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[[integration-testing]]
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= Integration Testing
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It is important to be able to perform some integration testing without requiring
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deployment to your application server or connecting to other enterprise infrastructure.
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Doing so lets you test things such as:
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* The correct wiring of your Spring IoC container contexts.
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* Data access using JDBC or an ORM tool. This can include such things as the correctness
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of SQL statements, Hibernate queries, JPA entity mappings, and so forth.
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The Spring Framework provides first-class support for integration testing in the
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`spring-test` module. The name of the actual JAR file might include the release version
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and might also be in the long `org.springframework.test` form, depending on where you get
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it from (see the <<core.adoc#beans-dependencies, section on Dependency Management>>
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for an explanation). This library includes the `org.springframework.test` package, which
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contains valuable classes for integration testing with a Spring container. This testing
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does not rely on an application server or other deployment environment. Such tests are
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slower to run than unit tests but much faster than the equivalent Selenium tests or
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remote tests that rely on deployment to an application server.
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Unit and integration testing support is provided in the form of the annotation-driven
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<<testcontext-framework, Spring TestContext Framework>>. The TestContext framework is
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agnostic of the actual testing framework in use, which allows instrumentation of tests
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in various environments, including JUnit, TestNG, and others.
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The following section provides an overview of the high-level goals of Spring's
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integration support, and the rest of this chapter then focuses on dedicated topics:
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* <<integration-testing-support-jdbc>>
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* <<testcontext-framework>>
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* <<webtestclient>>
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* <<spring-mvc-test-framework>>
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* <<spring-mvc-test-client>>
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* <<integration-testing-annotations>>
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[[integration-testing-goals]]
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== Goals of Integration Testing
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Spring's integration testing support has the following primary goals:
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* To manage <<testing-ctx-management, Spring IoC container caching>> between tests.
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* To provide <<testing-fixture-di, Dependency Injection of test fixture instances>>.
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* To provide <<testing-tx, transaction management>> appropriate to integration testing.
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* To supply <<testing-support-classes, Spring-specific base classes>> that assist
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developers in writing integration tests.
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The next few sections describe each goal and provide links to implementation and
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configuration details.
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[[testing-ctx-management]]
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=== Context Management and Caching
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The Spring TestContext Framework provides consistent loading of Spring
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`ApplicationContext` instances and `WebApplicationContext` instances as well as caching
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of those contexts. Support for the caching of loaded contexts is important, because
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startup time can become an issue -- not because of the overhead of Spring itself, but
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because the objects instantiated by the Spring container take time to instantiate. For
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example, a project with 50 to 100 Hibernate mapping files might take 10 to 20 seconds to
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load the mapping files, and incurring that cost before running every test in every test
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fixture leads to slower overall test runs that reduce developer productivity.
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Test classes typically declare either an array of resource locations for XML or Groovy
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configuration metadata -- often in the classpath -- or an array of component classes that
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is used to configure the application. These locations or classes are the same as or
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similar to those specified in `web.xml` or other configuration files for production
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deployments.
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By default, once loaded, the configured `ApplicationContext` is reused for each test.
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Thus, the setup cost is incurred only once per test suite, and subsequent test execution
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is much faster. In this context, the term "`test suite`" means all tests run in the same
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JVM -- for example, all tests run from an Ant, Maven, or Gradle build for a given project
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or module. In the unlikely case that a test corrupts the application context and requires
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reloading (for example, by modifying a bean definition or the state of an application
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object) the TestContext framework can be configured to reload the configuration and
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rebuild the application context before executing the next test.
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See <<testcontext-ctx-management>> and <<testcontext-ctx-management-caching>> with the
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TestContext framework.
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[[testing-fixture-di]]
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=== Dependency Injection of Test Fixtures
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When the TestContext framework loads your application context, it can optionally
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configure instances of your test classes by using Dependency Injection. This provides a
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convenient mechanism for setting up test fixtures by using preconfigured beans from your
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application context. A strong benefit here is that you can reuse application contexts
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across various testing scenarios (for example, for configuring Spring-managed object
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graphs, transactional proxies, `DataSource` instances, and others), thus avoiding the
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need to duplicate complex test fixture setup for individual test cases.
