arcade_test 1.0.1

Testing utilities for Arcade framework applications

Arcade Test

Testing utilities for Arcade framework applications.

Features

• Test Server Management: Easy setup/teardown of test servers with automatic port allocation
• HTTP Testing: Comprehensive HTTP testing utilities with request builders and response assertions
• WebSocket Testing: WebSocket client helpers and connection management
• State Management: Automatic cleanup of global Arcade state between tests
• Custom Matchers: Arcade-specific test matchers for common assertions

Usage

import 'package:arcade_test/arcade_test.dart';
import 'package:my_app/init.dart'; // Your app's init function
import 'package:test/test.dart';

void main() {
  late ArcadeTestServer server;

  setUp(() async {
    server = await ArcadeTestServer.create(init);
  });

  tearDown(() => server.close());

  test('GET /api/users returns list', () async {
    final response = await server.get('/api/users');

    expect(response, hasStatus(200));
    expect(response.json(), isA<List>());
  });

  test('POST /api/users creates user', () async {
    final response = await server.post('/api/users',
      body: {'name': 'John Doe', 'email': '[e-mail]'},
    );

    expect(response, hasStatus(201));
    expect(response.json(), containsPair('name', 'John Doe'));
  });
}

Installation

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dev_dependencies:
  arcade_test: ^<latest-version>

API Reference

ArcadeTestServer

Main class for testing Arcade applications.

Methods

• ArcadeTestServer.create(Future<void> Function() init): Create a test server using your app's init function
• get(String path, {Map<String, String>? headers}): Make GET request
• post(String path, {Object? body, Map<String, String>? headers}): Make POST request
• put(String path, {Object? body, Map<String, String>? headers}): Make PUT request
• delete(String path, {Map<String, String>? headers}): Make DELETE request
• connectWebSocket(String path): Connect to WebSocket endpoint
• close(): Close the test server and cleanup state

TestResponse

Wrapper for HTTP responses with helper methods.

Methods

• statusCode: Get the HTTP status code
• json(): Parse response body as JSON
• text(): Get response body as text
• headers: Access response headers

Custom Matchers

• hasStatus(int code): Match HTTP status code
• hasJsonBody(dynamic expected): Match JSON response body
• hasTextBody(String expected): Match text response body
• hasHeader(String name, String value): Match response header

Contributing

See the main Arcade repository for contribution guidelines.