C# Unit Testing - Actual: (null) Result using List in xUnit with Moq Framework

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Good day,

I'm new in Unit Testing using xUnit and Moq Framework in C#.

I'm trying to test an method wherein it returns list the method is responsible for returning list of info from Queryable method inside the repository class.

Here's my test method.

[Fact]
public void SelectInfoByName_InfoHasValue_ReturnInfoSelect()
{
    var service = new Mock<ISearchInfoRepository>();

    var selectInfo = new SelectInfoService(null, service.Object);

    service.Setup(s => s.SearchInfoByName("info")).Returns(new List<Info>
    {
        new Info{ Name = "name1",InfoId = 1},
        new Info{Name = "name2",InfoId = 2}
    }.AsQueryable);

    var expectedResult = new List<Info>
    {
        new Info{Name = "name1", InfoId = 1},
        new Info{Name = "name2", InfoId = 2}
    };

    var result = selectInfo.SelectInfoByName("info").Result;

    Assert.Equal(expectedResult, result);
}

Here's my SelectInfoByName responsible for returning the list of info by name

public async Task<IEnumerable<SearchSelect>> SelectInfoByName(string info)
{
    var infoByName = searchInfoRepo.SearchInfoByName(info);

    return await infoByName.Select(info => new SearchSelect
    {
        text = info.Name,
        value = info.InfoId
    }).ToListAsync();
}

Lastly, here's my repository or storage class where it communicates with the database using EF.

// storage or repo class
public IQueryable<Info> SearchInfoByName(string info)
{
    return infoRepo.Info().Where(info => info.Name.Contains(name.Trim().ToLower()));
}

Note: Change from .AsyncState to .Result but still, the actual value is null

Thank you in advance.

mark333...333...333 · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-08 05:48:23Z

3

You'll get an error with that particular the error message:

The source IQueryable doesn’t implement IAsyncEnumerable. Only sources that implement IAsyncEnumerable can be used for Entity Framework asynchronous operations.

Base on this Blog post, he used the Task.FromResult to fix the problem. So your service code should be like this:

public async Task<IEnumerable<SearchSelect>> SelectInfoByName(string info)
{
    var infoByName = searchInfoRepo.SearchInfoByName(info);

    return await Task.Result(infoByName.Select(info => new SearchSelect
    {
        text = info.Name,
        value = info.InfoId
    }).ToListAsync());
}

Then in you task method, try to use to Assert the count length rather than comparing their values.

Assert.True(expectedResult.Count(), result.Count());

answered Jun 8, 2018 at 5:48

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Squirrelkiller · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-07 14:39:59Z

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When you get your result, you ask for .AsyncState.

Ask for .Result instead, to get the actual result:

var result = selectInfo.SelectInfoByName("info").Result;

answered Jun 7, 2018 at 14:39

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