Specs2

Specs2 is a library for writing executable software specifications. With specs2 you can write software specifications for one class (unit specifications) or a full system (acceptance specifications).

Dependency

"org.scalatra" %% "scalatra-specs2" % "2.4.2" % "test"

Examples

Specs2 supports two basic styles: unit and acceptance. Both are supported by Scalatra.

Unit testing

From the Specs2 QuickStart:

unit specifications where the specification text is interleaved with the specification code. It is generally used to specify a single class.

import org.scalatra.test.specs2._

class HelloWorldMutableServletSpec extends MutableScalatraSpec {
  addServlet(classOf[HelloWorldServlet], "/*")

  "GET / on HelloWorldServlet" should {
    "return status 200" in {
      get("/") {
        status must_== 200
      }
    }
  }
}
Acceptance testing

From the Specs2 QuickStart:

acceptance specifications where all the specification text stands as one and the implementation code is elsewhere. It is generally used for acceptance or integration scenarios

import org.scalatra.test.specs2._

class HelloWorldServletSpec extends ScalatraSpec { def is = s2"""
  GET / on HelloWorldServlet
    returns status 200           $getRoot200
"""

  addServlet(classOf[HelloWorldServlet], "/*")

  def getRoot200 = get("/") {
    status must_== 200
  }
}

The addServlet method is used here with classOf[HelloWorldServlet] to mount the HelloWorld servlet into the Specs2 test.

If you’ve got a servlet which takes constructor params, you’ll need to mount the servlet in your test with a different addServlet method overload, e.g.:

  implicit val myImplicitHere = new ImplicitConstructorParam
  addServlet(new HelloWorldServlet, "/*")

Testing file uploads

Convenience methods exist for testing file uploads.

class FileUploadSpec extends MutableScalatraSpec {
  addServlet(classOf[FileUploadServlet], "/*")

  "POST /files" should {
    "return status 200" in {
      // You can also pass headers after the files Map
      post("/files", Map("private" -> "true"), Map("kitten" -> new File("kitten.png"))) {
        status must_== 200
      }
    }
  }

  "PUT /files/:id" should {
    "return status 200" in {
      put("/files/10", Map("private" -> "false"), Map("kitten" -> new File("kitten.png"))) {
        status must_== 200
      }
    }
  }
}

{% include _under_construction.html %}