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Testing SSE Configuration Streaming Servlet in Netflix Hystrix

This test suite validates the functionality of the HystrixConfigSseServlet, which handles server-sent events (SSE) for Hystrix configuration streaming. It ensures proper handling of configuration data streams, connection management, and error scenarios in Netflix’s Hystrix library.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of the HystrixConfigSseServlet functionality:
  • Stream handling for infinite OnNext events
  • Error condition management (OnError events)
  • Completion scenario testing (OnCompleted events)
  • Shutdown behavior verification
  • IO Exception handling during writes

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes JUnit and Mockito frameworks to simulate servlet behavior and stream interactions. RxJava Observable patterns are implemented to test different streaming scenarios, with careful attention to thread management and asynchronous operations.

Mock objects simulate HTTP request/response cycles and configuration data streams, allowing controlled testing of various runtime conditions.

Technical Details

Key technical components include:
  • JUnit 4 test framework
  • Mockito for mocking HTTP components
  • RxJava for reactive streams
  • Custom thread management for async testing
  • AtomicInteger for thread-safe counters
  • Simulated delays using TimeUnit

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test suite exemplifies several testing best practices:
  • Proper test isolation with @Before and @After methods
  • Comprehensive error scenario coverage
  • Thread-safe testing approaches
  • Mock object usage for external dependencies
  • Async operation verification
  • Resource cleanup handling

netflix/hystrix

hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/sample/stream/HystrixConfigSseServletTest.java

            
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package com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.sample.stream;

import com.netflix.hystrix.config.HystrixConfiguration;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.Mockito;
import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
import rx.Observable;
import rx.Subscriber;
import rx.functions.Func1;
import rx.schedulers.Schedulers;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

public class HystrixConfigSseServletTest {

    @Mock HttpServletRequest mockReq;
    @Mock HttpServletResponse mockResp;
    @Mock HystrixConfiguration mockConfig;
    @Mock PrintWriter mockPrintWriter;

    HystrixConfigSseServlet servlet;

    private final Observable<HystrixConfiguration> streamOfOnNexts = Observable.interval(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).map(new Func1<Long, HystrixConfiguration>() {
        @Override
        public HystrixConfiguration call(Long timestamp) {
            return mockConfig;
        }
    });

    private final Observable<HystrixConfiguration> streamOfOnNextThenOnError = Observable.create(new Observable.OnSubscribe<HystrixConfiguration>() {
        @Override
        public void call(Subscriber<? super HystrixConfiguration> subscriber) {
            try {
                Thread.sleep(100);
                subscriber.onNext(mockConfig);
                Thread.sleep(100);
                subscriber.onError(new RuntimeException("stream failure"));
            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }).subscribeOn(Schedulers.computation());

    private final Observable<HystrixConfiguration> streamOfOnNextThenOnCompleted = Observable.create(new Observable.OnSubscribe<HystrixConfiguration>() {
        @Override
        public void call(Subscriber<? super HystrixConfiguration> subscriber) {
            try {
                Thread.sleep(100);
                subscriber.onNext(mockConfig);
                Thread.sleep(100);
                subscriber.onCompleted();
            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }).subscribeOn(Schedulers.computation());

    @Before
    public void init() {
        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() {
        servlet.destroy();
        servlet.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void shutdownServletShouldRejectRequests() throws ServletException, IOException {
        servlet = new HystrixConfigSseServlet(streamOfOnNexts, 10);
        try {
            servlet.init();
        } catch (ServletException ex) {

        }

        servlet.shutdown();

        servlet.doGet(mockReq, mockResp);

        verify(mockResp).sendError(503, "Service has been shut down.");
    }

    @Test
    public void testConfigDataWithInfiniteOnNextStream() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
        servlet = new HystrixConfigSseServlet(streamOfOnNexts, 10);
        try {
            servlet.init();
        } catch (ServletException ex) {

        }

        final AtomicInteger writes = new AtomicInteger(0);

        when(mockReq.getParameter("delay")).thenReturn("100");
        when(mockResp.getWriter()).thenReturn(mockPrintWriter);
        Mockito.doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
            @Override
            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                String written = (String) invocation.getArguments()[0];
                System.out.println("ARG : " + written);

                if (!written.contains("ping")) {
                    writes.incrementAndGet();
                }
                return null;
            }
        }).when(mockPrintWriter).print(Mockito.anyString());

