ViewModel Unit testing multiple view states with LiveData, Coroutines and MockK

问题

I have a function in ViewModel with 2 states, first state is always LOADING, second state depends on result of api or db interactions.

This is the function

fun getPostWithSuspend() {

    myCoroutineScope.launch {

        // Set current state to LOADING
        _postStateWithSuspend.value = ViewState(LOADING)

        val result = postsUseCase.getPosts()

        // Check and assign result to UI
        val resultViewState = if (result.status == SUCCESS) {
            ViewState(SUCCESS, data = result.data?.get(0)?.title)
        } else {
            ViewState(ERROR, error = result.error)
        }

        _postStateWithSuspend.value = resultViewState
    }
}

And no error, test works fine for checking final result of ERROR or SUCCESS

   @Test
    fun `Given DataResult Error returned from useCase, should result error`() =
        testCoroutineRule.runBlockingTest {

            // GIVEN
            coEvery {
                useCase.getPosts()
            } returns DataResult.Error(Exception("Network error occurred."))

            // WHEN
            viewModel.getPostWithSuspend()

            // THEN
            val expected = viewModel.postStateWithSuspend.getOrAwaitMultipleValues(dataCount = 2)

//            Truth.assertThat("Network error occurred.").isEqualTo(expected?.error?.message)
//            Truth.assertThat(expected?.error).isInstanceOf(Exception::class.java)
            coVerify(atMost = 1) { useCase.getPosts() }
        }

But i couldn't find a way to test whether LOADING state has occurred or not, so i modified existing extension function to

fun <T> LiveData<T>.getOrAwaitMultipleValues(
    time: Long = 2,
    dataCount: Int = 1,
    timeUnit: TimeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS,
    afterObserve: () -> Unit = {}
): List<T?> {

    val data = mutableListOf<T?>()
    val latch = CountDownLatch(dataCount)

    val observer = object : Observer<T> {
        override fun onChanged(o: T?) {
            data.add(o)
            latch.countDown()
            this@getOrAwaitMultipleValues.removeObserver(this)
        }
    }
    this.observeForever(observer)

    afterObserve.invoke()

    // Don't wait indefinitely if the LiveData is not set.
    if (!latch.await(time, timeUnit)) {
        this.removeObserver(observer)
        throw TimeoutException("LiveData value was never set.")
    }

    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
    return data.toList()
}

To add data to a list when LiveData changes and store states in that list but it never returns LOADING state because it happens before observe starts. Is there a way to test multiple values of LiveData?

回答1:

Using mockk you can capture the values and store it in the list, then you check the values by order.

    //create mockk object
    val observer = mockk<Observer<AnyObject>>()

    //create slot
    val slot = slot<AnyObject>()

    //create list to store values
    val list = arrayListOf<AnyObject>()

    //start observing
    viewModel.postStateWithSuspend.observeForever(observer)


    //capture value on every call
    every { observer.onChanged(capture(slot)) } answers {

        //store captured value
        list.add(slot.captured)
    }

    viewModel.getPostWithSuspend()
    
    //assert your values here
    

回答2:

I assume you are using mockk library

1. First you need to create observer object

    val observer = mockk<Observer<ViewState<YourObject>>> { every { onChanged(any()) } just Runs }
   

2. Observe your livedata using previous observer object

   viewModel.postStateWithSuspend.observeForever(observer)
   

3. Call your getPostWithSuspend() function

   viewModel.getPostWithSuspend()
   

4. Verify it

    verifySequence {
           observer.onChanged(yourExpectedValue1)
           observer.onChanged(yourExpectedValue2)
       }
   

回答3:

I wrote my own RxJava style test observer for LiveData

class LiveDataTestObserver<T> constructor(
    private val liveData: LiveData<T>
) : Observer<T> {

    init {
        liveData.observeForever(this)
    }

    private val testValues = mutableListOf<T>()

    override fun onChanged(t: T) {
        if (t != null) testValues.add(t)
    }

    fun assertNoValues(): LiveDataTestObserver<T> {
        if (testValues.isNotEmpty()) throw AssertionError(
            "Assertion error with actual size ${testValues.size}"
        )
        return this
    }

    fun assertValueCount(count: Int): LiveDataTestObserver<T> {
        if (count < 0) throw AssertionError(
            "Assertion error! value count cannot be smaller than zero"
        )
        if (count != testValues.size) throw AssertionError(
            "Assertion error! with expected $count while actual ${testValues.size}"
        )
        return this
    }

    fun assertValue(vararg predicates: T): LiveDataTestObserver<T> {
        if (!testValues.containsAll(predicates.asList())) throw AssertionError("Assertion error!")
        return this
    }

    fun assertValue(predicate: (List<T>) -> Boolean): LiveDataTestObserver<T> {
        predicate(testValues)
        return this
    }

    fun values(predicate: (List<T>) -> Unit): LiveDataTestObserver<T> {
        predicate(testValues)
        return this
    }

    fun values(): List<T> {
        return testValues
    }

    /**
     * Removes this observer from the [LiveData] which was observing
     */
    fun dispose() {
        liveData.removeObserver(this)
    }

    /**
     * Clears data available in this observer and removes this observer from the [LiveData] which was observing
     */
    fun clear() {
        testValues.clear()
        dispose()
    }
}

fun <T> LiveData<T>.test(): LiveDataTestObserver<T> {

    val testObserver = LiveDataTestObserver(this)

    // Remove this testObserver that is added in init block of TestObserver, and clears previous data
    testObserver.clear()
    observeForever(testObserver)

    return testObserver
}

And use it as

   val testObserver = viewModel. postStateWithSuspend.test()

        // WHEN
        viewModel. getPostWithSuspend()

        // THEN
        testObserver
            .assertValue { states ->
                (
                    states[0].status == Status.LOADING &&
                        states[1].status == Status.ERROR
                    )
            }

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63339306/viewmodel-unit-testing-multiple-view-states-with-livedata-coroutines-and-mockk