groovy / grails / unit testing / createCriteria.get
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03-10-2019 - |
Question
I can mock calls to:
MyDomainClass.createCriteria().list{
eq('id',id)
eq('anotherParameter',anotherParameterId)
}
with:
def myCriteria = [
list : {Closure cls -> returnThisObject}
]
MyDomainClass.metaClass.static.createCriteria = { myCriteria }
as advised at:
http://davistechyinfo.blogspot.com/2010/01/mocking-hibernate-criteria-in-grails.html
but for:
MyDomainClass.createCriteria().get{
eq('id',id)
eq('anotherParameter',anotherParameterId)
}
This approach fails - maybe because 'get' is a keyword in a way 'list' is not. Can anyone advise - being able to mock this in domain classes should be possible, without simply abandoning unit test coverage for methods that use createCriteria().get{}
.
Suggestions much appreciated,
Alex
Solution
I've found a solution that doesn't compromise my ability to write unit tests -
def myCriteria = new Expando();
myCriteria .get = {Closure cls -> returnThisObject}
MyDomainClass.metaClass.static.createCriteria = {myCriteria }
which does exactly what I wanted and potentially supports testing supplied arguments. Thanks for the other response. Hope this is useful to others testing domain/createCriteria() methods.
OTHER TIPS
I wouldn't bother. Instead create methods in your domain class and mock those. This makes testing easier but more importantly has the advantage of keeping persistence where it belongs instead of scattering it throughout the code base:
class MyDomainClass {
String foo
int bar
static MyDomainClass findAllByIdAndAnotherParameter(long id, long anotherParameterId) {
createCriteria().list {
eq('id',id)
eq('anotherParameter',anotherParameterId)
}
}
static MyDomainClass getByIdAndAnotherParameter(long id, long anotherParameterId) {
createCriteria().get {
eq('id',id)
eq('anotherParameter',anotherParameterId)
}
}
}
Then in your tests, just mock it as
def testInstances = [...]
MyDomainClass.metaClass.static.findAllByIdAndAnotherParameter = { long id, long id2 ->
return testInstances
}
and
def testInstance = new MyDomainClass(...)
MyDomainClass.metaClass.static.getByIdAndAnotherParameter = { long id, long id2 ->
return testInstance
}
This should be much simpler now with the GrailsUnitTestCase.mockDomain
1 method.
grails-app/domain/sandbox/grails/foo/Something.groovy
package sandbox.grails.foo
class Something {
String name
}
test/unit/sandbox/grails/foo/SomethingTests.groovy
package sandbox.grails.foo
import grails.test.mixin.*
import org.junit.*
@TestFor(Something)
class SomethingTests {
void testSomething() {
mockDomain(Something, [
new Something(name: 'Foo'),
new Something(name: 'Bar'),
new Something(name: 'Boo'),
new Something(name: 'Baz')
])
def actuals = Something.createCriteria().list(sort: 'name', order: 'asc') {
like('name', '%oo')
}
assertEquals 2, actuals.size()
}
}