xgeek116
I’m testing a function that call another function to fetch external data using API calls, here is the main module code :
defmodule MyApp.MyModule.ExternalData do
require Logger
def fetch_external_data(params) do
with {:ok, data} <-
http_get_resource(params["url"], params["headers"]) do
data
else
:error ->
Logger.info("ERROR executing API call to : #{source} with path : #{url} ")
%{}
end
end
def http_get_resource(url, headers) do
case HTTPoison.get(url, headers) do
{:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 200, body: body}} ->
{:ok, Poison.decode!(body)}
{:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 404}} ->
:error
{:error, %HTTPoison.Error{reason: _reason}} ->
:error
end
end
end
And here is my test file :
defmodule MyApp.MyModule.ExternalData.Test do
use ExUnit.Case
# Replace `http_get_resource/2` with a mock function to simulate the HTTP request
def mock_http_get_resource(url, headers) do
case url do
# Simulate a successful request with a 200 status code
"http://valid.com/resource" -> {:ok, %{status_code: 200, body: %{key1: "value1", key2: "value2"}}}
# Simulate a failed request with a 404 status code
"http://invalid.com/resource" -> {:ok, %{status_code: 404, body: "Resource not found"}}
# Simulate a request that times out
"http://timeout.com/resource" -> {:error, :timeout}
end
end
def http_get_resource(url, headers) do
mock_http_get_resource(url, headers)
end
test "fetch_one_external_resource/1" do
# Replace the actual `http_get_resource/2` function with the mock function
alias MyApp.MyModule.ExternalData, as: M
M.http_get_resource = &http_get_resource/2
# Test a successful request
params = %{
"url": "aaa",
"headers": "bbb"
}
assert M.fetch_one_external_resource(params) == %{new_key1: "value1", new_key2: "value2"}
# Test a failed request
params = %{
"url": "aaa",
"headers": "bbb"
}
assert M.fetch_one_external_resource(params) == :error
# Test a request that times out
params = %{
"url": "aaa",
"headers": "bbb"
}
assert M.fetch_one_external_resource(params) == :error
end
end
I’m getting this error :
== Compilation error in file test/fetch_data_test.exs ==
** (CompileError) test/fetch_data_test.exs:26: cannot invoke remote function MyApp.MyModule.ExternalData.http_get_resource/0 inside a match
test/fetch_data_test:23: (module)
(elixir 1.14.2) lib/kernel/parallel_compiler.ex:455: Kernel.ParallelCompiler.require_file/2
(elixir 1.14.2) lib/kernel/parallel_compiler.ex:348: anonymous fn/5 in Kernel.ParallelCompiler.spawn_workers/7
Any ideas or fix please, I think the problem is in the line M.http_get_resource = &http_get_resource/2
thanks
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al2o3cr
That’s not how Elixir modules work, you can’t “reassign” functions in them at runtime.
Consider using one of the mocking libraries like
moxormeckthat does this correctly.Alternatively, consider refactoring
fetch_external_datainto separate functions that can be tested without a live HTTP call.xgeek116
Hi @al2o3cr , thank you.
Please see my problem with Mox : Mox is ignoring my Mocked module and calling the real function