Intellij IDEA Live Template Examples

idea-live-template-examples.md

Live Template Examples for Testing Java Applications

Create new Live Templates within your IDEA's Preferences -> Editor -> Live Templates

mockMvcGET: Peform a MockMvc HTTP GET request.

org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MvcResult result = this.mockMvc
  .perform(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get($url$)
  .header(org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders.ACCEPT, org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
  .andExpect(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status().is(200))
  .andExpect(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content().contentType(org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
  .andExpect(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$.size()", org.hamcrest.Matchers.is(0)))
  .andDo(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultHandlers.print())
  .andReturn();

mockMvcPOST: Peform a MockMvc HTTP POST request.

this.mockMvc
  .perform(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post($url$)
    .contentType(org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    .content("""
       {
       }
      """)
  )
  .andExpect(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isCreated());

test: JUnit 5 with AssertJ test skeleton.

@org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
void $testName$() throws Exception {

  org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat(result)
    .isEqualTo("");
}

testAAA: Test skeleton with arrange, act, and assert blocks.

@org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
void $testName$() throws Exception {
  // arrange
    
  // act

  // assert
  org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat(result)
    .isEqualTo("");
}

For further inspiration, take a look at Matt Raible's Live Template collection on GitHub and make sure to post your favorite templates as a comment 👇🏻