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shy palm Jun 1, 2023, 3:05 AM

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What is the general approach to doing more integration/e2e type tests?

I unit test my controllers functions returning the correct object shape etc. but for testing guards and such do people write them in a .spec.ts file or .e2e-spec.ts file?

wide osprey Jun 1, 2023, 3:18 AM

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I usually do them in an e2e-spec and make use of a tool called pactum for http testing

shy palm Jun 1, 2023, 3:29 AM

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Thanks for your input. I have some tests that are e2e-spec but still mock a small part of the application or disable things like global auth guards so it feels a bit wrong to call them “e2e” but they’re not exactly unit tests

wide osprey Jun 1, 2023, 3:29 AM

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You could make an intermediary int-spec for integration testing, but that's one more test type to worry about

shy palm Jun 1, 2023, 3:42 AM

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Do you keep your e2e-spec in that tests folder or do you put some close to your modules as well?

wide osprey Jun 1, 2023, 3:42 AM

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In the tests directory

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Unit tests with three implementation, e2e on their own

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