/hiroaki

Write idiomatic API integration tests using Kotlin (Unit and Instrumentation)

Primary LanguageKotlinApache License 2.0Apache-2.0

Hiroaki CircleCI

Japanese: 'spreading brightness'. Derived from the words 'hiro', which means 'large or wide', and 'aki',
which means 'bright or clear'.

The intention of Hiroaki is to achieve clarity on your API integration tests in an idiomatic way by leveraging the power of Kotlin.

It uses MockWebServer to provide a mock server as a target for your HTTP requests that you'll use to mock your backend.

That enables you to assert over how your program reacts to some predefined server & API behaviors.

Dependency

For Android, add the following dependencies to your build.gradle. Both dependencies are available in Maven Central.

dependencies{
    testImplementation 'me.jorgecastillo:hiroaki-core:0.2.3'
    androidTestImplementation 'me.jorgecastillo:hiroaki-android:0.2.3' // Android instrumentation tests
}

Note that Hiroaki only targets AndroidX. It does not provide support for Android support libraries anymore.

If you do plain Java or Kotlin you'll just need the core artifact on its 0.2.3 version.

Setup

To work with Hiroaki you must extend MockServerSuite on your test class, which takes care of running and shutting down the server for you. If you can't do that, there's also a JUnit4 Rule called MockServerRule with the same goal.

To target the mock server with your requests, you'll need to request the URL from it and pass it to your endpoint creation system / collaborator / entity.

Here you have a plain OkHttp sample.

class GsonNewsNetworkDataSourceTest : MockServerSuite() {

 private lateinit var dataSource: GsonNewsNetworkDataSource

    @Before
    override fun setup() {
        super.setup()
        val mockServerUrl = server.url("/v2/news")
        dataSource = NewsDataSource(mockServerUrl)
    }

    /*...add tests here!...*/
}

/*Some random data source, probably on a different file*/
class NewsDataSource(var baseUrl: HttpUrl) {

  fun getNews(): String? {
      val client = OkHttpClient()
      val request = Request.Builder()
              .url(baseUrl)
              .build()

      val response = client.newCall(request).execute()
      return response.body()?.string()
  }
}

If you have an endpoint factory, or even a DI system providing injected endpoints, you'll need to have a good design on your app to pass the mock server url to it. That's on you and is different for every project.

Syntax for Retrofit

However, Hiroaki provides syntax for waking up mock Retrofit services in case you need one for writing some unit tests for your api client / data source as the subject under test.

class GsonNewsNetworkDataSourceTest : MockServerSuite() {

    private lateinit var dataSource: GsonNewsNetworkDataSource

    @Before
    override fun setup() {
        super.setup()
        // Use server.retrofitService() to build the service targeting the mock URL
        dataSource = GsonNewsNetworkDataSource(server.retrofitService(
                GsonNewsApiService::class.java,
                GsonConverterFactory.create()))
    }

    /*...*/
}

This will use a default OkHttpClient instance created for you with basic configuration. For more detailed configuration, retrofitService() function offers an optional parameter to pass a custom OkHttpClient:

val customClient = OkHttpClient.Builder()
        .connectTimeout(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .readTimeout(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .writeTimeout(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .build()

dataSource = GsonNewsNetworkDataSource(server.retrofitService(
                GsonNewsApiService::class.java,
                GsonConverterFactory.create(),
                okHttpClient = customClient))

JUnit4 Rule

As mentioned before, here you have the alternative JUnit4 rule to avoid using extension if that's your need:

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner::class)
class RuleNetworkDataSourceTest {

    private lateinit var dataSource: JacksonNewsNetworkDataSource
    @get:Rule val rule: MockServerRule = MockServerRule()

    @Before
    fun setup() {
        dataSource = JacksonNewsNetworkDataSource(rule.server.retrofitService(
                JacksonNewsApiService::class.java,
                JacksonConverterFactory.create()))
    }

    @Test
    fun sendsGetNews() {
       // you'll need to call the server through the rule
       rule.server.whenever(GET, "v2/top-headlines")
                  .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")))
                  // Can also inline a body or use the json DSL

       runBlocking { dataSource.getNews() }

       /*...*/
    }
}

Mocking Responses

With Hiroaki, you can mock request responses as if it was mockito:

@Test
fun chainResponses() {
    server.whenever(Method.GET, "v2/top-headlines")
            .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")))
            // Can also inline a body or use the json DSL

    val news = runBlocking { dataSource.getNews() }

    /*...*/
}

This ensures that whenever the endpoint v2/top-headlines is called with the given conditions the server will respond with the mocked response we're providing.

