Integration Testing with @SpringBootTest — Roadmap Step & Resources

Testing the wired-together application context, closer to how it runs in production

Before this step

@SpringBootTest vs a plain unit test — what's the trade-off in speed vs realism?

Testing in Spring Boot (Article) — The official Spring Boot documentation's testing reference, covering @SpringBootTest.
Spring Boot Integration Testing Explained (Video) — Covers the trade-off between unit tests and full integration tests.
Black Box and White Box Testing Techniques - A Literature Review — ResearchGate/AIRCC PDF (unit, integration, system testing definitions) (PDF) — Black Box and White Box Testing Techniques - A Literature Review — ResearchGate/AIRCC PDF (unit, integration, system testing definitions) — resource aligned with Integration Testing.
White Box vs Black Box Testing | Software Engineering — Gate Smashers (Video) — White Box vs Black Box Testing | Software Engineering — Gate Smashers — resource aligned with Integration Testing.