SpringBoot REST put UnitTest returns 406 - Manual Test 200

Question

I try to integrate Unittests in my App and fail on testing an PUT(JSON) REST API.

Test Code:

@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest
@AutoConfigureMockMvc
public class EventOrderRestTest {

    @Autowired
    private MockMvc mvc;

    @Autowired
    ObjectMapper objectMapper;

    private Integer id;


    @Test
    public void a_saveNewEventOrder() throws Exception {

        EventOrder o = new EventOrder();
        o.setPlz(54321);

        this.id = Integer.parseInt(
                mvc.perform(put("/order")
                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                        .content(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(o))
                        .accept(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN))
                    .andExpect(status().isOk())
                    .andReturn().getResponse().getContentAsString()
        );

    }

I have no other Test Configurations in my App.

So while running the API and calling it manually, it returns a code 200 and the new ObjectId.

While the test is running with same value in body it returns a code 406.

Whats wrong with it? What did I miss?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 10 '18 at 01:19

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406 HTTP Status - What is "406-Not Acceptable Response" in HTTP?

Maybe this is the cause of problem.

.accept(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN))

answered Feb 10 '18 at 01:19

Min Hyoung Hong

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It did... thanks! I expected that as a basic setting. – Gregor Sklorz Feb 16 '18 at 15:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 12 '18 at 21:23

The method in the controller which is responsible for put /order endpoint should return String if you want to get plain text. The method should look like the following:

@PutMapping(path="/order")
public @ResponseBody String putOrder() { 
   ...
   return "result";
}

SpringBoot REST put UnitTest returns 406 - Manual Test 200

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