ASP.NET MVC Simple Controller Unit Test

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I'm trying to learn unit testing, and have this super simple class, with unit test:

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return View(new HomeViewModel
        {
            LogoUrl = this.Url.Content("~/Images/product.png")
       });
    }
}

[TestMethod]
public void Index()
{
    Assert.IsNotNull(new HomeController().Index() as ViewResult);
}

I'm getting null reference exceptions. It's related to using this.Url() without an HttpContext in the unit test, I believe.

How can I get the unit test to pass while still using my this.Url()? I'm fine with using Moq. :)

This should be really helpfull stackoverflow.com/questions/1452418/… — Jordy Langen
– Jordy Langen, Commented Aug 15, 2013 at 15:53
I actually did that. I still get a null reference. Without using Reflector (don't have a license), I can't see how this.Url works (i.e. can't see exactly what I need to mock). — core
– core, Commented Aug 15, 2013 at 21:03
I looked around, and found some interesting things. Take a look at this gist: gist.github.com/johnnyreilly/4959924 — Jordy Langen
– Jordy Langen, Commented Aug 16, 2013 at 7:19
Jordan, please submit your comments as answer and I will mark as accepted. Thank you for your help! — core
– core, Commented Aug 16, 2013 at 15:08

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:20:24Z

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The answer can be found here as an example (gist): https://gist.github.com/johnnyreilly/4959924

Here is a relating Stack Overflow question: ASP.NET MVC: Unit testing controllers that use UrlHelper

Both should help you get on the right tracks.

It comes down to mocking the HttpRequestBase and the HttpResponseBase so you can mock the actual HttpContextBase, which is being used by the UrlHelper class.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:20

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GDB · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-10 19:53:43Z

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Realize this is an old question but for others who might stop by, check out Unit Testing Simple ASP.NET MVC Controllers by the always helpful crew at LosTechies: http://lostechies.com/chrismissal/2010/02/05/unit-testing-simple-asp-net-mvc-controllers/

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 19:53

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