# Why avoid mocks

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/why-avoid-mocks/1396>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** mocks\
**Created:** [August 18, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/why-avoid-mocks/1396 "2016-08-18T19:59:48Z")\
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You mean indirectly? Then the answer is yes. I have added the module `Foo` within the example which invokes `String.trim()` and the tests succeed

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