The MockRestServiceServer is a part of the Spring Framework and it allows you to verify multiple REST requests by creating a mock implementation of a REST service. This can be useful in testing, as it enables you to isolate your test code from the real implementation of the REST service and control the responses returned by the mock service.
To use the MockRestServiceServer, you first need to create a client for the REST service that you want to test. The client is typically created using the RestTemplate class in the Spring Framework.
Next, you create an instance of the MockRestServiceServer and set it as the server for the REST client. The server is created using the createServer() method of the MockRestServiceServer class.
Once the server is set, you can define the expected requests and responses for the mock service. This is done using the expect() method of the MockRestServiceServer, which takes a request matcher and a response creator as arguments. The request matcher defines the criteria for matching a request, such as the HTTP method, URL, and request body. The response creator defines the response that should be returned for a matching request.
You can add multiple expect() calls to the mock server to define the expected requests and responses for multiple REST calls.
After defining the expected requests and responses, you can make the actual REST calls using the REST client. The mock server will then intercept these calls and return the appropriate response for each request, based on the request matcher and response creator defined in the expect() calls.
Finally, you can verify that the expected requests were made and the correct responses were returned using the verify() method of the MockRestServiceServer. This method checks that all expected requests were made and that no additional requests were made.
Here's an example of using the MockRestServiceServer to verify multiple REST requests:
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// Create a REST client using the RestTemplate
RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
// Create an instance of the MockRestServiceServer
MockRestServiceServer mockServer = MockRestServiceServer.createServer(restTemplate);
// Define the expected requests and responses
mockServer.expect(requestTo("/api/users/1"))
.andExpect(method(HttpMethod.GET))
.andRespond(withSuccess("{\"id\": 1, \"name\": \"John Doe\"}", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
mockServer.expect(requestTo("/api/users/2"))
.andExpect(method(HttpMethod.GET))
.andRespond(withSuccess("{\"id\": 2, \"name\": \"Jane Doe\"}", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
// Make the actual REST calls
User user1 = restTemplate.getForObject("/api/users/1", User.class);
User user2 = restTemplate.getForObject("/api/users/2", User.class);
// Verify that the expected requests were made and the correct responses were returned
mockServer.verify();
In this example, the mock server is used to verify two GET requests to the /api/users/1 and /api/users/2 endpoints. The expected requests and responses are defined using the expect() method, and the actual REST calls are made using the REST client. Finally, the verify() method is used to check that the expected requests were made and the correct responses were returned.
By using the MockRestServiceServer, you can easily verify multiple To verify multiple REST requests using MockRestServiceServer in Spring, you need to perform the following steps:
Import the necessary dependencies in your build file (pom.xml or build.gradle) for Spring and Test.
Set up a MockRestServiceServer instance in your test case class.
Set up the expectations for the incoming REST requests and the expected responses.
Invoke the REST request through the client, usually a RestTemplate instance.
Verify that the expectations are met by the actual requests and responses.
Here is an example in Java:
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import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.test.web.client.MockRestServiceServer;
import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
public class RESTRequestVerificationTest {
@Test
public void testMultipleRESTRequests() {
RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
MockRestServiceServer mockServer = MockRestServiceServer.createServer(restTemplate);
mockServer.expect(requestTo("/request1"))
.andExpect(method(HttpMethod.GET))
.andRespond(withSuccess("{\"message\":\"request1\"}", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
mockServer.expect(requestTo("/request2"))
.andExpect(method(HttpMethod.POST))
.andRespond(withSuccess("{\"message\":\"request2\"}", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
String response1 = restTemplate.getForObject("/request1", String.class);
Assert.assertEquals("{\"message\":\"request1\"}", response1);
String response2 = restTemplate.postForObject("/request2", null, String.class);
Assert.assertEquals("{\"message\":\"request2\"}", response2);
mockServer.verify();
}
}
In this example, two REST requests are sent, one with the GET method to "/request1" and the other with the POST method to "/request2". The mock server is set up to expect the requests and respond with specific JSON payloads. The actual requests are sent through the RestTemplate instance, and the responses are verified against the expected values. The mock server is finally verified to make sure that all the expectations have been met.