How can I use @WebMvcTest and also add in my own custom filters?

Question

Spring Boot 1.4 added @WebMvcTest that wire up the parts needed to do test a web slice of my application. This is fantastic, however I also want to ensure my cu

Answer 1

In addition to Spring Boot options @Phil Webb pointed out, you can use plain Spting Framework features and do something like this:

@Autowired
private WebApplicationContext context;

@Autowired
private FilterChainProxy springSecurityFilter;

@Before
public void setup() {
    mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders
            .webAppContextSetup(context)
            .addFilters(springSecurityFilter)
            .apply(SecurityMockMvcConfigurers.springSecurity())
            .build();
}