring and Spock](https://www.baeldung.com/spring-spock-testing)
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/mvnw b/spring-boot-testing/mvnw
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e96ccd5fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/mvnw
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Maven2 Start Up Batch script
+#
+# Required ENV vars:
+# ------------------
+#   JAVA_HOME - location of a JDK home dir
+#
+# Optional ENV vars
+# -----------------
+#   M2_HOME - location of maven2's installed home dir
+#   MAVEN_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running Maven
+#     e.g. to debug Maven itself, use
+#       set MAVEN_OPTS=-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=8000
+#   MAVEN_SKIP_RC - flag to disable loading of mavenrc files
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ -z "$MAVEN_SKIP_RC" ] ; then
+
+  if [ -f /etc/mavenrc ] ; then
+    . /etc/mavenrc
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.mavenrc" ] ; then
+    . "$HOME/.mavenrc"
+  fi
+
+fi
+
+# OS specific support.  $var _must_ be set to either true or false.
+cygwin=false;
+darwin=false;
+mingw=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN*) cygwin=true ;;
+  MINGW*) mingw=true;;
+  Darwin*) darwin=true
+    # Use /usr/libexec/java_home if available, otherwise fall back to /Library/Java/Home
+    # See https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1170/_index.html
+    if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
+      if [ -x "/usr/libexec/java_home" ]; then
+        export JAVA_HOME="`/usr/libexec/java_home`"
+      else
+        export JAVA_HOME="/Library/Java/Home"
+      fi
+    fi
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+  if [ -r /etc/gentoo-release ] ; then
+    JAVA_HOME=`java-config --jre-home`
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$M2_HOME" ] ; then
+  ## resolve links - $0 may be a link to maven's home
+  PRG="$0"
+
+  # need this for relative symlinks
+  while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+      PRG="$link"
+    else
+      PRG="`dirname "$PRG"`/$link"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  saveddir=`pwd`
+
+  M2_HOME=`dirname "$PRG"`/..
+
+  # make it fully qualified
+  M2_HOME=`cd "$M2_HOME" && pwd`
+
+  cd "$saveddir"
+  # echo Using m2 at $M2_HOME
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched
+if $cygwin ; then
+  [ -n "$M2_HOME" ] &&
+    M2_HOME=`cygpath --unix "$M2_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] &&
+    JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --unix "$JAVA_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$CLASSPATH" ] &&
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --unix "$CLASSPATH"`
+fi
+
+# For Mingw, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched
+if $mingw ; then
+  [ -n "$M2_HOME" ] &&
+    M2_HOME="`(cd "$M2_HOME"; pwd)`"
+  [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] &&
+    JAVA_HOME="`(cd "$JAVA_HOME"; pwd)`"
+  # TODO classpath?
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
+  javaExecutable="`which javac`"
+  if [ -n "$javaExecutable" ] && ! [ "`expr \"$javaExecutable\" : '\([^ ]*\)'`" = "no" ]; then
+    # readlink(1) is not available as standard on Solaris 10.
+    readLink=`which readlink`
+    if [ ! `expr "$readLink" : '\([^ ]*\)'` = "no" ]; then
+      if $darwin ; then
+        javaHome="`dirname \"$javaExecutable\"`"
+        javaExecutable="`cd \"$javaHome\" && pwd -P`/javac"
+      else
+        javaExecutable="`readlink -f \"$javaExecutable\"`"
+      fi
+      javaHome="`dirname \"$javaExecutable\"`"
+      javaHome=`expr "$javaHome" : '\(.*\)/bin'`
+      JAVA_HOME="$javaHome"
+      export JAVA_HOME
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+  if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME"  ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+      # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+      JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+      JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+  else
+    JAVACMD="`which java`"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+  echo "Error: JAVA_HOME is not defined correctly." >&2
+  echo "  We cannot execute $JAVACMD" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+  echo "Warning: JAVA_HOME environment variable is not set."
