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/util/GetMethodTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies method resolution functionality across class hierarchies in the Hystrix Java implementation. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/util/bridge/UnbridgeMethodTest.java |
unit
|
java | This JUnit unit test verifies bridge method resolution and type handling for generic interface implementations in Hystrix’s Java component. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-junit/src/test/java/com/hystrix/junit/HystrixRequestContextRuleTest.java |
unit
|
java | This JUnit unit test verifies the initialization and shutdown behavior of Hystrix request contexts using the HystrixRequestContextRule. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream-jaxrs/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/metrics/controller/HystricsMetricsControllerTest.java |
unit
|
java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix metrics streaming functionality through JAX-RS endpoints with concurrent connection handling and real-time updates. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream-jaxrs/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/metrics/controller/StreamingOutputProviderTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix’s metrics event streaming functionality through JAX-RS implementation with focus on concurrent connections and stream handling. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/metrics/eventstream/HystrixMetricsStreamServletUnitTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies the shutdown behavior and request handling of the HystrixMetricsStreamServlet in Netflix’s Hystrix library. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/sample/stream/HystrixConfigSseServletTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies the server-sent events (SSE) servlet functionality for Hystrix configuration streaming with various data flow scenarios. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/sample/stream/HystrixSampleSseServletTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies the concurrent connection handling and SSE stream management in the HystrixSampleSseServlet component. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-rx-netty-metrics-stream/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/rxnetty/metricsstream/HystrixMetricsStreamHandlerTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies the SSE-based metrics streaming functionality of Hystrix’s RxNetty integration. |
| hystrix-contrib/hystrix-servo-metrics-publisher/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/servopublisher/HystrixServoMetricsPublisherCommandTest.java |
unit
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java | This JUnit unit test verifies Hystrix’s Servo metrics publishing functionality for command execution statistics and latency measurements. |