How to Write xUnit Test for .net core 2.0 Service that uses AutoMapper and Dependency Injection? [closed]

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I'm new to .net core/C# programming (coming over from Java)

I have the following Service class the that uses dependency injection to get an AutoMapper object and a data repository object for use in creating a collection of SubmissionCategoryViewModel objects:

public class SubmissionCategoryService : ISubmissionCategoryService
{

    private readonly IMapper _mapper;

    private readonly ISubmissionCategoryRepository _submissionCategoryRepository;

    public SubmissionCategoryService(IMapper mapper, ISubmissionCategoryRepository submissionCategoryRepository)
    {

        _mapper = mapper;

        _submissionCategoryRepository = submissionCategoryRepository;

    }

    public List<SubmissionCategoryViewModel> GetSubmissionCategories(int ConferenceId)
    {


        List<SubmissionCategoryViewModel> submissionCategoriesViewModelList = 
            _mapper.Map<IEnumerable<SubmissionCategory>, List<SubmissionCategoryViewModel>>(_submissionCategoryRepository.GetSubmissionCategories(ConferenceId) );

        return submissionCategoriesViewModelList;


    }
}

I'm writing my unit tests using Xunit. I cannot figure out how to write a unit test for method GetSubmissionCategories and have my test class supply an IMapper implementation and a ISubmissionCategoryRepository implementation.

My research so far indicates that I could either create a test implementation of the dependent objects (e.g. SubmissionCategoryRepositoryForTesting) or I can use a mocking library to create a mock of the dependency interface.

But I don't know how I would create a test instance of AutoMapper or a mock of AutoMapper.

with a mocking library you can mock the interfaces, inject them into the subject under test and exercise the method under test to assert that it behaves as expected. — Nkosi
– Nkosi, Commented Apr 7, 2018 at 15:36
Show how you tried to test the above code. From there we should be able to steer you in the right direction. — Nkosi
– Nkosi, Commented Apr 7, 2018 at 15:39
Here is an example close to what you are asking stackoverflow.com/a/48387824/5233410 — Nkosi
– Nkosi, Commented Apr 7, 2018 at 15:46
Have edited the question to remove the explicit request for a book or tutorial. Note also that it's generated an accepted, high-quality answer that does not include any such recommendation. Should be reopened. — ruffin
– ruffin, Commented Sep 15, 2020 at 20:31

junkangli · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-08 00:02:36Z

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This snippet should provide you with a headstart:

[Fact]
public void Test_GetSubmissionCategories()
{
    // Arrange
    var config = new MapperConfiguration(cfg =>
    {
        cfg.AddProfile(new YourMappingProfile());
    });
    var mapper = config.CreateMapper();
    var repo = new SubmissionCategoryRepositoryForTesting();
    var sut = new SubmissionCategoryService(mapper, repo);

    // Act
    var result = sut.GetSubmissionCategories(ConferenceId: 1);

    // Assert on result
}

edited Apr 8, 2018 at 0:02

answered Apr 7, 2018 at 15:44

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2 Comments

Bruce Phillips Over a year ago

above was very helpful and was enough to show me how to write the unit test. I did need to add ); to the end of the config statement

user11712184 Over a year ago

@junkangli can you answer this question ? stackoverflow.com/questions/57331395/…

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