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Testing Nacos Config Server Address Properties in Spring Cloud Alibaba

This test suite validates the Nacos Config Properties server address configuration in Spring Cloud Alibaba. It focuses on testing the integration between Spring Cloud applications and Nacos configuration service, specifically verifying server address settings and config loading behavior.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of Nacos configuration properties, particularly focusing on server address settings and configuration loading. Key areas tested include:

  • Server address validation at top-level configuration
  • Configuration service initialization with custom properties
  • Config file publishing and retrieval verification
  • Integration with Spring Boot auto-configuration

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes Spring Boot Test framework with JUnit Jupiter, implementing container-based testing through Docker compose integration. The test suite employs Spring Cloud Alibaba’s testing support infrastructure and uses custom annotations for test configuration and lifecycle management.

Notable patterns include:
  • Docker-based Nacos server initialization
  • Configuration comparison between local and remote services
  • Automated test environment setup using custom annotations

Technical Details

Testing tools and configuration include:
  • JUnit Jupiter for test execution
  • Spring Boot Test framework for application context testing
  • Docker compose for Nacos server containerization
  • Custom timeout and environment properties
  • Nacos API integration for configuration management

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test implementation showcases several testing best practices in Spring Cloud microservices context:

  • Proper test isolation using containerized services
  • Comprehensive configuration validation
  • Clear test setup and cleanup procedures
  • Effective use of Spring Boot Test annotations
  • Proper exception handling and timeout management

alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba

spring-cloud-alibaba-tests/nacos-tests/nacos-config-test/src/test/java/com/alibaba/cloud/tests/nacos/config/NacosConfigPropertiesServerAddressTopLevelTests.java

            
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package com.alibaba.cloud.tests.nacos.config;

import java.util.Properties;

import com.alibaba.cloud.nacos.NacosConfigAutoConfiguration;
import com.alibaba.cloud.nacos.NacosConfigBootstrapConfiguration;
import com.alibaba.cloud.nacos.NacosConfigManager;
import com.alibaba.cloud.nacos.NacosConfigProperties;
import com.alibaba.cloud.nacos.endpoint.NacosConfigEndpointAutoConfiguration;
import com.alibaba.cloud.testsupport.SpringCloudAlibaba;
import com.alibaba.cloud.testsupport.TestExtend;
import com.alibaba.nacos.api.PropertyKeyConst;
import com.alibaba.nacos.api.config.ConfigFactory;
import com.alibaba.nacos.api.config.ConfigService;
import com.alibaba.nacos.api.exception.NacosException;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

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.context.annotation.Configuration;

import static com.alibaba.cloud.testsupport.Constant.TIME_OUT;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT;

@SpringCloudAlibaba(composeFiles = "docker/nacos-compose-test.yml", serviceName = "nacos-standalone")
@TestExtend(time = 4 * TIME_OUT)
@SpringBootTest(classes = NacosConfigPropertiesServerAddressTopLevelTests.TestConfig.class, webEnvironment = RANDOM_PORT, properties = {
		"spring.application.name=test-name",
		"spring.cloud.nacos.server-addr=123.123.123.123:8848",
		"spring.cloud.nacos.config.username=nacos",
		"spring.cloud.nacos.config.password=nacos",
		"spring.cloud.nacos.config.file-extension=properties",
		"spring.cloud.bootstrap.enabled=true"})
@Disabled("Does not work with the new nacos config load process")
public class NacosConfigPropertiesServerAddressTopLevelTests {

	/**
	 * nacos upload conf file.
	 */
	public static final String YAML_CONTENT = "configdata:\n" + "  user:\n"
			+ "    age: 22\n" + "    name: freeman1123\n" + "    map:\n"
			+ "      hobbies:\n" + "        - art\n" + "        - programming\n"
			+ "        - movie\n" + "      intro: Hello, I'm freeman\n"
			+ "      extra: yo~\n" + "    users:\n" + "      - name: dad\n"
			+ "        age: 20\n" + "      - name: mom\n" + "        age: 18";

	@Autowired
	private NacosConfigProperties nacosConfigProperties;

	private ConfigService remoteService;

	private NacosConfigManager nacosConfigManager;

	@BeforeAll
	public static void setUp() {

	}

	@BeforeEach
	public void prepare() throws NacosException {
		Properties nacosSettings = new Properties();
		String serverAddress = "123.123.123.123:8848";
		nacosSettings.put(PropertyKeyConst.SERVER_ADDR, serverAddress);
		nacosSettings.put(PropertyKeyConst.USERNAME, "nacos");
		nacosSettings.put(PropertyKeyConst.PASSWORD, "nacos");

		remoteService = ConfigFactory.createConfigService(nacosSettings);
		nacosConfigManager = new NacosConfigManager(nacosConfigProperties);
	}

	@Test
	public void contextLoads() throws NacosException, InterruptedException {
		ConfigService localService = nacosConfigManager.getConfigService();
		updateConfig();
		Thread.sleep(2000L);
		String localContent = fetchConfig(localService, "nacos-config-refresh.yml",
				"DEFAULT_GROUP", TIME_OUT);
		String remoteContent = fetchConfig(remoteService, "nacos-config-refresh.yml",
				"DEFAULT_GROUP", TIME_OUT);
		Assertions.assertEquals(localContent, remoteContent);

		assertThat(nacosConfigProperties.getServerAddr()).isEqualTo("123.123.123.123:8848");

	}

	private String fetchConfig(ConfigService configService, String dataId, String group, long timeoutMs) throws NacosException {
		return configService.getConfig(dataId, group, timeoutMs);
	}

	private void updateConfig() throws NacosException {
		remoteService.publishConfig("nacos-config-refresh.yml", "DEFAULT_GROUP",
				YAML_CONTENT, "yaml");
	}

	@Configuration
	@EnableAutoConfiguration
	@ImportAutoConfiguration({NacosConfigEndpointAutoConfiguration.class,
			NacosConfigAutoConfiguration.class, NacosConfigBootstrapConfiguration.class})
	public static class TestConfig {

	}
}