Testing a PlayFramework (2.5.x) Web API using ScalaTest

Question

I'm trying to test my web api using ScalaTest and I can't get the API to execute my siteData() action. The following code results in a 400, but running the same payload from the outside works just fine.

class DeviceApiSpec extends TestEnvironmentSpec with Results {

    "DeviceApi#siteData()" should {

     val api = new DeviceApi(...) // new up the controller

         "accept a valid location" in {
             val apikey = ...
             val location = Json.obj(...)
             val request = FakeRequest(POST, "/api/device")
                        .withHeaders(apikey)
                        .withHeaders("Content-Type" -> "application/json")
                        .withJsonBody(location)
             val result = api.siteData().apply(request).run()
             // do some assertions once I get it working
         }  
     }
}

The headers and body are correct. I'm not sure that I'm setting up the test properly though, so wondering if someone can spot a hopefully obvious error.

Is your endpoint correct? HTTP verb and url? – Aug 07 '16 at 18:09 — , Aug 07 '16 at 18:09
@Mika'il yes, verb and url are correct – andyczerwonka Aug 07 '16 at 20:04 — andyczerwonka, Aug 07 '16 at 20:04

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '16 at 21:18

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I was able to get it working. Instead of executing the api via apply().run(), I used the EssentialActionCaller.

val result = call(api.siteData(), request)
status(result) mustBe OK
contentAsJson(result) mustBe Json.obj(...)

answered Aug 07 '16 at 21:18

andyczerwonka

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Testing a PlayFramework (2.5.x) Web API using ScalaTest

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