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Testing Sentinel Auto-Configuration Integration in Spring Cloud Alibaba

This test suite validates the Spring Cloud Alibaba Sentinel auto-configuration functionality, focusing on property initialization, REST template integration, and sentinel rule enforcement. It ensures proper setup of Sentinel’s core features including flow control, transport configuration, and metrics collection.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of Sentinel’s auto-configuration capabilities.

Key areas tested include:
  • Sentinel property initialization and system configuration
  • REST template integration with block handlers
  • Flow control rule enforcement
  • Transport layer configuration
  • Metrics collection settings
  • Filter chain setup

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes Spring Boot Test framework with JUnit 4 for validation of Sentinel components.

Key implementation patterns include:
  • Property-based configuration testing
  • Mock integration for HTTP request interception
  • REST template customization with Sentinel annotations
  • Exception handling verification

Technical Details

Testing infrastructure includes:
  • JUnit 4 with SpringRunner
  • Spring Boot Test framework
  • Mockito for HTTP request mocking
  • AssertJ for assertions
  • Custom configuration properties
  • Sentinel Flow Rules for QPS control

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test suite exemplifies several testing best practices for Spring Cloud applications.

Notable practices include:
  • Systematic property verification
  • Comprehensive component initialization testing
  • Isolation of REST template behavior
  • Exception handling validation
  • Clean test configuration separation

alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba

spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-sentinel/src/test/java/com/alibaba/cloud/sentinel/SentinelAutoConfigurationTests.java

            
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package com.alibaba.cloud.sentinel;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Map;

import com.alibaba.cloud.sentinel.annotation.SentinelRestTemplate;
import com.alibaba.cloud.sentinel.custom.SentinelAutoConfiguration;
import com.alibaba.cloud.sentinel.custom.SentinelBeanPostProcessor;
import com.alibaba.cloud.sentinel.endpoint.SentinelEndpoint;
import com.alibaba.cloud.sentinel.rest.SentinelClientHttpResponse;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.config.SentinelConfig;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.log.LogBase;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.BlockException;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.RuleConstant;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.flow.FlowRule;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.flow.FlowRuleManager;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.config.TransportConfig;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.endpoint.Endpoint;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.endpoint.Protocol;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.boot.test.web.server.LocalServerPort;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.http.HttpRequest;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestExecution;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestInterceptor;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
import org.springframework.web.client.RestClientException;
import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;

import static com.alibaba.cloud.sentinel.SentinelConstants.BLOCK_PAGE_URL_CONF_KEY;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT;

/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Jim</a>
 * @author jiashuai.xie
 */
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest(classes = { SentinelAutoConfigurationTests.TestConfig.class },
		properties = { "spring.cloud.sentinel.filter.order=123",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.filter.urlPatterns=/*,/test",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.metric.fileSingleSize=9999",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.metric.fileTotalCount=100",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.blockPage=/error",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.flow.coldFactor=3",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.eager=true",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.log.switchPid=true",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.transport.dashboard=http://localhost:8080,http://localhost:8081",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.transport.port=9999",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.transport.clientIp=1.1.1.1",
				"spring.cloud.sentinel.transport.heartbeatIntervalMs=20000" },
		webEnvironment = RANDOM_PORT)
public class SentinelAutoConfigurationTests {

	@Autowired
	private SentinelProperties sentinelProperties;

	@Autowired
	private SentinelBeanPostProcessor sentinelBeanPostProcessor;

	@Autowired
	private RestTemplate restTemplate;

	@Autowired
	private RestTemplate restTemplateWithBlockClass;

	@Autowired
	private RestTemplate restTemplateWithoutBlockClass;

	@Autowired
	private RestTemplate restTemplateWithFallbackClass;

	@LocalServerPort
	private int port;

	private String flowUrl = "http://localhost:" + port + "/flow";

	private String degradeUrl = "http://localhost:" + port + "/degrade";

	@Before
	public void setUp() {
		FlowRule rule = new FlowRule();
		rule.setGrade(RuleConstant.FLOW_GRADE_QPS);
		rule.setCount(0);
		rule.setResource("GET:" + flowUrl);
		rule.setLimitApp("default");
		rule.setControlBehavior(RuleConstant.CONTROL_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT);
		rule.setStrategy(RuleConstant.STRATEGY_DIRECT);
		FlowRuleManager.loadRules(Arrays.asList(rule));
	}

	@Test
	public void contextLoads() throws Exception {
		assertThat(sentinelBeanPostProcessor).isNotNull();

		checkSentinelLog();
		checkSentinelEager();
		checkSentinelTransport();
		checkSentinelColdFactor();
		checkSentinelMetric();
		checkSentinelFilter();
		checkEndpoint();
	}

	private void checkEndpoint() {
		SentinelEndpoint sentinelEndpoint = new SentinelEndpoint(sentinelProperties);
		Map<String, Object> map = sentinelEndpoint.invoke();

		assertThat(map.get("logUsePid")).isEqualTo(Boolean.TRUE);
		assertThat(map.get("consoleServer").toString())
				.isEqualTo(Arrays
						.asList(new Endpoint(Protocol.HTTP, "localhost", 8080),
								new Endpoint(Protocol.HTTP, "localhost", 8081))
						.toString());
		assertThat(map.get("clientPort")).isEqualTo("9999");
		assertThat(map.get("heartbeatIntervalMs")).isEqualTo(20000L);
		assertThat(map.get("clientIp")).isEqualTo("1.1.1.1");
		assertThat(map.get("metricsFileSize")).isEqualTo(9999L);
		assertThat(map.get("totalMetricsFileCount")).isEqualTo(100);
		assertThat(map.get("metricsFileCharset")).isEqualTo("UTF-8");
		assertThat(map.get("blockPage")).isEqualTo("/error");
	}