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As an example, consider a scenario where we have a class (`HibernateTitleRepository`)
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that implements data access logic for a `Title` domain entity. We want to write
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integration tests that test the following areas:
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* The Spring configuration: Basically, is everything related to the configuration of the
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`HibernateTitleRepository` bean correct and present?
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* The Hibernate mapping file configuration: Is everything mapped correctly and are the
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correct lazy-loading settings in place?
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* The logic of the `HibernateTitleRepository`: Does the configured instance of this class
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perform as anticipated?
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See dependency injection of test fixtures with the
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<<testcontext-fixture-di, TestContext framework>>.
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[[testing-tx]]
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=== Transaction Management
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One common issue in tests that access a real database is their effect on the state of the
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persistence store. Even when you use a development database, changes to the state may
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affect future tests. Also, many operations -- such as inserting or modifying persistent
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data -- cannot be performed (or verified) outside of a transaction.
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The TestContext framework addresses this issue. By default, the framework creates and
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rolls back a transaction for each test. You can write code that can assume the existence
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of a transaction. If you call transactionally proxied objects in your tests, they behave
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correctly, according to their configured transactional semantics. In addition, if a test
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method deletes the contents of selected tables while running within the transaction
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managed for the test, the transaction rolls back by default, and the database returns to
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its state prior to execution of the test. Transactional support is provided to a test by
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using a `PlatformTransactionManager` bean defined in the test's application context.
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If you want a transaction to commit (unusual, but occasionally useful when you want a
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particular test to populate or modify the database), you can tell the TestContext
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framework to cause the transaction to commit instead of roll back by using the
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<<integration-testing-annotations, `@Commit`>> annotation.
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See transaction management with the <<testcontext-tx, TestContext framework>>.
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[[testing-support-classes]]
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=== Support Classes for Integration Testing
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The Spring TestContext Framework provides several `abstract` support classes that
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simplify the writing of integration tests. These base test classes provide well-defined
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hooks into the testing framework as well as convenient instance variables and methods,
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which let you access:
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* The `ApplicationContext`, for performing explicit bean lookups or testing the state of
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the context as a whole.
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* A `JdbcTemplate`, for executing SQL statements to query the database. You can use such
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queries to confirm database state both before and after execution of database-related
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application code, and Spring ensures that such queries run in the scope of the same
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transaction as the application code. When used in conjunction with an ORM tool, be sure
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to avoid <<testcontext-tx-false-positives, false positives>>.
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In addition, you may want to create your own custom, application-wide superclass with
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instance variables and methods specific to your project.
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See support classes for the <<testcontext-support-classes, TestContext framework>>.
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[[spring-mvc-test-client]]
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= Testing Client Applications
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You can use client-side tests to test code that internally uses the `RestTemplate`. The
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idea is to declare expected requests and to provide "`stub`" responses so that you can
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focus on testing the code in isolation (that is, without running a server). The following
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example shows how to do so:
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[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="primary"]
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.Java
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----
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RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
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MockRestServiceServer mockServer = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(restTemplate).build();
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mockServer.expect(requestTo("/greeting")).andRespond(withSuccess());
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// Test code that uses the above RestTemplate ...
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mockServer.verify();
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----
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[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="secondary"]
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.Kotlin
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----
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val restTemplate = RestTemplate()
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val mockServer = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(restTemplate).build()
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mockServer.expect(requestTo("/greeting")).andRespond(withSuccess())
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// Test code that uses the above RestTemplate ...