+fi
+
+CLASSWORLDS_LAUNCHER=org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher
+
+# traverses directory structure from process work directory to filesystem root
+# first directory with .mvn subdirectory is considered project base directory
+find_maven_basedir() {
+
+  if [ -z "$1" ]
+  then
+    echo "Path not specified to find_maven_basedir"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  basedir="$1"
+  wdir="$1"
+  while [ "$wdir" != '/' ] ; do
+    if [ -d "$wdir"/.mvn ] ; then
+      basedir=$wdir
+      break
+    fi
+    # workaround for JBEAP-8937 (on Solaris 10/Sparc)
+    if [ -d "${wdir}" ]; then
+      wdir=`cd "$wdir/.."; pwd`
+    fi
+    # end of workaround
+  done
+  echo "${basedir}"
+}
+
+# concatenates all lines of a file
+concat_lines() {
+  if [ -f "$1" ]; then
+    echo "$(tr -s '\n' ' ' < "$1")"
+  fi
+}
+
+BASE_DIR=`find_maven_basedir "$(pwd)"`
+if [ -z "$BASE_DIR" ]; then
+  exit 1;
+fi
+
+export MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=${MAVEN_BASEDIR:-"$BASE_DIR"}
+if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+  echo $MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR
+fi
+MAVEN_OPTS="$(concat_lines "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR/.mvn/jvm.config") $MAVEN_OPTS"
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin; then
+  [ -n "$M2_HOME" ] &&
+    M2_HOME=`cygpath --path --windows "$M2_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] &&
+    JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --path --windows "$JAVA_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$CLASSPATH" ] &&
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --windows "$CLASSPATH"`
+  [ -n "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR" ] &&
+    MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=`cygpath --path --windows "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR"`
+fi
+
+WRAPPER_LAUNCHER=org.apache.maven.wrapper.MavenWrapperMain
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" \
+  $MAVEN_OPTS \
+  -classpath "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar" \
+  "-Dmaven.home=${M2_HOME}" "-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory=${MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR}" \
+  ${WRAPPER_LAUNCHER} $MAVEN_CONFIG "$@"
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/mvnw.cmd b/spring-boot-testing/mvnw.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a6eec39ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/mvnw.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@REM Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+@REM or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+@REM distributed with this work for additional information
+@REM regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+@REM to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+@REM "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+@REM with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@REM
+@REM    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@REM
+@REM Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+@REM software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+@REM "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+@REM KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+@REM specific language governing permissions and limitations
+@REM under the License.
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@REM Maven2 Start Up Batch script
+@REM
+@REM Required ENV vars:
+@REM JAVA_HOME - location of a JDK home dir
+@REM
+@REM Optional ENV vars
+@REM M2_HOME - location of maven2's installed home dir
+@REM MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO - set to 'on' to enable the echoing of the batch commands
+@REM MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE - set to 'on' to wait for a key stroke before ending
+@REM MAVEN_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running Maven
+@REM     e.g. to debug Maven itself, use
+@REM set MAVEN_OPTS=-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=8000
+@REM MAVEN_SKIP_RC - flag to disable loading of mavenrc files
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@REM Begin all REM lines with '@' in case MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO is 'on'
+@echo off
+@REM set title of command window
+title %0
+@REM enable echoing my setting MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO to 'on'
+@if "%MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%" == "on"  echo %MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%
+
+@REM set %HOME% to equivalent of $HOME
+if "%HOME%" == "" (set "HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%")
+
+@REM Execute a user defined script before this one
+if not "%MAVEN_SKIP_RC%" == "" goto skipRcPre
+@REM check for pre script, once with legacy .bat ending and once with .cmd ending
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat"
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.cmd" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.cmd"
+:skipRcPre
+
+@setlocal
+
+set ERROR_CODE=0
+
+@REM To isolate internal variables from possible post scripts, we use another setlocal
+@setlocal
+
+@REM ==== START VALIDATION ====
+if not "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto OkJHome
+
+echo.
+echo Error: JAVA_HOME not found in your environment. >&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the >&2
+echo location of your Java installation. >&2
+echo.
+goto error
+
+:OkJHome
+if exist "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo Error: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory. >&2
+echo JAVA_HOME = "%JAVA_HOME%" >&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the >&2
+echo location of your Java installation. >&2
+echo.
+goto error
+
+@REM ==== END VALIDATION ====
+
+:init
+
+@REM Find the project base dir, i.e. the directory that contains the folder ".mvn".
+@REM Fallback to current working directory if not found.
+
+set MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=%MAVEN_BASEDIR%
+IF NOT "%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%"=="" goto endDetectBaseDir
+
+set EXEC_DIR=%CD%
+set WDIR=%EXEC_DIR%
+:findBaseDir
+IF EXIST "%WDIR%"\.mvn goto baseDirFound
+cd ..
