org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet

Annotation Type WebMvcTest

@Target(value=TYPE)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 @Inherited
 @BootstrapWith(value=org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTestContextBootstrapper.class)
 @ExtendWith(value=org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension.class)
 @OverrideAutoConfiguration(enabled=false)
 @TypeExcludeFilters(value=WebMvcTypeExcludeFilter.class)
 @AutoConfigureCache
 @AutoConfigureWebMvc
 @AutoConfigureMockMvc
 @ImportAutoConfiguration
public @interface WebMvcTest

Annotation that can be used for a Spring MVC test that focuses only on Spring MVC components.

Using this annotation will disable full auto-configuration and instead apply only configuration relevant to MVC tests (i.e. @Controller, @ControllerAdvice, @JsonComponent, Converter/GenericConverter, Filter, WebMvcConfigurer and HandlerMethodArgumentResolver beans but not @Component, @Service or @Repository beans).

By default, tests annotated with @WebMvcTest will also auto-configure Spring Security and MockMvc (include support for HtmlUnit WebClient and Selenium WebDriver). For more fine-grained control of MockMVC the @AutoConfigureMockMvc annotation can be used.

Typically @WebMvcTest is used in combination with @MockBean or @Import to create any collaborators required by your @Controller beans.

If you are looking to load your full application configuration and use MockMVC, you should consider @SpringBootTest combined with @AutoConfigureMockMvc rather than this annotation.

When using JUnit 4, this annotation should be used in combination with @RunWith(SpringRunner.class).

Since:

1.4.0

Author:

Phillip Webb, Artsiom Yudovin

See Also:

AutoConfigureWebMvc, AutoConfigureMockMvc, AutoConfigureCache

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
Class<?>[]	controllers Specifies the controllers to test.
Class<?>[]	excludeAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration exclusions that should be applied for this test.
ComponentScan.Filter[]	excludeFilters A set of exclude filters which can be used to filter beans that would otherwise be added to the application context.
ComponentScan.Filter[]	includeFilters A set of include filters which can be used to add otherwise filtered beans to the application context.
String[]	properties Properties in form key=value that should be added to the Spring Environment before the test runs.
boolean	useDefaultFilters Determines if default filtering should be used with @SpringBootApplication.
Class<?>[]	value Specifies the controllers to test.

Element Detail

properties

public abstract String[] properties

Properties in form key=value that should be added to the Spring Environment before the test runs.

Returns:

the properties to add

Since:

2.1.0

Default:

{}

value

@AliasFor(value="controllers")
public abstract Class<?>[] value

Specifies the controllers to test. This is an alias of controllers() which can be used for brevity if no other attributes are defined. See controllers() for details.

Returns:

the controllers to test

See Also:

controllers()

Default:

{}

controllers

@AliasFor(value="value")
public abstract Class<?>[] controllers

Specifies the controllers to test. May be left blank if all @Controller beans should be added to the application context.

Returns:

the controllers to test

See Also:

value()

Default:

{}

useDefaultFilters

public abstract boolean useDefaultFilters

Determines if default filtering should be used with @SpringBootApplication. By default only @Controller (when no explicit controllers are defined), @ControllerAdvice and WebMvcConfigurer beans are included.

Returns:

if default filters should be used

See Also:

includeFilters(), excludeFilters()

Default:

true

includeFilters

public abstract ComponentScan.Filter[] includeFilters

A set of include filters which can be used to add otherwise filtered beans to the application context.

Returns:

include filters to apply

Default:

{}

excludeFilters

public abstract ComponentScan.Filter[] excludeFilters

A set of exclude filters which can be used to filter beans that would otherwise be added to the application context.

Returns:

exclude filters to apply

Default:

{}

excludeAutoConfiguration

@AliasFor(annotation=ImportAutoConfiguration.class,
          attribute="exclude")
public abstract Class<?>[] excludeAutoConfiguration

Auto-configuration exclusions that should be applied for this test.

Returns:

auto-configuration exclusions to apply

Default:

{}