Question: How do would I write a post request test in mocha that tests if the response matches?
The response will just be a url string as it is a redirect for a 3rd party service.
Working Example Payload:
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"participant":{"nuid":"98ASDF988SDF89SDF89989SDF9898"}}' http://localhost:9000/api/members
member.controller.js // post method
// Creates a new member in the DB.
exports.create = function(req, res) {
Member.findByIdAndUpdate(req.body.participant.nuid,
{ "$setOnInsert": { "_id": req.body.participant.nuid } },
{ "upsert": true },
function(err,doc) {
if (err) throw err;
res.send({
'redirectUrl': req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + '/registration/' + req.body.participant.nuid
})
}
);
};
Expected res.send
{"redirectUrl":"http://localhost:9000/registration/98ASDF988SDF89SDF89989SDF9898"}
Working Example GET request Test
var should = require('should');
var app = require('../../app');
var request = require('supertest');
describe('GET /api/members', function() {
it('should respond with JSON array', function(done) {
request(app)
.get('/api/members')
.expect(200)
.expect('Content-Type', /json/)
.end(function(err, res) {
if (err) return done(err);
res.body.should.be.instanceof(Array);
done();
});
});
it('should respond with redirect on post', function(done) {
// need help here
});
});
Try with this:
it('should respond with redirect on post', function(done) {
request(app)
.post('/api/members')
.send({"participant":{"nuid":"98ASDF988SDF89SDF89989SDF9898"}})
.expect(200)
.expect('Content-Type', /json/)
.end(function(err, res) {
if (err) done(err);
res.body.should.have.property('participant');
res.body.participant.should.have.property('nuid', '98ASDF988SDF89SDF89989SDF9898');
});
done();
});