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ScalaTest AsyncFunSuiteLike multiple asserts


I am rewriting tests that used to test an Akka actor that responded with a String, right now, we use a function that returns a Future[String]. So rewriting the tests using AsyncFunSuiteLike.

Currently I'm looking at a test that has to assert multiple Futures, but I don't seem to understand how to achieve it with AsyncFunSuiteLike.

My test looks as follows:

test("Error responses") {

    NanoHTTPD.Response.Status.values().filter(status => status.getRequestStatus >= 400).map {
      status => {
        val statusCode = status.getRequestStatus
        httpService.setStatusCode(status)
        val responseBody = s"Request failed with status $status"
        httpService.setResponseContent(responseBody)
        val errorMessage = s"Error response (${status.getRequestStatus}): $responseBody"

        myobject.request("123456").map {
          resp => assert(resp === "....")
        }
      }
    }

}

But I am getting an error type missmatch. Expected: Future[Assertion] actual: List[Future[scalatest.Assertion]]

Any idea on how can I achieve multiple assertions within a single test like that?


Solution

  • ScalaTest asynchronous testing expects the test body to return Future[Assertion]. Now your test body returns List[Future[Assertion]]] because

    NanoHTTPD.Response.Status.values() ... // Returns List
      ...
        myobject.request("123456").map(resp => assert(resp === "....")} // Returns Future[Assertion]
      ...
    }
    

    We can convert List[Future[T]] to Future[List[T]] using

    Future.sequence(listOfFutures)
    

    and, we can convert List[Assertion] to Assertion using

    assert(listOfAssertions.forall(_ == Succeeded))
    

    Putting this together we get

    Future.sequence {
      NanoHTTPD.Response.Status.values().filter(status => status.getRequestStatus >= 400).map {
        status => {
          val statusCode = status.getRequestStatus
          httpService.setStatusCode(status)
          val responseBody = s"Request failed with status $status"
          httpService.setResponseContent(responseBody)
          val errorMessage = s"Error response (${status.getRequestStatus}): $responseBody"
    
          myobject.request("123456").map {
            resp => assert(resp === "....")
          }
        }
      }
    }.map(listOfAssertions => assert(listOfAssertions.forall(_ == Succeeded)))