This tutorial shows how to use Spring unit testing API and mock objects to test controllers which handle PATCH requests.
Example
The controller
@Controller
@RequestMapping("/articles")
public class ArticleController {
@Autowired
private ArticleService articleService;
//for xml and json
@PatchMapping("/{id}")
@ResponseBody
public String patchArticle(@RequestBody Article article) {
System.out.println("Article updating in controller: " + article);
articleService.updateArticle(article.getId(), article.getContent());
return "Article updated with content: " + article.getContent();
}
//for x-www-form-urlencoded
@PatchMapping(value = "/{id}", consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED_VALUE)
@ResponseBody
public String patchArticle(@RequestBody MultiValueMap<String, String> formParams) {
System.out.println(formParams);
long id = Long.parseLong(formParams.getFirst("id"));
String content = formParams.getFirst("content");
articleService.updateArticle(id, content);
return "Article updated with content: " + content;
}
}
@XmlRootElement
public class Article {
private long id;
private String content;
public Article() {
}
public Article(int id, String content) {
this.id = id;
this.content = content;
}
.............
}
Java Config
@EnableWebMvc
@Configuration
@ComponentScan
public class MyWebConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
}
Unit Tests
Let's create and run our tests for XML, JSON and x-www-form-urlencoded requests one by one.
Testing XML PATCH request
Running test ControllerPatchTests.testXmlController() from the IDE:
@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@WebAppConfiguration
@ContextConfiguration(classes = MyWebConfig.class)
public class ControllerPatchTests {
@Autowired
private WebApplicationContext wac;
private MockMvc mockMvc;
.............
@Test
public void testXmlController() throws Exception {
long id = 1;
String content = "new updated content";
MockHttpServletRequestBuilder builder =
MockMvcRequestBuilders.patch("/articles/" + id)
.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML_VALUE)
.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML)
.characterEncoding("UTF-8")
.content(getArticleInXml(1, content));
this.mockMvc.perform(builder)
.andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status()
.isOk())
.andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.content()
.string("Article updated with content: " + content))
.andDo(MockMvcResultHandlers.print());
}
.............
private String getArticleInXml(long id, String content) {
return "<article><id>" + id + "</id><content>" + content + "</content></article>";
}
}Output
Article updating in controller: Article{id=1, content='new updated content'}
MockHttpServletRequest:
HTTP Method = PATCH
Request URI = /articles/1
Parameters = {}
Headers = {Content-Type=[application/xml;charset=UTF-8], Accept=[application/xml]}
Body = <article><id>1</id><content>new updated content</content></article>
Session Attrs = {}
Handler:
Type = com.logicbig.example.ArticleController
Method = public java.lang.String com.logicbig.example.ArticleController.patchArticle(com.logicbig.example.Article)
Async:
Async started = false
Async result = null
Resolved Exception:
Type = null
ModelAndView:
View name = null
View = null
Model = null
FlashMap:
Attributes = null
MockHttpServletResponse:
Status = 200
Error message = null
Headers = {Content-Type=[application/xml;charset=ISO-8859-1], Content-Length=[49]}
Content type = application/xml;charset=ISO-8859-1
Body = Article updated with content: new updated content
Forwarded URL = null
Redirected URL = null
Cookies = []
Testing JSON PATCH request
@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@WebAppConfiguration
@ContextConfiguration(classes = MyWebConfig.class)
public class ControllerPatchTests {
@Autowired
private WebApplicationContext wac;
private MockMvc mockMvc;
.............
@Test
public void testJsonController() throws Exception {
long id = 1;
String content = "new updated content";
MockHttpServletRequestBuilder builder =
MockMvcRequestBuilders.patch("/articles/" + id)
.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
.characterEncoding("UTF-8")
.content(getArticleInJson(1, content));
this.mockMvc.perform(builder)
.andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status()
.isOk())
.andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.content()
.string("Article updated with content: " + content))
.andDo(MockMvcResultHandlers.print());
}
.............
private String getArticleInJson(long id, String content) {
return "{\"id\":\"" + id + "\", \"content\":\"" + content + "\"}";
}
.............
}Output
Article updating in controller: Article{id=1, content='new updated content'}
MockHttpServletRequest:
HTTP Method = PATCH
Request URI = /articles/1
Parameters = {}
Headers = {Content-Type=[application/json;charset=UTF-8], Accept=[application/json]}
Body = {"id":"1", "content":"new updated content"}
Session Attrs = {}
Handler:
Type = com.logicbig.example.ArticleController
Method = public java.lang.String com.logicbig.example.ArticleController.patchArticle(com.logicbig.example.Article)
Async:
Async started = false
Async result = null
Resolved Exception:
Type = null
ModelAndView:
View name = null
View = null
Model = null
FlashMap:
Attributes = null
MockHttpServletResponse:
Status = 200
Error message = null
Headers = {Content-Type=[application/json;charset=ISO-8859-1], Content-Length=[49]}
Content type = application/json;charset=ISO-8859-1
Body = Article updated with content: new updated content
Forwarded URL = null
Redirected URL = null
Cookies = []
Testing x-www-form-urlencoded PATCH request
@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@WebAppConfiguration
@ContextConfiguration(classes = MyWebConfig.class)
public class ControllerPatchTests {
@Autowired
private WebApplicationContext wac;
private MockMvc mockMvc;
.............
@Test
public void testFormParamController() throws Exception {
String id = "1";
String content = "new updated content";
MockHttpServletRequestBuilder builder =
MockMvcRequestBuilders.patch("/articles/" + id)
.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED_VALUE)
.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED)
.characterEncoding("UTF-8")
.content("id=" + id + "&content=" + content);
this.mockMvc.perform(builder)
.andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status()
.isOk())
.andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.content()
.string("Article updated with content: " + content))
.andDo(MockMvcResultHandlers.print());
}
.............
}Output
{id=[1], content=[new updated content]}
MockHttpServletRequest:
HTTP Method = PATCH
Request URI = /articles/1
Parameters = {id=[1], content=[new updated content]}
Headers = {Content-Type=[application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8], Accept=[application/x-www-form-urlencoded]}
Body = id=1&content=new updated content
Session Attrs = {}
Handler:
Type = com.logicbig.example.ArticleController
Async:
Async started = false
Async result = null
Resolved Exception:
Type = null
ModelAndView:
View name = null
View = null
Model = null
FlashMap:
Attributes = null
MockHttpServletResponse:
Status = 200
Error message = null
Headers = {Content-Type=[application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=ISO-8859-1], Content-Length=[49]}
Content type = application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=ISO-8859-1
Body = Article updated with content: new updated content
Forwarded URL = null
Redirected URL = null
Cookies = []
Example ProjectDependencies and Technologies Used: - spring-webmvc 5.0.3.RELEASE: Spring Web MVC.
- jackson-databind 2.9.4: General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API.
- spring-test 5.0.3.RELEASE: Spring TestContext Framework.
- junit 4.12: JUnit is a unit testing framework for Java, created by Erich Gamma and Kent Beck.
- javax.servlet-api 3.0.1 Java Servlet API
- JDK 1.8
- Maven 3.3.9
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