| Re: Mock HTTP servers for unit tests. [message #185676 is a reply to message #185675] |
Wed, 30 April 2014 00:35   |
Daniel Pitts
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On 4/29/14 5:11 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 4/29/2014 7:56 PM, Daniel Pitts wrote:
>> On 4/29/14 1:39 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>> On 4/29/2014 4:24 PM, Daniel Pitts wrote:
>>>> On 4/29/14 11:51 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>> > On 4/29/2014 1:23 PM, Daniel Pitts wrote:
>>>> >> I'm developing some code which makes http requests from PHP. I'd
>>>> >> like to
>>>> >> be able to Unit Test my code as smoothly as possible.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I've searched Google, and I see there is more than one solution
>>>> >> available. I like the look of InterNations[1], but I wanted to ask
>>>> >> this
>>>> >> community if they've had experience with any of them, and whether
>>>> >> that
>>>> >> experience was positive or negative.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Things I need:
>>>> >> * Ability to validate a specific request was made, with a
>>>> >> specific
>>>> >> set of Headers.
>>>> >> * Ability to provide a "mock" response, and validate my code can
>>>> >> handle it.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Things I really want:
>>>> >> * Ability to send parallel requests (think curl_multi), and
>>>> >> validate
>>>> >> the requests are made in parallel.
>>>> >> * Ability to delay one response for a specific amount of time,
>>>> >> but
>>>> >> have another response return earlier.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thanks,
>>>> >> Daniel.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> [1] https://github.com/InterNations/http-mock
>>>> >
>>>> > Daniel,
>>>> >
>>>> > Normally when testing, I test against the site the code is written
>>>> > for.
>>>> > If that's not possible (or I need further information than is
>>>> > supplied
>>>> > by the server, as you seem to need), I create my own test site and
>>>> > write
>>>> > server-side code to provide the appropriate information.
>>>> I'm talking about Unit Tests... I need to be able to run them while
>>>> offline, for instance. Integration tests would in theory be feasible
>>>> against a site. Note that I support multiple sites and I'm wanting to
>>>> unit-test some core functionality, not validate integration with any
>>>> other sites.
>>>
>>> Good unit tests are always custom written, and are written against the
>>> design specs (not the code).
>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > You can see if the requests were made in parallel from the server
>>>> > logs.
>>>> > Other information can be validated by the pages being requested.
>>>> This doesn't solve my underlying problem. I want to write a Unit Test,
>>>> not an Integration Test. My Unit Test should take a few seconds at
>>>> most
>>>> to run, and should not depend on an external service which may be
>>>> unavailable.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Daniel.
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK, then you need to write the unit test. Every one I have written in
>>> many years of programming has been unique, because the code it's testing
>>> is unique. I've seen drivers out there - but they really don't do much
>>> more than run a series of tests in sequence; you still have to write the
>>> individual tests. And I can do the same with a bash shell script (or
>>> even a PHP or other scripting language script).
>>>
>>> And remember to test both valid and invalid values in your unit test.
>> Very good advice, though it doesn't answer the question nor address the
>> actual post I made in any way.
>>
>> I am very familiar with testing methodologies and technologies. Just
>> most of my recent experience was with Java, where it's relatively easy
>> to start a mock http server in a separate thread. Not as easy in PHP.
>> I'm asking about Mock HTTP servers. Not about testing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel.
>
> P.S. I create a test server no matter whether the test is for java, php,
> .net, python or any other web scripting language.
>
> But what you're looking for does not sound much like unit test. It
> sounds more like module test - which requires a test server for the
> client side of client-server scripts.
You do this nearly every single time I post to this newsgroup. You
don't understand my requirements, and I do. Stop trying to read into
it. I asked about Mock server, and provide an example that looks like
it should work. I have asked for experience with said mock server, or
other similar systems.
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