How can i write unit test for my background service?

Question

I\'m working with the HostBuilder in .NET Core (not the WebHost !).

I have one Hosted Service running in my application that override the ExecuteAsync/StopAsync Meth

Answer 1

You should still be able to follow a similar format as the linked answer.

Mock the dependencies and inject them, invoke the methods under test and assert the expected behavior.

The following uses Moq to mock the dependencies along with ServiceCollection to do the heavy lifting of injecting the dependencies.

[TestMethod]
public async Task DeviceToCloudMessageHostedService_Should_DoStuff() {
    //Arrange
    IServiceCollection services = new ServiceCollection();
    services.AddSingleton<IHostedService, DeviceToCloudMessageHostedService>();
    //mock the dependencies for injection
    services.AddSingleton(Mock.Of<IDeviceToCloudMessageService>(_ =>
        _.DoStuff(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()) == Task.CompletedTask
    ));
    services.AddSingleton(Mock.Of<IOptionsMonitor<AppConfig>>(_ =>
        _.CurrentValue == Mock.Of<AppConfig>(c => 
            c.Parameter1 == TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000)
        )
    ));
    var serviceProvider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
    var hostedService = serviceProvider.GetService<IHostedService>();

    //Act
    await hostedService.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
    await Task.Delay(1000);//Give some time to invoke the methods under test
    await hostedService.StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);

    //Assert
    var deviceToCloudMessageService = serviceProvider
        .GetRequiredService<IDeviceToCloudMessageService>();
    //extracting mock to do verifications
    var mock = Mock.Get(deviceToCloudMessageService);
    //assert expected behavior
    mock.Verify(_ => _.DoStuff(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.AtLeastOnce);
    mock.Verify(_ => _.EndStuff(), Times.AtLeastOnce());
}

Now, ideally this would count as testing framework code since you are basically testing that a BackgroundService behaves as expected when run, but it should demonstrate enough about how one would test such a service in isolation