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Basic Web Testing with MockMvc

@WebMvcTest focuses only on the web layer of your application. MockMvc allows you to simulate HTTP requests and verify responses without starting a full server.

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java

@WebMvcTest(MyController.class)
class MyControllerTest {
    @Autowired
    private MockMvc mockMvc;
 
    @Test
    void shouldReturnDefaultMessage() throws Exception {
        this.mockMvc.perform(get("/hello"))
            .andExpect(status().isOk());
    }
}

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Breakdown

@WebMvcTest(...)

Focuses only on Spring MVC components and doesn't start a full HTTP server.

@Autowired private MockMvc mockMvc

Injects the MockMvc tool to perform and verify web requests.

mockMvc.perform(get("/hello"))

Simulates a GET request to the specified endpoint.

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