Hystrix Testing: Circuit Breaker and Fault Tolerance Test Patterns
The Netflix/Hystrix repository demonstrates comprehensive unit testing practices using JUnit and minitest frameworks. The test suite, comprising 104 tests, focuses on verifying critical circuit breaker functionality, fallback behaviors, and metrics publishing capabilities. The testing approach emphasizes thorough validation of Hystrix's core features including command execution, threshold-based state transitions, and Spring integration patterns. Qodo Tests Hub provides developers with deep insights into Hystrix's testing patterns by organizing and analyzing its extensive test suite. Through the platform, developers can explore real-world examples of circuit breaker testing, understand fallback implementation strategies, and learn best practices for testing distributed system resilience. The repository's test cases serve as practical references for implementing robust fault tolerance testing in microservices architectures.
| Path | Test Type | Language | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/fallback/BasicGenericFallbackTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies generic fallback method implementations and type compatibility in Hystrix commands. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/fallback/BasicCommandFallbackTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix command fallback behavior and error handling in both synchronous and asynchronous execution contexts. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/spring/command/cglib/CommandCGlibProxyTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix command functionality when using CGLIB proxies in a Spring context environment. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/spring/configuration/collapser/CollapserPropertiesTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix request collapser properties configuration within a Spring application context. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/spring/configuration/command/CommandPropertiesTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix command properties configuration within a Spring Framework context. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/spring/error/DefaultIgnoreExceptionsTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies default exception handling behavior in Spring-managed Hystrix commands using CGLIB proxies. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/spring/fallback/CommandFallbackTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix command fallback functionality within Spring-managed components. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/spring/fallback/DefaultFallbackTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies default fallback behavior for Hystrix commands in a Spring-managed environment. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/util/FallbackMethodTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies fallback method resolution and parameter matching in Hystrix command implementations. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/util/FallbackMethodValidationTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies fallback method return type compatibility in Hystrix commands across various execution patterns and type hierarchies. |