org.springframework.test.web.client

Class MockRestServiceServer

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.test.web.client.MockRestServiceServer

public class MockRestServiceServer
extends Object

Main entry point for client-side REST testing. Used for tests that involve direct or indirect (through client code) use of the RestTemplate. Provides a way to set up fine-grained expectations on the requests that will be performed through the RestTemplate and a way to define the responses to send back removing the need for an actual running server.

Below is an example:

 RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate()
 MockRestServiceServer mockServer = MockRestServiceServer.createServer(restTemplate);

 mockServer.expect(requestTo("/hotels/42")).andExpect(method(HttpMethod.GET))
     .andRespond(withSuccess("{ \"id\" : \"42\", \"name\" : \"Holiday Inn\"}", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));

 Hotel hotel = restTemplate.getForObject("/hotels/{id}", Hotel.class, 42);
 // Use the hotel instance...

 mockServer.verify();
 

To create an instance of this class, use createServer(RestTemplate) and provide the RestTemplate to set up for the mock testing.

After that use expect(RequestMatcher) and fluent API methods andExpect(RequestMatcher) and andRespond(ResponseCreator) to set up request expectations and responses, most likely relying on the default RequestMatcher implementations provided in MockRestRequestMatchers and the ResponseCreator implementations provided in MockRestResponseCreators both of which can be statically imported.

At the end of the test use verify() to ensure all expected requests were actually performed.

Note that because of the fluent API offered by this class (and related classes), you can typically use the Code Completion features (i.e. ctrl-space) in your IDE to set up the mocks.

Credits: The client-side REST testing support was inspired by and initially based on similar code in the Spring WS project for client-side tests involving the WebServiceTemplate.

Since:

3.2

Author:

Craig Walls, Rossen Stoyanchev

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static MockRestServiceServer	createServer(RestGatewaySupport restGateway) Create a MockRestServiceServer and set up the given RestGatewaySupport with a mock ClientHttpRequestFactory.
static MockRestServiceServer	createServer(RestTemplate restTemplate) Create a MockRestServiceServer and set up the given RestTemplate with a mock ClientHttpRequestFactory.
ResponseActions	expect(RequestMatcher requestMatcher) Set up a new HTTP request expectation.
void	verify() Verify that all expected requests set up via expect(RequestMatcher) were indeed performed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createServer

public static MockRestServiceServer createServer(RestTemplate restTemplate)

Create a MockRestServiceServer and set up the given RestTemplate with a mock ClientHttpRequestFactory.

Parameters:

restTemplate - the RestTemplate to set up for mock testing

Returns:

the created mock server

createServer

public static MockRestServiceServer createServer(RestGatewaySupport restGateway)

Create a MockRestServiceServer and set up the given RestGatewaySupport with a mock ClientHttpRequestFactory.

Parameters:

restGateway - the REST gateway to set up for mock testing

Returns:

the created mock server

expect

public ResponseActions expect(RequestMatcher requestMatcher)

Set up a new HTTP request expectation. The returned ResponseActions is used to set up further expectations and to define the response.

This method may be invoked multiple times before starting the test, i.e. before using the RestTemplate, to set up expectations for multiple requests.

Parameters:

requestMatcher - a request expectation, see MockRestRequestMatchers

Returns:

used to set up further expectations or to define a response

verify

public void verify()

Verify that all expected requests set up via expect(RequestMatcher) were indeed performed.

Throws:

AssertionError - when some expectations were not met