SpringBoot: WebMvcTest with authorization - spring

Question

I have a basic SpringBoot app. using Spring Initializer, embedded Tomcat, Thymeleaf template engine, and package as an executable JAR file.
I have this test:
#RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
#WebAppConfiguration
#WebMvcTest
public class MockMvcTests {
// Pull in the application context created by #ContextConfiguration
#Autowired
private WebApplicationContext wac;
private MockMvc mockMvc;
#MockBean
private I18NService i18NService;
#MockBean
private EmailService emailService;
#MockBean
private PasswordResetTokenService passwordResetTokenService;
#MockBean
private UserService userService;
#MockBean
private CompanyService companyService;
#MockBean
private UserSecurityService userSecurityService;
#Before
public void setup() {
// Setup MockMVC to use our Spring Configuration
this.mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.wac).build();
}
/**
*
* #throws Exception
* If anything fails.
*/
#Test
public void getDeviceEventsTest() throws Exception {
this.mockMvc
.perform(get("/deviceevent/list") //
.accept(MediaType.parseMediaType("text/html;charset=UTF-8")))
.andExpect(status().isOk()) //
.andExpect(model().size(1)); //
}
But running the Test I got this Exception
org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException: Request processing failed; nested exception is org.thymeleaf.exceptions.TemplateProcessingException: Exception evaluating SpringEL expression: "#authorization.expression('hasRole(''ROLE_ADMIN'')')" (tdk/common/menu:62)
Is there a way to bypass the authorization ?

Answer 1

I see first possible problem in strange expression in
hasRole(''ROLE_ADMIN''), looks like two single quotes instead of double quotes here, but maybe it looks strange just in log.
Anyway, to bypass auth mechanism for tests you need to disable Spring Security in test mode, there are some working ways described here
I usually use this way with configuration and profiles setting, because it takes more flexibility then other described ways.