These are all the supported params for whenever that you can match to. All of them are optional except sentToPath:

server.whenever(method = Method.GET,
                sentToPath = "v2/top-headlines",
                queryParams = params("sources" to "crypto-coins-news",
                        "apiKey" to "21a12ef352b649caa97499bed2e77350"),
                jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json"), // (file, inline, or JsonDSL)
                headers = headers("Cache-Control" to "max-age=640000"))
      .thenRespond(success(jsonFileName = "GetNews.json"))

Also note in the previous snippets the success() function when mocking the response. function success() is a shortcut to provide a mocked successful response. You can also use error() and response(). All of them are mocking functions that allow you to pass the following optional arguments:

  • code Int return http status code for the mocked response.
  • jsonBody JsonBody, JsonFileBody, Json or JsonArray: json for your mocked response body.
  • headers Is a Map<String,String> headers to attach to the mocked response.

If you don't want to use the succes(), error() or response() shortcut functions, you can still pass your own custom MockResponse.

Chaining Mocked Responses

You can also chain a bunch of mocked responses:

server.whenever(Method.GET, "v2/top-headlines")
                .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")))
                .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetSingleNew.json")))
                .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")))

Each time the endpoint is called under the given conditions, the server will return the next mocked response from the list, following the same order.

Dynamic dispatch

Sometimes you want a response to depend on the request sent. For that reason, Hiroaki provides the thenDispatch method:

server.whenever(Method.GET, "v2/top-headlines")
      .thenDispatch { request -> success(jsonBody = inlineBody("{\"requestPath\" : ${request.path}}")) }

You can combine as many thenRespond() and thenDispatch() calls as you want.

server.whenever(Method.GET, "v2/top-headlines")
      .thenRespond(success())
      .thenDispatch { request -> success(jsonBody = inlineBody("{\"requestPath\" : ${request.path}}")) }
      .thenRespond(error())

Delay Responses

Mimic server response delays with delay(), an extension function for MockResponse to pass a delay in millis: response.delay(millis):

server.whenever(Method.GET, "v2/top-headlines")
      .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")).delay(250))
      .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetSingleNew.json")).delay(500))
      .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")).delay(1000))

// Also for dispatched responses
server.whenever(Method.GET, "v2/top-headlines")
      .thenDispatch { request -> success().delay(250) }

Throttle response bodies

Sometimes you want to emulate bad network conditions, so you can throttle your response body like:

server.whenever(GET, "v2/top-headlines").thenRespond(error().throttle(64, 1000))

Here, you are asking the server to throttle and write chunks of 64 bytes per second (1000 millis).

Verifying Requests

Hiroaki provides a highly configurable verify() function to perform verification over executed HTTP requests. Its arguments are optional so you're free to configure the assertion in a way that matches your needs.

@Test
fun verifiesCall() {
    server.whenever(Method.GET, "v2/top-headlines")
            .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")))
            .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetSingleNew.json")))
            .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")))

    runBlocking {
        dataSource.getNews()
        dataSource.getSingleNew()
        dataSource.getNews()
    }

    server.verify("v2/top-headlines").called(
            times = times(2),
            order = order(1, 3),
            method = Method.POST,
            headers = headers("Cache-Control" to "max-age=640000"),
            queryParams = params(
                                "sources" to "crypto-coins-news",
                                "apiKey" to "21a12ef352b649caa97499bed2e77350"),
            jsonBody = inlineBody("{\n" +
                                  "  \"title\": \"Any Title\",\n" +
                                  "  \"description\": \"Any description\",\n" +
                                  "  \"source\": {\n" +
                                  "    \"link\": \"http://source/123\",\n" +
                                  "    \"name\": \"Some source\"\n" +
                                  "  }\n" +
                                  "}\n"))
}

You can use the functions never(), once(), twice(), times(num), atLeast, and atMost for the times param.

Parsed response assertions

After any test that requests data from network you'll probably need to assert over the parsed response to double check whether the data was received and parsed properly.

@Test
fun parsesNewsProperly() {
    server.enqueueSuccessResponse("GetNews.json")

    val news = runBlocking { dataSource.getNews() }

    news eq expectedNews() // eq is an infix function for assertEquals()
}

eq is just an infix function to run assertEquals on both objects. Here we are building the list of expected objects with the function expectedNews(). The objects are being compared using the equals operator so you better use data classes for DTOs or redefine equals properly.

Android Instrumentation tests

Extend AndroidMockServerSuite or use AndroidMockServerRule instead.

Basic sample of Android instrumentation tests:

@LargeTest
@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
class ExampleInstrumentedTest : AndroidMockServerSuite() {

    @get:Rule val testRule: ActivityTestRule<MainActivity> = ActivityTestRule(MainActivity::class.java, true, false)

    @Before
    override fun setup() {
        super.setup()
        val mockService = server.retrofitService(
                MoshiNewsApiService::class.java,
                MoshiConverterFactory.create())
        getApp().service = mockService
    }

    private fun startActivity(): MainActivity {
        return testRule.launchActivity(Intent())
    }

    @Test
    fun showsEmptyCaseIfThereAreNoSuperHeroes() {
        server.whenever(GET, "v2/top-headlines")
                .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = fileBody("GetNews.json")))

        startActivity()

        onView(withText(expectedNews()[0].title)).check(matches(isDisplayed()))
        onView(withText(expectedNews()[0].description)).check(matches(isDisplayed()))
    }
}

I'm being intentionally simple here on how I pass the mocked service to the application class (setup method), which is being replaced by a mock application on the androidTest environment. But you would use a dependency injector/container to replace the service most likely.