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mockServer.verify()
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----
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In the preceding example, `MockRestServiceServer` (the central class for client-side REST
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tests) configures the `RestTemplate` with a custom `ClientHttpRequestFactory` that
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asserts actual requests against expectations and returns "`stub`" responses. In this
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case, we expect a request to `/greeting` and want to return a 200 response with
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`text/plain` content. We can define additional expected requests and stub responses as
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needed. When we define expected requests and stub responses, the `RestTemplate` can be
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used in client-side code as usual. At the end of testing, `mockServer.verify()` can be
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used to verify that all expectations have been satisfied.
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By default, requests are expected in the order in which expectations were declared. You
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can set the `ignoreExpectOrder` option when building the server, in which case all
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expectations are checked (in order) to find a match for a given request. That means
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requests are allowed to come in any order. The following example uses `ignoreExpectOrder`:
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[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="primary"]
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.Java
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----
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server = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(restTemplate).ignoreExpectOrder(true).build();
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----
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[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="secondary"]
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.Kotlin
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----
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server = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(restTemplate).ignoreExpectOrder(true).build()
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----
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Even with unordered requests by default, each request is allowed to run once only.
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The `expect` method provides an overloaded variant that accepts an `ExpectedCount`
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argument that specifies a count range (for example, `once`, `manyTimes`, `max`, `min`,
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`between`, and so on). The following example uses `times`:
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[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="primary"]
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.Java
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----
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RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
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MockRestServiceServer mockServer = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(restTemplate).build();
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mockServer.expect(times(2), requestTo("/something")).andRespond(withSuccess());
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mockServer.expect(times(3), requestTo("/somewhere")).andRespond(withSuccess());
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// ...
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mockServer.verify();
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----
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[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="secondary"]
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.Kotlin
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----
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val restTemplate = RestTemplate()
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val mockServer = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(restTemplate).build()
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mockServer.expect(times(2), requestTo("/something")).andRespond(withSuccess())
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mockServer.expect(times(3), requestTo("/somewhere")).andRespond(withSuccess())
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// ...
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mockServer.verify()
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----
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Note that, when `ignoreExpectOrder` is not set (the default), and, therefore, requests
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are expected in order of declaration, then that order applies only to the first of any
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expected request. For example if "/something" is expected two times followed by
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"/somewhere" three times, then there should be a request to "/something" before there is
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a request to "/somewhere", but, aside from that subsequent "/something" and "/somewhere",
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requests can come at any time.
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As an alternative to all of the above, the client-side test support also provides a
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`ClientHttpRequestFactory` implementation that you can configure into a `RestTemplate` to
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bind it to a `MockMvc` instance. That allows processing requests using actual server-side
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logic but without running a server. The following example shows how to do so:
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[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="primary"]
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.Java
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----
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MockMvc mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.wac).build();
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this.restTemplate = new RestTemplate(new MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory(mockMvc));
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// Test code that uses the above RestTemplate ...
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----
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[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="secondary"]
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.Kotlin
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----
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val mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.wac).build()
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restTemplate = RestTemplate(MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory(mockMvc))
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// Test code that uses the above RestTemplate ...
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----
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[[spring-mvc-test-client-static-imports]]
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== Static Imports
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As with server-side tests, the fluent API for client-side tests requires a few static
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imports. Those are easy to find by searching for `MockRest*`. Eclipse users should add
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`MockRestRequestMatchers.{asterisk}` and `MockRestResponseCreators.{asterisk}` as
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"`favorite static members`" in the Eclipse preferences under Java -> Editor -> Content
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Assist -> Favorites. That allows using content assist after typing the first character of
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the static method name. Other IDEs (such IntelliJ) may not require any additional
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configuration. Check for the support for code completion on static members.
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[[spring-mvc-test-client-resources]]
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== Further Examples of Client-side REST Tests
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Spring MVC Test's own tests include
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{spring-framework-main-code}/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/samples[example
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tests] of client-side REST tests.
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[[testing-introduction]]
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= Introduction to Spring Testing
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Testing is an integral part of enterprise software development. This chapter focuses on
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the value added by the IoC principle to <<unit-testing, unit testing>> and on the benefits
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of the Spring Framework's support for <<integration-testing, integration testing>>. (A
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thorough treatment of testing in the enterprise is beyond the scope of this reference
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manual.)
