Eventide

# Writer Fixture

The writer fixture tests the message written by the writer, as well as the arguments that are sent to the writer, including the stream name that the message is being written to, and the value of the optional concurrency control argument, if used.

# Example

context "Write SomeEvent" do
  writer = Messaging::Write::Substitute.build
  message = SomeEvent.new
  stream_name = "something-#{message.something_id}"
  expected_version = 1

  writer.(message, stream_name, expected_version: expected_version, reply_stream_name: reply_stream_name)

  message_class = message.class

  fixture(
    Writer,
    writer,
    message.class
  ) do |written_message|

    written_message.assert_stream_name(stream_name)
    written_message.assert_expected_version(expected_version)
    written_message.assert_reply_stream_name(reply_stream_name)

  end
end

# Writer Fixture Facts

  • The principle concern of a writer test is the verification of a message that was sent to the writer to be written to the message store
  • The writer fixture tests the writing of a single message message
  • The writer fixture operates on a writer substitute, or an operational writer whose telemetry sink has been activated
  • The message writer's telemetry is the primary means of accessing and determining the data used in the writer fixture's tests
  • It can verify the value of the expected_version argument if it's sent to the writer
  • It can verify the value of the reply_stream_name argument if it's sent to the writer

# Messaging::Fixtures::Writer Class

The Writer class is a concrete class from the Messaging::Fixtures library and namespace.

The Messaging::Fixtures::Writer class provides:

  • The instance actuator .() (or call method) that begins execution of the fixture
  • The assert_stream_name method for testing the stream name that a message was written to
  • The assert_expected_version method for testing the value of the optional expected_version concurrency control argument, if used when writing the message
  • The assert_reply_stream_name for testing the value of the optional reply_stream_name argument, if used when writing the message

# Running the Fixture

Running the test is no different than running any TestBench test (opens new window).

For example, given a test file named writer.rb that uses the writer fixture, in a directory named test, the test is executed by passing the file name to the ruby executable.

ruby test/writer.rb

The test script and the fixture work together as if they are part of the same test context, preserving output nesting between the test script file and the test fixture.

# Writer Fixture Output

Write SomeEvent
  Write: SomeEvent
    Written
    Stream name
    Expected version
    Reply stream name

The output below the "Write SomeEvent" line is from the writer fixture. The "Write SomeEvent" line is from the test/writer.rb test script file that is actuating the writer fixture.

# Detailed Output

In the event of any error or failed assertion, the test output will include additional detailed output that can be useful in understanding the context of the failure and the state of the fixture itself and the objects that it's testing.

The detailed output can also be printed by setting the TEST_BENCH_DETAIL environment variable to on.

TEST_BENCH_DETAIL=on ruby test/writer.rb

Write SomeEvent
  Write: SomeEvent
    Message Class: SomeEvent
    Written
    Stream name
      Stream Name: example-00000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000000
      Written Stream Name: example-00000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000000
    Expected version
      Expected Version: 1
      Written Expected Version: 1
    Reply stream name
      Reply stream Name: someReplyStream
      Written reply stream Name: someReplyStream

# Actuating the Fixture

The fixture is executed using TestBench's fixture method.

fixture(Messaging::Fixtures::Writer, writer, message_class, &test_block)

The first argument sent to the fixture method is always the Messaging::Fixtures::Writer class. Subsequent arguments are the specific construction parameters of the handler fixture.

If no message written by the writer matches the value of the message_class argument, the fixture fails and does not execute any further tests.

Parameters

Name Description Type
writer Writer instance that will write the message of the class indicated by the message_class parameter Messaging::Write
message_class Class of the message that the writer has written Class that implements Messaging::Message
test_block Block used for invoking other assertions that are part of the writer fixture's API Proc

Block Parameter

The writer_fixture argument is passed to the test_block if the block is given.

Name Description Type
writer_fixture Instance of the writer fixture that is being actuated Messaging::Fixtures::Writer

Block Parameter Methods

The following methods are available from the writer_fixture block parameter, and on an instance of Messaging::Fixtures::Writer:

  • assert_stream_name
  • assert_expected_version
  • assert_reply_stream_name

# Test the Stream Name To Which the Message is Written

assert_stream_name(stream_name)

Parameters

Name Description Type
stream_name Name of the stream to which the message was written String

# Test the Expected Version Specified When the Message was Written

assert_expected_version(expected_version)

Parameters

Name Description Type
expected_version Expected version of the stream specified using the writer's expected_version parameter Integer

# Test the Reply Stream Name Specified When the Message was Written

assert_reply_stream_name(reply_stream_name)

Parameters

Name Description Type
reply_stream_name Reply stream name specified using the writer's reply_stream_name parameter Integer

← Projection Fixture →