How to Mock AutoMapper IConfigurationProvider in x-unit unit testing in asp.net core

Question

I'm writing unit test for my UserRepository class where I'm using AutoMapper ProjectTo<T> Queryable Extensions for projection. Here is how the class looks like:

public class UserRepository:IUserRepository
    {
        private readonly UserManager<UserEntity> _userManager;
        private readonly IConfigurationProvider _mappingConfiguration;

        public UserRepository(
            UserManager<UserEntity> userManager,
            IConfigurationProvider mappingConfiguration)
        {
            _userManager = userManager;
            _mappingConfiguration = mappingConfiguration;
        }

        public async Task<IEnumerable<User>> GetUsersAsync()
        {
            IQueryable<UserEntity> query = _userManager.Users;

            var size = await query.CountAsync();

            var items = await query
                .ProjectTo<User>(_mappingConfiguration)
                .ToArrayAsync();

            return items;
        }
    }

I'm using x-unit unit test project. Here is my test class,

public class UserRepositoryTests
    {
        [Fact]
        public async void GetUsers_AtleastOne_ReturnOneOrMore()
        {
            // Arrange
            var connectionStringBuilder =
                new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder { DataSource = ":memory:" };
            var connection = new SqliteConnection(connectionStringBuilder.ToString());

            var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<GallaContext>()
                .UseSqlite(connection)
                .Options;

            var mockHttpContextAccessor = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
            var mockUserManager = new Mock<UserManager<UserEntity>>(new Mock<IUserStore<UserEntity>>().Object,
                    new Mock<IOptions<IdentityOptions>>().Object,
                    new Mock<IPasswordHasher<UserEntity>>().Object,
                    new IUserValidator<UserEntity>[0],
                    new IPasswordValidator<UserEntity>[0],
                    new Mock<ILookupNormalizer>().Object,
                    new Mock<IdentityErrorDescriber>().Object,
                    new Mock<IServiceProvider>().Object,
                    new Mock<ILogger<UserManager<UserEntity>>>().Object);
            var mockAutoMapper = new Mock<IConfigurationProvider>();

            using (var context = new GallaContext(options, mockHttpContextAccessor.Object))
            {
                context.Database.OpenConnection();
                context.Database.EnsureCreated();

                var userRepository = new UserRepository( mockUserManager.Object, mockAutoMapper.Object);

                // Act
                var users = await userRepository.GetUsersAsync();

                // Assert
                users.Should().HaveCountGreaterOrEqualTo(1);
            }
        }
    }

I'm getting the following error when executing ProjectTo<User> in my repository class.

{System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at AutoMapper.QueryableExtensions.ProjectionExpression.ToCore[TResult](Object parameters, IEnumerable`1 memberPathsToExpand)

I'm new to Moq and Unit Testing, I searched a lot but couldn't find a way to Mock this. Please assist on how to properly Mock AutoMapper IConfigurationProvider along with my MappingProfile

Here is the Error Details

System.NullReferenceException
  HResult=0x80004003
  Message=Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

  Source=AutoMapper

  StackTrace:
   at AutoMapper.QueryableExtensions.ProjectionExpression.ToCore[TResult](Object parameters, IEnumerable '1 memberPathsToExpand)
   at AutoMapper.QueryableExtensions.Extensions.ProjectTo[TDestination](IQueryable source, IConfigurationProvider configuration, Expression`1[] membersToExpand)
   at Repositories.UserRepository.<GetUsersAsync>d__5.MoveNext() in ..path\:line 46
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter '1.GetResult()
   at Repositories.Test.UserRepositoryTests.<GetUsers_AtleastOne_ReturnOneOrMore>d__0.MoveNext() in ..path\Repositories.Test\UserRepositoryTests.cs:line 53

Thanks,

Abdul

This looks more like an integration test. As for the mapper. wy not use an actual instance of one. initialize an actual mapper and use that — Nkosi
– Nkosi, Commented Jul 4, 2019 at 14:42
The issue is that you don't have a Setup for the IConfigurationProvider mock, or any other mock. I would instead recommend injecting IMapper interface and mock the Map method. I will try to get back to you later tonight with a detailed answer. — Shahzad Hassan
– Shahzad Hassan, Commented Jul 5, 2019 at 9:49
Don't mock automapper, create actual instance and pass it to the repository. — Fabio
– Fabio, Commented Jul 7, 2019 at 4:13
Automapper is implementation details. For example I don't want to rewrite my tests if I decide to map objects manually. — Fabio
– Fabio, Commented Jul 7, 2019 at 6:46
You should mock only dependencies which makes your tests slow (database, file system, web services ...) or makes you tests very very very complicated to setup. — Fabio
– Fabio, Commented Jul 7, 2019 at 6:46

fingers10 · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-07 10:51:35Z

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Here is how I resolved following @Fabio comments and that works.

var mockAutoMapper = new MapperConfiguration(mc => mc.AddProfile(new MappingProfile())).CreateMapper().ConfigurationProvider;

answered Jul 7, 2019 at 10:51

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Joseph Wambura · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-10 12:44:41Z

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private IMapper _mapper;

protected UserRepositoryTests()
{
    var mockAutoMapper = new MapperConfiguration(mc =>
    {
      //mc.AddProfile(new MappingProfile());
      mc.AddMaps(typeof(DefaultApplicationDTOModule).Assembly);
    }).CreateMapper().ConfigurationProvider;

    _mapper = new Mapper(mockAutoMapper);
}

To improve on your answer, scanning all your MappingProfiles

answered Apr 10, 2023 at 12:44

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