Testing Spring MVC #ExceptionHandler method with Spring MVC Test - spring

Question

I have the following simple controller to catch any unexpected exceptions:
#ControllerAdvice
public class ExceptionController {
#ExceptionHandler(Throwable.class)
#ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
#ResponseBody
public ResponseEntity handleException(Throwable ex) {
return ResponseEntityFactory.internalServerErrorResponse("Unexpected error has occurred.", ex);
}
}
I'm trying to write an integration test using Spring MVC Test framework. This is what I have so far:
#RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class ExceptionControllerTest {
private MockMvc mockMvc;
#Mock
private StatusController statusController;
#Before
public void setup() {
this.mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(new ExceptionController(), statusController).build();
}
#Test
public void checkUnexpectedExceptionsAreCaughtAndStatusCode500IsReturnedInResponse() throws Exception {
when(statusController.checkHealth()).thenThrow(new RuntimeException("Unexpected Exception"));
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/status"))
.andDo(print())
.andExpect(status().isInternalServerError())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.error").value("Unexpected Exception"));
}
}
I register the ExceptionController and a mock StatusController in the Spring MVC infrastructure.
In the test method I setup an expectation to throw an exception from the StatusController.
The exception is being thrown, but the ExceptionController isn't dealing with it.
I want to be able to test that the ExceptionController gets exceptions and returns an appropriate response.
Any thoughts on why this doesn't work and how I should do this kind of test?
Thanks.

Answer 1

I just had the same issue and the following works for me:
#Before
public void setup() {
this.mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(statusController)
.setControllerAdvice(new ExceptionController())
.build();
}

Answer 2

This code will add ability to use your exceptions controlled advice.
#Before
public void setup() {
this.mockMvc = standaloneSetup(commandsController)
.setHandlerExceptionResolvers(withExceptionControllerAdvice())
.setMessageConverters(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter()).build();
}
private ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver withExceptionControllerAdvice() {
final ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver exceptionResolver = new ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver() {
#Override
protected ServletInvocableHandlerMethod getExceptionHandlerMethod(final HandlerMethod handlerMethod,
final Exception exception) {
Method method = new ExceptionHandlerMethodResolver(ExceptionController.class).resolveMethod(exception);
if (method != null) {
return new ServletInvocableHandlerMethod(new ExceptionController(), method);
}
return super.getExceptionHandlerMethod(handlerMethod, exception);
}
};
exceptionResolver.afterPropertiesSet();
return exceptionResolver;
}

Answer 3

Since you are using stand alone setup test you need to provide exception handler manually.
mockMvc= MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(adminCategoryController).setSingleView(view)
.setHandlerExceptionResolvers(getSimpleMappingExceptionResolver()).build();
I had same problem a few days back, you can see my problem and solution answered by myself here Spring MVC Controller Exception Test
Hoping my answer help you out

Answer 4

Use Spring MockMVC to emulate a servletContainer to a point where you can incorporate any request filtering or exception handling tests in your unit tests suite.
You can configure this setup with the following approach:
Given a custom RecordNotFound exception...
#ResponseStatus(value=HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, reason="Record not found") //
public class RecordNotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 8857378116992711720L;
public RecordNotFoundException() {
super();
}
public RecordNotFoundException(String message) {
super(message);
}
}
... and a RecordNotFoundExceptionHandler
#Slf4j
#ControllerAdvice
public class BusinessExceptionHandler {
#ExceptionHandler(value = RecordNotFoundException.class)
public ResponseEntity<String> handleRecordNotFoundException(
RecordNotFoundException e,
WebRequest request) {
//Logs
LogError logging = new LogError("RecordNotFoundException",
HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND,
request.getDescription(true));
log.info(logging.toJson());
//Http error message
HttpErrorResponse response = new HttpErrorResponse(logging.getStatus(), e.getMessage());
return new ResponseEntity<>(response.toJson(),
HeaderFactory.getErrorHeaders(),
response.getStatus());
}
...
}
Configure a tailored test context: set a #ContextConfiguration to specify the classes you need for your test. Set Mockito MockMvc as a servlet container emulator and set your tests fixture and dependencies.
#RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
#ContextConfiguration(classes = {
WebConfig.class,
HeaderFactory.class,
})
#Slf4j
public class OrganisationCtrlTest {
private MockMvc mvc;
private Organisation coorg;
#MockBean
private OrganisationSvc service;
#InjectMocks
private OrganisationCtrl controller = new OrganisationCtrl();
//Constructor
public OrganisationCtrlTest() {
}
....
Configure a mock MVC "servlet emulator": register handler beans in the context and build the mockMvc emulator (Note: there are two possible configuration: standaloneSetup or webAppContextSetup; refer to the documentation). The builder rightfully implements the Builder pattern so you can chain configuration commands for exception resolvers and handlers before calling build().
#Before
public void setUp() {
final StaticApplicationContext appContext = new StaticApplicationContext();
appContext.registerBeanDefinition("BusinessExceptionHandler",
new RootBeanDefinition(BusinessExceptionHandler.class, null, null));
//InternalExceptionHandler extends ResponseEntityExceptionHandler to //handle Spring internally throwned exception
appContext.registerBeanDefinition("InternalExceptionHandler",
new RootBeanDefinition(InternalExceptionHandler.class, null,
null));
MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
mvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(controller)
.setHandlerExceptionResolvers(getExceptionResolver(appContext))
.build();
coorg = OrganisationFixture.getFixture("orgID", "name", "webSiteUrl");
}
....
Get the exception resolver
private ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver getExceptionResolver(
StaticApplicationContext context) {
ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver resolver = new ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver();
resolver.getMessageConverters().add(
new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter());
resolver.setApplicationContext(context);
resolver.afterPropertiesSet();
return resolver;
}
Run your tests
#Test
public void testGetSingleOrganisationRecordAnd404() throws Exception {
System.out.println("testGetSingleOrganisationRecordAndSuccess");
String request = "/orgs/{id}";
log.info("Request URL: " + request);
when(service.getOrganisation(anyString())).
thenReturn(coorg);
this.mvc.perform(get(request)
.accept("application/json")
.andExpect(content().contentType(
.APPLICATION_JSON))
.andExpect(status().notFound())
.andDo(print());
}
....
}
Hope this helps.
Jake.

Answer 5

Try it;
#RunWith(value = SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
#WebAppConfiguration
#ContextConfiguration(classes = { MVCConfig.class, CoreConfig.class,
PopulaterConfiguration.class })
public class ExceptionControllerTest {
private MockMvc mockMvc;
#Mock
private StatusController statusController;
#Autowired
private WebApplicationContext wac;
#Before
public void setup() {
this.mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.wac).build();
}
#Test
public void checkUnexpectedExceptionsAreCaughtAndStatusCode500IsReturnedInResponse() throws Exception {
when(statusController.checkHealth()).thenThrow(new RuntimeException("Unexpected Exception"));
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/status"))
.andDo(print())
.andExpect(status().isInternalServerError())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.error").value("Unexpected Exception"));
}
}

Answer 6

This is better:
((HandlerExceptionResolverComposite) wac.getBean("handlerExceptionResolver")).getExceptionResolvers().get(0)
And do not forget to scan for #ControllerAdvice beans in your #Configuration class:
#ComponentScan(basePackages = {"com.company.exception"})
...tested on Spring 4.0.2.RELEASE