+IF "%WDIR%"=="%CD%" goto baseDirNotFound
+set WDIR=%CD%
+goto findBaseDir
+
+:baseDirFound
+set MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=%WDIR%
+cd "%EXEC_DIR%"
+goto endDetectBaseDir
+
+:baseDirNotFound
+set MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=%EXEC_DIR%
+cd "%EXEC_DIR%"
+
+:endDetectBaseDir
+
+IF NOT EXIST "%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%\.mvn\jvm.config" goto endReadAdditionalConfig
+
+@setlocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+for /F "usebackq delims=" %%a in ("%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%\.mvn\jvm.config") do set JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS=!JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS! %%a
+@endlocal & set JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS=%JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS%
+
+:endReadAdditionalConfig
+
+SET MAVEN_JAVA_EXE="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
+
+set WRAPPER_JAR="%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%\.mvn\wrapper\maven-wrapper.jar"
+set WRAPPER_LAUNCHER=org.apache.maven.wrapper.MavenWrapperMain
+
+%MAVEN_JAVA_EXE% %JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS% %MAVEN_OPTS% %MAVEN_DEBUG_OPTS% -classpath %WRAPPER_JAR% "-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory=%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%" %WRAPPER_LAUNCHER% %MAVEN_CONFIG% %*
+if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto error
+goto end
+
+:error
+set ERROR_CODE=1
+
+:end
+@endlocal & set ERROR_CODE=%ERROR_CODE%
+
+if not "%MAVEN_SKIP_RC%" == "" goto skipRcPost
+@REM check for post script, once with legacy .bat ending and once with .cmd ending
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat"
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.cmd" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.cmd"
+:skipRcPost
+
+@REM pause the script if MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE is set to 'on'
+if "%MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE%" == "on" pause
+
+if "%MAVEN_TERMINATE_CMD%" == "on" exit %ERROR_CODE%
+
+exit /B %ERROR_CODE%
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml b/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a498e54c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>spring-boot-testing</artifactId>
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+    <name>spring-boot-testing</name>
+    <description>This is simple boot application for demonstrating testing features.</description>
+
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Spock & Spring -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spock-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${spock.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spock-spring</artifactId>
+            <version>${spock.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <finalName>spring-boot</finalName>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+
+        <plugins>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${git-commit-id-plugin.version}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>get-the-git-infos</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>revision</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>initialize</phase>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>validate-the-git-infos</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>validateRevision</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <generateGitPropertiesFile>true</generateGitPropertiesFile>
+                    <generateGitPropertiesFilename>${project.build.outputDirectory}/git.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
+                <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>compileTests</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+
+    </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>autoconfiguration</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>test</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <excludes>
+                                        <exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>**/*IntTest.java</exclude>
+                                    </excludes>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/AutoconfigurationTest.java</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <systemPropertyVariables>
+                                <test.mime>json</test.mime>
+                            </systemPropertyVariables>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
+    <properties>
+        <!-- The main class to start by executing java -jar -->
+        <start-class>org.baeldung.boot.Application</start-class>
+        <git-commit-id-plugin.version>2.2.4</git-commit-id-plugin.version>
+        <spock.version>1.2-groovy-2.4</spock.version>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/boot/Application.java b/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/boot/Application.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1b6558b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/boot/Application.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.baeldung.boot;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class Application {
+    private static ApplicationContext applicationContext;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        applicationContext = SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/boot/controller/rest/WebController.java b/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/boot/controller/rest/WebController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b65599e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/boot/controller/rest/WebController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package org.baeldung.boot.controller.rest;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PutMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/hello")
+public class WebController {
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @GetMapping
+    public String salutation() {
+        return "Hello " + Optional.ofNullable(name).orElse("world") + '!';
+    }
+
+    @PutMapping
+    @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT)
+    public void setName(@RequestBody final String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    @DeleteMapping
+    @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT)
+    public void resetToDefault() {
+        this.name = null;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/org/baeldung/boot/LoadContextTest.groovy b/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/org/baeldung/boot/LoadContextTest.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4a7ca2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/org/baeldung/boot/LoadContextTest.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package org.baeldung.boot
+
+import org.baeldung.boot.controller.rest.WebController
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest
+import spock.lang.Narrative
+import spock.lang.Specification
+import spock.lang.Title
+
+@Title("Application Specification")
+@Narrative("Specification which beans are expected")
+@SpringBootTest
+class LoadContextTest extends Specification {
+
+    @Autowired(required = false)
+    private WebController webController
+
+
+    def "when context is loaded then all expected beans are created"() {
+        expect: "the WebController is created"
+        webController
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/org/baeldung/boot/WebControllerTest.groovy b/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/org/baeldung/boot/WebControllerTest.groovy
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index 0000000000..fe1b34ab8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/org/baeldung/boot/WebControllerTest.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package org.baeldung.boot
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTest
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers
+import spock.lang.Narrative
+import spock.lang.Specification
+import spock.lang.Title
+
+@Title("WebController Specification")
+@Narrative("The Specification of the behaviour of the WebController. It can greet a person, change the name and reset it to 'world'")
+@AutoConfigureMockMvc
+@WebMvcTest
+class WebControllerTest extends Specification {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private MockMvc mvc
+
+    def "when get is performed then the response has status 200 and content is 'Hello world!'"() {
+        expect: "Status is 200 and the response is 'Hello world!'"
+        mvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/hello")).andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk()).andReturn().response.contentAsString == "Hello world!"
+    }
+
+    def "when set and delete are performed then the response has status 204 and content changes as expected"() {
+        given: "a new name"
+        def NAME = "Emmy"
+
+        when: "the name is set"
+        mvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.put("/hello").content(NAME)).andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isNoContent())
+
+        then: "the salutation uses the new name"
+        mvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/hello")).andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk()).andReturn().response.contentAsString == "Hello $NAME!"
+
+        when: "the name is deleted"
+        mvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.delete("/hello")).andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isNoContent())
+
+        then: "the salutation uses the default name"
+        mvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/hello")).andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk()).andReturn().response.contentAsString == "Hello world!"
+    }
+}