如何正确测试返回json以获取非null响应的API控制器？

Question

我有这个测试方法来测试API控制器,它返回一个非空响应的JSON字符串.

[TestClass]
public class TransactionsTests
{
    [TestMethod]
    public void ColorPerformance_GetChartData_NotNullResponse_Test()
    {
        // Arrange
        string quality = null, cars = null, year = "2015";

        var listColorPerformanceChartData = new List<ColorPerformanceChartData>();
        var mockRepository = new Mock<IColorPerformanceRepository>();
        mockRepository.Setup(x => x.GetChartData(quality, cars, year))
            .Returns(listColorPerformanceChartData);

        var controller = new ColorPerformanceController(mockRepository.Object);

        // Act
        IHttpActionResult actionResult = controller.GetChartData(quality, cars, year);
        var contentResult = actionResult as OkNegotiatedContentResult<object>;

        // Assert
        Assert.IsNotNull(contentResult);
        Assert.IsNotNull(contentResult.Content);
    }
}

传入的测试contentResult不是空的.但是,由于以下原因,我不确定测试是否正确编写:

1. contentResult.Content有空数据,因为没有从_repository.GetChartData()方法返回的数据,但是不是空的,因为构造的json仍然如下:

{ categories = {int[0]}, series = { name = "Number of colors", data = {double[0]} } }

2. contentResult.ContentNegotiator,contentResult.Formatter以及contentResult.Request所有被抛出的异常InvalidOperationException与消息HttpControllerContext.Configuration must not be null.我不知道为什么会这样.

API控制器:

public class ColorPerformanceController : ApiController
{
    private IColorPerformanceRepository _repository;
    public ColorPerformanceController(IColorPerformanceRepository repository)
    {
        _repository = repository;
    }
    public IHttpActionResult GetChartData(string quality, string cars, string year)
    {
        try 
        {
            var data = ProcessData(quality, cars, year);
            return Ok(data);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return InternalServerError(ex);
        }
    }
    private object ProcessData(string quality, string cars, string year)
    {
        var data = _repository.GetChartData(quality, cars, year);
        return new {
            categories = data.Select(d => d.Id).ToArray(),
            series = new[] { new { name = "Number of colors", data = data.Select(d => d.CumulativePercentage).ToArray() }}
        };
    }
}

IColorPerformanceRepository:

public interface IColorPerformanceRepository
{
    IEnumerable<ColorPerformanceChartData> GetChartData(string quality, string cars, string year);
}

从存储库实现返回的对象:

public class ColorPerformanceChartData
{
    private double _cumulativePercentage;
    public double CumulativePercentage {
        get { return Math.Round(_cumulativePercentage, 2); }
        set { _cumulativePercentage = value; }
    }
    public int Id { get; set; }
}

我在这里错过了什么或做错了什么？

Answer 1

最佳做法是在这种情况下应避免使用匿名类型:

private object ProcessData(string quality, string cars, string year)
    {
        var data = _repository.GetChartData(quality, cars, year);
        return new {
            categories = data.Select(d => d.Id).ToArray(),
            series = new[] { new { name = "Number of colors", data = data.Select(d => d.CumulativePercentage).ToArray() }}
        };
    }

尝试为它定义一个类,以便您可以反序列化字符串并检查每个属性:

        // Act
        IHttpActionResult actionResult = controller.GetChartData(quality, cars, year);
        //Notice I use YourClass instead of object here.
        var contentResult = actionResult as OkNegotiatedContentResult<YourClass>;

        // Assert
        Assert.IsNotNull(contentResult);   
        Assert.IsNotNull(contentResult.Content);   
        //Assert all properties of contentResult.Content like categories, series,..

关于例外,请尝试:

var controller = new ColorPerformanceController(mockRepository.Object);
//Add these 2 lines
 controller.Request = new HttpRequestMessage();
 controller.Configuration = new HttpConfiguration();

来自http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/testing-and-debugging/unit-testing-controllers-in-web-api