giuseppe-trisciuoglio/unit-test-controller-layer
Provides patterns for unit testing REST controllers using MockMvc and @WebMvcTest. Generates controller tests that validates request/response mapping, validation, exception handling, and HTTP status codes. Use when testing web layer endpoints in isolation for API endpoint testing, Spring MVC tests, mock HTTP requests, or controller layer unit tests.
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Provides patterns for unit testing @RestController and @Controller classes using MockMvc. Covers request/response handling, HTTP status codes, request parameter binding, validation, content negotiation, response headers, and exception handling with mocked service dependencies.
Use for: controller tests, API endpoint testing, Spring MVC tests, mock HTTP requests, unit testing web layer endpoints, verifying REST controllers in isolation.
MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(controller) for isolated testing@Mock for all services, @InjectMocks for the controllerRun test → If fails: add .andDo(print()) → Check actual vs expected → Fix assertion
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.*;
import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.*;
@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
class UserControllerTest {
@Mock
private UserService userService;
@InjectMocks
private UserController userController;
private MockMvc mockMvc;
@BeforeEach
void setUp() {
mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(userController).build();
}
@Test
void shouldReturnAllUsers() throws Exception {
List<UserDto> users = List.of(new UserDto(1L, "Alice"), new UserDto(2L, "Bob"));
when(userService.getAllUsers()).thenReturn(users);
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users"))
.andExpect(status().isOk())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$[0].id").value(1))
.andExpect(jsonPath("$[0].name").value("Alice"));
verify(userService, times(1)).getAllUsers();
}
@Test
void shouldReturn404WhenUserNotFound() throws Exception {
when(userService.getUserById(999L))
.thenThrow(new UserNotFoundException("User not found"));
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users/999"))
.andExpect(status().isNotFound());
verify(userService).getUserById(999L);
}
}
@Test
void shouldCreateUserAndReturn201() throws Exception {
UserDto createdUser = new UserDto(1L, "Alice", "[email protected]");
when(userService.createUser(any())).thenReturn(createdUser);
mockMvc.perform(post("/api/users")
.contentType("application/json")
.content("{\"name\":\"Alice\",\"email\":\"[email protected]\"}"))
.andExpect(status().isCreated())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.id").value(1))
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.name").value("Alice"));
verify(userService).createUser(any(UserCreateRequest.class));
}
@Test
void shouldUpdateUserAndReturn200() throws Exception {
UserDto updatedUser = new UserDto(1L, "Updated");
when(userService.updateUser(eq(1L), any())).thenReturn(updatedUser);
mockMvc.perform(put("/api/users/1")
.contentType("application/json")
.content("{\"name\":\"Updated\"}"))
.andExpect(status().isOk())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.name").value("Updated"));
verify(userService).updateUser(eq(1L), any());
}
@Test
void shouldDeleteUserAndReturn204() throws Exception {
doNothing().when(userService).deleteUser(1L);
mockMvc.perform(delete("/api/users/1"))
.andExpect(status().isNoContent());
verify(userService).deleteUser(1L);
}
@Test
void shouldFilterUsersByName() throws Exception {
when(userService.searchUsers("Alice")).thenReturn(List.of(new UserDto(1L, "Alice")));
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users/search").param("name", "Alice"))
.andExpect(status().isOk())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$[0].name").value("Alice"));
verify(userService).searchUsers("Alice");
}
@Test
void shouldGetUserByIdFromPath() throws Exception {
when(userService.getUserById(123L)).thenReturn(new UserDto(123L, "Alice"));
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users/{id}", 123L))
.andExpect(status().isOk())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.id").value(123));
}
@Test
void shouldReturn400WhenRequestBodyInvalid() throws Exception {
mockMvc.perform(post("/api/users")
.contentType("application/json")
.content("{\"name\":\"\"}"))
.andExpect(status().isBadRequest())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.errors").isArray());
}
@Test
void shouldReturnCustomHeaders() throws Exception {
when(userService.getAllUsers()).thenReturn(List.of());
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users"))
.andExpect(status().isOk())
.andExpect(header().exists("X-Total-Count"))
.andExpect(header().string("X-Total-Count", "0"));
}
@Test
void shouldRequireAuthorizationHeader() throws Exception {
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users"))
.andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users").header("Authorization", "Bearer token"))
.andExpect(status().isOk());
}
@Test
void shouldReturnJsonWhenAcceptHeaderIsJson() throws Exception {
when(userService.getUserById(1L)).thenReturn(new UserDto(1L, "Alice"));
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/users/1").accept("application/json"))
.andExpect(status().isOk())
.andExpect(content().contentType("application/json"));
}
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