        Runnable simulateClient = new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    servlet.doGet(mockReq, mockResp);
                } catch (ServletException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                } catch (IOException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                }
            }
        };

        Thread t = new Thread(simulateClient);
        System.out.println("Starting thread : " + t.getName());
        t.start();
        System.out.println("Started thread : " + t.getName());

        try {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            System.out.println("Woke up from sleep : " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
            fail(ex.getMessage());
        }

        System.out.println("About to interrupt");
        t.interrupt();
        System.out.println("Done interrupting");

        Thread.sleep(100);

        System.out.println("WRITES : " + writes.get());
        assertTrue(writes.get() >= 9);
        assertEquals(0, servlet.getNumberCurrentConnections());
    }

    @Test
    public void testConfigDataWithStreamOnError() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
        servlet = new HystrixConfigSseServlet(streamOfOnNextThenOnError, 10);
        try {
            servlet.init();
        } catch (ServletException ex) {

        }

        final AtomicInteger writes = new AtomicInteger(0);

        when(mockReq.getParameter("delay")).thenReturn("100");
        when(mockResp.getWriter()).thenReturn(mockPrintWriter);
        Mockito.doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
            @Override
            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                String written = (String) invocation.getArguments()[0];
                System.out.println("ARG : " + written);

                if (!written.contains("ping")) {
                    writes.incrementAndGet();
                }
                return null;
            }
        }).when(mockPrintWriter).print(Mockito.anyString());

        Runnable simulateClient = new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    servlet.doGet(mockReq, mockResp);
                } catch (ServletException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                } catch (IOException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                }
            }
        };

        Thread t = new Thread(simulateClient);
        t.start();

        try {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " Woke up from sleep : " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
            fail(ex.getMessage());
        }

        assertEquals(1, writes.get());
        assertEquals(0, servlet.getNumberCurrentConnections());
    }

    @Test
    public void testConfigDataWithStreamOnCompleted() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
        servlet = new HystrixConfigSseServlet(streamOfOnNextThenOnCompleted, 10);
        try {
            servlet.init();
        } catch (ServletException ex) {

        }

        final AtomicInteger writes = new AtomicInteger(0);

        when(mockReq.getParameter("delay")).thenReturn("100");
        when(mockResp.getWriter()).thenReturn(mockPrintWriter);
        Mockito.doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
            @Override
            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                String written = (String) invocation.getArguments()[0];
                System.out.println("ARG : " + written);

                if (!written.contains("ping")) {
                    writes.incrementAndGet();
                }
                return null;
            }
        }).when(mockPrintWriter).print(Mockito.anyString());

        Runnable simulateClient = new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    servlet.doGet(mockReq, mockResp);
                } catch (ServletException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                } catch (IOException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                }
            }
        };

        Thread t = new Thread(simulateClient);
        t.start();

        try {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " Woke up from sleep : " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
            fail(ex.getMessage());
        }

        assertEquals(1, writes.get());
        assertEquals(0, servlet.getNumberCurrentConnections());
    }

    @Test
    public void testConfigDataWithIoExceptionOnWrite() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
        servlet = new HystrixConfigSseServlet(streamOfOnNexts, 10);
        try {
            servlet.init();
        } catch (ServletException ex) {

        }

        final AtomicInteger writes = new AtomicInteger(0);

        when(mockResp.getWriter()).thenReturn(mockPrintWriter);
        Mockito.doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
            @Override
            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                String written = (String) invocation.getArguments()[0];
                System.out.println("ARG : " + written);

                if (!written.contains("ping")) {
                    writes.incrementAndGet();
                }
                throw new IOException("simulated IO Exception");
            }
        }).when(mockPrintWriter).print(Mockito.anyString());

        Runnable simulateClient = new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    servlet.doGet(mockReq, mockResp);
                } catch (ServletException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                } catch (IOException ex) {
                    fail(ex.getMessage());
                }
            }
        };

        Thread t = new Thread(simulateClient);
        t.start();

        try {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " Woke up from sleep : " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
            fail(ex.getMessage());
        }

        assertTrue(writes.get() <= 2);
        assertEquals(0, servlet.getNumberCurrentConnections());
    }
}