Unit testing a WebAPI controller using the HttpClient and server config

gistfile1.cs

[TestMethod]
public void PutViaServer()
{
    // Arrange
    var config = new HttpConfiguration();
    WebApiConfig.Register(config);
    var server = new HttpServer(config);
    var client = new HttpClient(server);

    var book = new Book();
    book.Title = "The REST book";
    book.Author = "Maurice";

    // Act
    var response = client.PutAsJsonAsync("http://localhost/api/books/1", book);

    //// Assert
    Assert.AreEqual(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.Result.StatusCode);
    var newBook = response.Result.Content.ReadAsAsync<Book>().Result;
    Assert.AreEqual(book.Id, newBook.Id);
    Assert.AreEqual(book.Title, newBook.Title);
    Assert.AreEqual(book.Author, newBook.Author);
}