Important: Json Body files location: For Android instrumentation tests you'll need to put your json body files into androidTest/assets/ folder. That's due to how android loads resources.

Call verification on Android

Using call verification on Android instrumentation tests can also be a good idea, so you are able to assert that the endpoints are called as expected (including optional times / ordering) per screen.

Json Body DSL

Anywhere where Hiroaki requests a JsonBody from you (matchers, assertions, wherever), you can use 3 options:

  • fileBody("Filename.json"): To pass a json from a file resource (/test/resources or androidTest/assets)
  • inlineBody("{...}"): To pass an inlined body.
  • JsonDSL: A fancy DSL to create your inlined json bodies in a very idiomatic way. Some examples:
json {
    "status" / "ok"
    "totalResults" / 2342
    "articles" / jsonArray(json {
        "source" / json {
            "id" / request.path.length
            "name" / "Lifehacker.com"
        }
        "author" / "Jacob Kleinman"
        "title" / "How to Get Android P's Screenshot Editing Tool on Any Android Phone"
        "description" / "Last year, Apple brought advanced screenshot editing tools to the iPhone with iOS 11, and, this week, Google fired back with a similar Android feature called Markup. The only catch is that this new tool is limited to Android P, which launches later this year …"
        "url" / "https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-android-ps-screenshot-editing-tool-on-any-an-1823646122"
        "urlToImage" / "https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Y-5X_NcT--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_450,q_80,w_800/nxmwbkwzoc1z1tmak7s4.jpg"
        "publishedAt" / "2018-03-09T20:30:00Z"
    })
}

jsonArray("Something", "More stuff", "Something more"))

jsonArray(
    json {
      "status" / "ok"
      "title" / "How to Get Android P's Screenshot Editing Tool on Any Android Phone"
      "ids" / jsonArray(1, 2, 3)
    },
    json {
      "status" / "ok"
      "title" / "How to Get Android P's Screenshot Editing Tool on Any Android Phone"
      "ids" / jsonArray(1, 2, 3)
    },
    json {
      "status" / "ok"
      "title" / "How to Get Android P's Screenshot Editing Tool on Any Android Phone"
      "ids" / jsonArray(1, 2, 3)
    })

You can combine jsonArray{} and json{} blocks arbitrarily. Hiroaki will create a properly formatted json for you. Also feel free to use jsonArray as the root node for your json if you need to.

server.whenever(Method.GET, "my-fake-service/1")
                .thenRespond(success(jsonBody = jsonArray(1, 2, 3)))

server.whenever(Method.GET, "my-fake-service/1")
                .thenRespond(success(jsonBody =
                    json {
                       "status" / "ok"
                       "totalResults" / 2342
                       "articles" / jsonArray(json {
                           "source" / json {
                               "id" / request.path.length
                               "name" / "Lifehacker.com"
                           }
                           "author" / "Jacob Kleinman"
                           "title" / "How to Get Android P's Screenshot Editing Tool on Any Android Phone"
                           "description" / "Last year, Apple brought advanced screenshot editing tools to the iPhone with iOS 11, and, this week, Google fired back with a similar Android feature called Markup. The only catch is that this new tool is limited to Android P, which launches later this year …"
                           "url" / "https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-android-ps-screenshot-editing-tool-on-any-an-1823646122"
                           "urlToImage" / "https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Y-5X_NcT--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_450,q_80,w_800/nxmwbkwzoc1z1tmak7s4.jpg"
                           "publishedAt" / "2018-03-09T20:30:00Z"
                       })
                   }))

Do you want to contribute?

I would love to get contributions from anybody. So if you feel that the library is lacking any features you consider key, please open an issue asking for it or a pull request providing an implementation for it.

The library is using CircleCI 2.0 to enforce passing tests and code style quality.

Any PR's must pass CI and that includes code style. Run the following commands to check code style or automatically format it. (You can use the graddle wrapper (gradlew) instead)

// check code style
gradle app:ktlint
gradle hiroaki-core:ktlint
gradle hiroaki-android:ktlint

// autoformat
gradle app:ktlintFormat
gradle hiroaki-core:ktlintFormat
gradle hiroaki-android:ktlintFormat

Tests are also required to pass. You can run them like:

gradle test

License

Copyright 2018 Jorge Castillo Pérez

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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