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[[testing-resources]]
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= Further Resources
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See the following resources for more information about testing:
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* https://www.junit.org/[JUnit]: "A programmer-friendly testing framework for Java and the JVM".
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Used by the Spring Framework in its test suite and supported in the
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<<testcontext-framework, Spring TestContext Framework>>.
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* https://testng.org/[TestNG]: A testing framework inspired by JUnit with added support
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for test groups, data-driven testing, distributed testing, and other features. Supported
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in the <<testcontext-framework, Spring TestContext Framework>>
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* https://assertj.github.io/doc/[AssertJ]: "Fluent assertions for Java",
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including support for Java 8 lambdas, streams, and numerous other features.
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_Object[Mock Objects]: Article in Wikipedia.
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* http://www.mockobjects.com/[MockObjects.com]: Web site dedicated to mock objects, a
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technique for improving the design of code within test-driven development.
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* https://mockito.github.io[Mockito]: Java mock library based on the
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http://xunitpatterns.com/Test%20Spy.html[Test Spy] pattern. Used by the Spring Framework
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in its test suite.
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* https://easymock.org/[EasyMock]: Java library "that provides Mock Objects for
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interfaces (and objects through the class extension) by generating them on the fly using
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Java's proxy mechanism."
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* https://jmock.org/[JMock]: Library that supports test-driven development of Java code
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with mock objects.
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* https://www.dbunit.org/[DbUnit]: JUnit extension (also usable with Ant and Maven) that
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is targeted at database-driven projects and, among other things, puts your database into
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a known state between test runs.
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* https://www.testcontainers.org/[Testcontainers]: Java library that supports JUnit
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tests, providing lightweight, throwaway instances of common databases, Selenium web
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browsers, or anything else that can run in a Docker container.
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* https://sourceforge.net/projects/grinder/[The Grinder]: Java load testing framework.
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* https://github.com/Ninja-Squad/springmockk[SpringMockK]: Support for Spring Boot
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integration tests written in Kotlin using https://mockk.io/[MockK] instead of Mockito.
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[[integration-testing-support-jdbc]]
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= JDBC Testing Support
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[[integration-testing-support-jdbc-test-utils]]
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== JdbcTestUtils
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The `org.springframework.test.jdbc` package contains `JdbcTestUtils`, which is a
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collection of JDBC-related utility functions intended to simplify standard database
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testing scenarios. Specifically, `JdbcTestUtils` provides the following static utility
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methods.
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* `countRowsInTable(..)`: Counts the number of rows in the given table.
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* `countRowsInTableWhere(..)`: Counts the number of rows in the given table by using the
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provided `WHERE` clause.
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* `deleteFromTables(..)`: Deletes all rows from the specified tables.
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* `deleteFromTableWhere(..)`: Deletes rows from the given table by using the provided
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`WHERE` clause.
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* `dropTables(..)`: Drops the specified tables.
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[TIP]
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====
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<<testcontext-support-classes-junit4, `AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests`>>
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and <<testcontext-support-classes-testng, `AbstractTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests`>>
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provide convenience methods that delegate to the aforementioned methods in
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`JdbcTestUtils`.
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====
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[[integration-testing-support-jdbc-embedded-database]]
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== Embedded Databases
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The `spring-jdbc` module provides support for configuring and launching an embedded
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database, which you can use in integration tests that interact with a database.
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For details, see <<data-access.adoc#jdbc-embedded-database-support, Embedded Database
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Support>> and <<data-access.adoc#jdbc-embedded-database-dao-testing, Testing Data Access
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Logic with an Embedded Database>>.
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[[unit-testing]]
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= Unit Testing
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Dependency injection should make your code less dependent on the container than it would
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be with traditional J2EE / Java EE development. The POJOs that make up your application
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should be testable in JUnit or TestNG tests, with objects instantiated by using the `new`
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operator, without Spring or any other container. You can use <<mock-objects, mock objects>>
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(in conjunction with other valuable testing techniques) to test your code in isolation.
