Testing the Patch odata webapi method

Question

I need to test the following Patch method in my odata controller from my test project.

[ValidateModel]
        [AcceptVerbs("PATCH", "MERGE")]
        public async Task<IHttpActionResult> Patch([FromODataUri] int key, Delta<User> patch)
        {
            var user = await db.Users.FindAsync(key);
            if (user == null)
            {
                return NotFound();
            }

            patch.Patch(user);

            Validate(user);

            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return BadRequest(ModelState);
            }

            try
            {
                db.Entry(user).Property(p => p.UserType).IsModified = false;
                await db.SaveChangesAsync();
            }
            catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
            {
                if (!UserExists(key))
                {
                    return NotFound();
                }
                throw;
            }

            return Updated(user);
        }

The code in the test project is as follows. Could someone tell me how do I pass value to the Delta parameter. Currently I am getting compilation errors at line controller.Patch(1, user);.

[TestMethod]
        public void TestPatch()
        {
            // Arrange
            var controller = new UsersController();

            var user = new User();
            user.Id = 1;
            user.Lastname = "Johanson";
            // Act
            controller.Patch(1,  <System.Web.OData.Delta> user);

            // Assert
        }

What is the compilation error? – yenta Jul 25 '14 at 11:08 — yenta, Jul 25 '14 at 11:08

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 15 '15 at 11:53

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You can also declare the delta using the dynamic keyword and set the properties directly:

dynamic delta = new Delta<User>();
delta.Id = 1;
delta.Lastname = "Johanson";

answered Jan 15 '15 at 11:53

Mark Watts

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '14 at 11:14

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var delta = new Delta<User>(typeof(User));
delta.TrySetPropertyValue("Id", 1);
delta.TrySetPropertyValue("Lastname", "Johanson");

I don't know if there are any helpers to make that easier

answered Jul 25 '14 at 11:14

yenta

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How would you pass that to controller.Patch – user3751248 Jul 25 '14 at 13:16
controller.Patch(1, delta); – yenta Jul 25 '14 at 13:36
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I tried to apply the same concept - using Guid Key but get the following message: System.Not ImplementedException – user 9191 Mar 12 '19 at 15:38

Nick N. · Answer 3 · 2017-12-04T12:46:56.883

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@yenta's answer is perfectly fine, but if you can, also consider using the nameof (since C# 6.0)

var delta = new Delta<User>(typeof(User));
delta.TrySetPropertyValue(nameof(User.Id), 1);
delta.TrySetPropertyValue(nameof(User.Lastname), "Johanson");

edited Dec 04 '17 at 12:46

answered Nov 09 '15 at 08:25

Nick N.

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Testing the Patch odata webapi method

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