Mocking ControllerContext could not find reference

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The problem emerged as a result of this question. I did the following things:

I fixed the reference by intalling the Mvc package. But now receive the following error when I try this:

var mock = new Mock<ControllerContext>();
            mock.SetupGet(x => x.HttpContext.User.Identity.Name).Returns("SOMEUSER");
            mock.SetupGet(x => x.HttpContext.Request.IsAuthenticated).Returns(true);
            controller.ControllerContext = mock.Object;

Cannot convert System.Web.Mvc.ControllerContext to System.Web.Http.Controllers.ControllerContext

> controller.ControllerContext = mock.Object;

Any ideas why using System.Web.Http.Controllers.HttpControllerContext; is not available in my test project.

You installed the wrong MVC package. Install the same in your unit test project as you use in your Web Application project. — CodeCaster, May 25 '16 at 10:51
It seems that I do not have any MVC package. It is because it is an api project — StefanL19, May 25 '16 at 10:56
... Then replace "MVC" with "WebAPI" in my previous comment. — CodeCaster, May 25 '16 at 10:56
Same error after, checking if the packages are the same. I have installed Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc in both projects. Versions are also the same. — StefanL19, May 25 '16 at 11:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 25 '16 at 12:55

You are using the wrong packages and the wrong namespaces.

It seems to me that you need to mock System.Web.Http.Controllers.ControllerContext, but you are providing a mocking instance of System.Web.Mvc.ControllerContext which is not the Web API class, but the ASP.NET MVC one.

What to do:

Ensure you have installed Web Api package into your Unit Test Project:
Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi
Remove any reference of MVC assemblies from your Unit Test Project (of course do this only if you do not need to test MVC components)
Ensure you are importing the correct namespaces (and not the MVC ones) inside your Unit Test class:
using System.Web.Http.Controllers;

Please be aware that even if the class names are the same, MVC components and Web API components are not interchangeable. Always verify you are using the correct ones inside your project.

Mocking ControllerContext could not find reference

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