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If you follow the architecture recommendations for Spring, the resulting clean layering
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and componentization of your codebase facilitate easier unit testing. For example,
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you can test service layer objects by stubbing or mocking DAO or repository interfaces,
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without needing to access persistent data while running unit tests.
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True unit tests typically run extremely quickly, as there is no runtime infrastructure to
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set up. Emphasizing true unit tests as part of your development methodology can boost
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your productivity. You may not need this section of the testing chapter to help you write
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effective unit tests for your IoC-based applications. For certain unit testing scenarios,
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however, the Spring Framework provides mock objects and testing support classes, which
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are described in this chapter.
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[[mock-objects]]
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== Mock Objects
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Spring includes a number of packages dedicated to mocking:
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* <<mock-objects-env>>
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* <<mock-objects-jndi>>
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* <<mock-objects-servlet>>
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* <<mock-objects-web-reactive>>
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[[mock-objects-env]]
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=== Environment
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The `org.springframework.mock.env` package contains mock implementations of the
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`Environment` and `PropertySource` abstractions (see
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<<core.adoc#beans-definition-profiles, Bean Definition Profiles>>
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and <<core.adoc#beans-property-source-abstraction, `PropertySource` Abstraction>>).
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`MockEnvironment` and `MockPropertySource` are useful for developing
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out-of-container tests for code that depends on environment-specific properties.
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[[mock-objects-jndi]]
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=== JNDI
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The `org.springframework.mock.jndi` package contains a partial implementation of the JNDI
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SPI, which you can use to set up a simple JNDI environment for test suites or stand-alone
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applications. If, for example, JDBC `DataSource` instances get bound to the same JNDI
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names in test code as they do in a Jakarta EE container, you can reuse both application code
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and configuration in testing scenarios without modification.
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WARNING: The mock JNDI support in the `org.springframework.mock.jndi` package is
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officially deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of complete solutions from third
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parties such as https://github.com/h-thurow/Simple-JNDI[Simple-JNDI].
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[[mock-objects-servlet]]
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=== Servlet API
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The `org.springframework.mock.web` package contains a comprehensive set of Servlet API
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mock objects that are useful for testing web contexts, controllers, and filters. These
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mock objects are targeted at usage with Spring's Web MVC framework and are generally more
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convenient to use than dynamic mock objects (such as https://easymock.org/[EasyMock])
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or alternative Servlet API mock objects (such as http://www.mockobjects.com[MockObjects]).
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TIP: Since Spring Framework 6.0, the mock objects in `org.springframework.mock.web` are
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based on the Servlet 6.0 API.
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The Spring MVC Test framework builds on the mock Servlet API objects to provide an
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integration testing framework for Spring MVC. See <<spring-mvc-test-framework>>.
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[[mock-objects-web-reactive]]
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=== Spring Web Reactive
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The `org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive` package contains mock implementations
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of `ServerHttpRequest` and `ServerHttpResponse` for use in WebFlux applications. The
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`org.springframework.mock.web.server` package contains a mock `ServerWebExchange` that
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depends on those mock request and response objects.
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Both `MockServerHttpRequest` and `MockServerHttpResponse` extend from the same abstract
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base classes as server-specific implementations and share behavior with them. For
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example, a mock request is immutable once created, but you can use the `mutate()` method
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from `ServerHttpRequest` to create a modified instance.
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In order for the mock response to properly implement the write contract and return a
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write completion handle (that is, `Mono<Void>`), it by default uses a `Flux` with
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`cache().then()`, which buffers the data and makes it available for assertions in tests.
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Applications can set a custom write function (for example, to test an infinite stream).
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The <<webtestclient>> builds on the mock request and response to provide support for
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testing WebFlux applications without an HTTP server. The client can also be used for
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end-to-end tests with a running server.