	private void checkSentinelFilter() {
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getFilter().getOrder()).isEqualTo(123);
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getFilter().getUrlPatterns().size()).isEqualTo(2);
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getFilter().getUrlPatterns().get(0))
				.isEqualTo("/*");
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getFilter().getUrlPatterns().get(1))
				.isEqualTo("/test");
	}

	private void checkSentinelMetric() {
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getMetric().getCharset()).isEqualTo("UTF-8");
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getMetric().getFileSingleSize()).isEqualTo("9999");
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getMetric().getFileTotalCount()).isEqualTo("100");
	}

	private void checkSentinelColdFactor() {
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getFlow().getColdFactor()).isEqualTo("3");
	}

	private void checkSentinelTransport() {
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getTransport().getPort()).isEqualTo("9999");
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getTransport().getDashboard())
				.isEqualTo("http://localhost:8080,http://localhost:8081");
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getTransport().getClientIp()).isEqualTo("1.1.1.1");
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getTransport().getHeartbeatIntervalMs())
				.isEqualTo("20000");
	}

	private void checkSentinelEager() {
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.isEager()).isEqualTo(true);
	}

	private void checkSentinelLog() {
		assertThat(sentinelProperties.getLog().isSwitchPid()).isEqualTo(true);
	}

	@Test
	public void testSentinelSystemProperties() {
		assertThat(LogBase.isLogNameUsePid()).isEqualTo(true);
		assertThat(TransportConfig.getConsoleServerList().toString())
				.isEqualTo(Arrays
						.asList(new Endpoint(Protocol.HTTP, "localhost", 8080),
								new Endpoint(Protocol.HTTP, "localhost", 8081))
						.toString());
		assertThat(TransportConfig.getPort()).isEqualTo("9999");
		assertThat(TransportConfig.getHeartbeatIntervalMs().longValue())
				.isEqualTo(20000L);
		assertThat(TransportConfig.getHeartbeatClientIp()).isEqualTo("1.1.1.1");
		assertThat(SentinelConfig.singleMetricFileSize()).isEqualTo(9999);
		assertThat(SentinelConfig.totalMetricFileCount()).isEqualTo(100);
		assertThat(SentinelConfig.charset()).isEqualTo("UTF-8");
		assertThat(SentinelConfig.getConfig(BLOCK_PAGE_URL_CONF_KEY)).isEqualTo("/error");
	}

	@Test
	public void testRestTemplateBlockHandler() {

		assertThat(restTemplate.getInterceptors().size()).isEqualTo(2);
		assertThat(restTemplateWithBlockClass.getInterceptors().size()).isEqualTo(1);

		ResponseEntity responseEntityBlock = restTemplateWithBlockClass
				.getForEntity(flowUrl, String.class);

		assertThat(responseEntityBlock.getBody()).isEqualTo("Oops");
		assertThat(responseEntityBlock.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);

		ResponseEntity responseEntityRaw = restTemplate.getForEntity(flowUrl,
				String.class);

		assertThat(responseEntityRaw.getBody())
				.isEqualTo("RestTemplate request block by sentinel");
		assertThat(responseEntityRaw.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
	}

	@Test
	public void testNormalRestTemplate() {
		assertThat(restTemplateWithoutBlockClass.getInterceptors().size()).isEqualTo(0);

		assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
			restTemplateWithoutBlockClass.getForEntity(flowUrl, String.class);
		}).isInstanceOf(RestClientException.class);
	}

	@Configuration
	static class SentinelTestConfiguration {

		@Bean
		@SentinelRestTemplate
		RestTemplate restTemplate() {
			RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
			restTemplate.getInterceptors().add(mock(ClientHttpRequestInterceptor.class));
			return restTemplate;
		}

		@Bean
		@SentinelRestTemplate(blockHandlerClass = ExceptionUtil.class,
				blockHandler = "handleException")
		RestTemplate restTemplateWithBlockClass() {
			return new RestTemplate();
		}

		@Bean
		@SentinelRestTemplate(fallbackClass = ExceptionUtil.class,
				fallback = "fallbackException")
		RestTemplate restTemplateWithFallbackClass() {
			return new RestTemplate();
		}

		@Bean
		RestTemplate restTemplateWithoutBlockClass() {
			return new RestTemplate();
		}

	}

	public static class ExceptionUtil {

		public static SentinelClientHttpResponse handleException(HttpRequest request,
				byte[] body, ClientHttpRequestExecution execution, BlockException ex) {
			System.out.println("Oops: " + ex.getClass().getCanonicalName());
			return new SentinelClientHttpResponse("Oops");
		}

		public static SentinelClientHttpResponse fallbackException(HttpRequest request,
				byte[] body, ClientHttpRequestExecution execution, BlockException ex) {
			System.out.println("Oops: " + ex.getClass().getCanonicalName());
			return new SentinelClientHttpResponse("Oops fallback");
		}

	}

	@Configuration
	@EnableAutoConfiguration
	@ImportAutoConfiguration({ SentinelAutoConfiguration.class,
			SentinelWebAutoConfiguration.class, SentinelTestConfiguration.class })
	public static class TestConfig {

	}

}