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[[unit-testing-support-classes]]
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== Unit Testing Support Classes
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Spring includes a number of classes that can help with unit testing. They fall into two
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categories:
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* <<unit-testing-utilities>>
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* <<unit-testing-spring-mvc>>
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[[unit-testing-utilities]]
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=== General Testing Utilities
|
||||
|
||||
The `org.springframework.test.util` package contains several general purpose utilities
|
||||
for use in unit and integration testing.
|
||||
|
||||
{api-spring-framework}/test/util/AopTestUtils.html[`AopTestUtils`] is a collection of
|
||||
AOP-related utility methods. You can use these methods to obtain a reference to the
|
||||
underlying target object hidden behind one or more Spring proxies. For example, if you
|
||||
have configured a bean as a dynamic mock by using a library such as EasyMock or Mockito,
|
||||
and the mock is wrapped in a Spring proxy, you may need direct access to the underlying
|
||||
mock to configure expectations on it and perform verifications. For Spring's core AOP
|
||||
utilities, see {api-spring-framework}/aop/support/AopUtils.html[`AopUtils`] and
|
||||
{api-spring-framework}/aop/framework/AopProxyUtils.html[`AopProxyUtils`].
|
||||
|
||||
{api-spring-framework}/test/util/ReflectionTestUtils.html[`ReflectionTestUtils`] is a
|
||||
collection of reflection-based utility methods. You can use these methods in testing
|
||||
scenarios where you need to change the value of a constant, set a non-`public` field,
|
||||
invoke a non-`public` setter method, or invoke a non-`public` configuration or lifecycle
|
||||
callback method when testing application code for use cases such as the following:
|
||||
|
||||
* ORM frameworks (such as JPA and Hibernate) that condone `private` or `protected` field
|
||||
access as opposed to `public` setter methods for properties in a domain entity.
|
||||
* Spring's support for annotations (such as `@Autowired`, `@Inject`, and `@Resource`),
|
||||
that provide dependency injection for `private` or `protected` fields, setter methods,
|
||||
and configuration methods.
|
||||
* Use of annotations such as `@PostConstruct` and `@PreDestroy` for lifecycle callback
|
||||
methods.
|
||||
|
||||
{api-spring-framework}/test/util/TestSocketUtils.html[`TestSocketUtils`] is a simple
|
||||
utility for finding available TCP ports on `localhost` for use in integration testing
|
||||
scenarios.
|
||||
|
||||
[NOTE]
|
||||
====
|
||||
`TestSocketUtils` can be used in integration tests which start an external server on an
|
||||
available random port. However, these utilities make no guarantee about the subsequent
|
||||
availability of a given port and are therefore unreliable. Instead of using
|
||||
`TestSocketUtils` to find an available local port for a server, it is recommended that
|
||||
you rely on a server's ability to start on a random ephemeral port that it selects or is
|
||||
assigned by the operating system. To interact with that server, you should query the
|
||||
server for the port it is currently using.
|
||||
====
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
[[unit-testing-spring-mvc]]
|
||||
=== Spring MVC Testing Utilities
|
||||
|
||||
The `org.springframework.test.web` package contains
|
||||
{api-spring-framework}/test/web/ModelAndViewAssert.html[`ModelAndViewAssert`], which you
|
||||
can use in combination with JUnit, TestNG, or any other testing framework for unit tests
|
||||
that deal with Spring MVC `ModelAndView` objects.
|
||||
|
||||
.Unit testing Spring MVC Controllers
|
||||
TIP: To unit test your Spring MVC `Controller` classes as POJOs, use `ModelAndViewAssert`
|
||||
combined with `MockHttpServletRequest`, `MockHttpSession`, and so on from Spring's
|
||||
<<mock-objects-servlet, Servlet API mocks>>. For thorough integration testing of your
|
||||
Spring MVC and REST `Controller` classes in conjunction with your `WebApplicationContext`
|
||||
configuration for Spring MVC, use the
|
||||
<<spring-mvc-test-framework, Spring MVC Test Framework>> instead.
|
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