create-e2e-test

Create Test

Create test file for a module. Module name: $ARGUMENTS

Test File Locations

• Controller/service tests: apps/core/test/src/modules/<module-name>/<module-name>.controller.spec.ts
• Repository tests (with real PG): apps/core/test/src/modules/<module-name>/<module-name>.repository.spec.ts

Test Pattern 1: Unit Test with Mocked Dependencies

For testing controllers, services, or business logic without a real database:

import { Test } from '@nestjs/testing'
import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'

import { <Name>Controller } from '~/modules/<name>/<name>.controller'
import { <Name>Service } from '~/modules/<name>/<name>.service'

describe('<Name>Controller', () => {
  let controller: <Name>Controller

  const mock<Name>Service = {
    findById: vi.fn(),
    create: vi.fn(),
    update: vi.fn(),
    deleteById: vi.fn(),
  }

  beforeEach(async () => {
    vi.clearAllMocks()

    const module = await Test.createTestingModule({
      controllers: [<Name>Controller],
      providers: [
        {
          provide: <Name>Service,
          useValue: mock<Name>Service,
        },
      ],
    }).compile()

    controller = module.get(<Name>Controller)
  })

  it('should be defined', () => {
    expect(controller).toBeDefined()
  })

  it('calls service.findById with the correct id', async () => {
    const mockRow = { id: '1234567890', name: 'Test', createdAt: new Date() }
    mock<Name>Service.findById.mockResolvedValue(mockRow)

    const result = await controller.getById({ id: '1234567890' })
    expect(mock<Name>Service.findById).toHaveBeenCalledWith('1234567890')
    expect(result).toEqual(mockRow)
  })
})

Test Pattern 2: E2E Test with createE2EApp

For testing controllers through the full HTTP pipeline (with mocked DB):

import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'

import { <Name>Controller } from '~/modules/<name>/<name>.controller'
import { <Name>Service } from '~/modules/<name>/<name>.service'
import { <Name>Repository } from '~/modules/<name>/<name>.repository'
import { createE2EApp } from 'test/helper/create-e2e-app'

describe('<Name>Controller (e2e)', () => {
  const proxy = createE2EApp({
    controllers: [<Name>Controller],
    providers: [<Name>Service, <Name>Repository],
  })

  it('GET /<name>s returns paginated list', async () => {
    const res = await proxy.app.inject({
      method: 'GET',
      url: '/<name>s',
    })

    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200)
    const json = res.json()
    // ResponseInterceptor wraps arrays as { data: [...] }
    // Paginated responses include { data: [...], pagination: {...} }
  })

  it('GET /<name>s/:id returns single item', async () => {
    const res = await proxy.app.inject({
      method: 'GET',
      url: '/<name>s/invalid-id',
    })

    // Invalid Snowflake IDs should return 400
    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400)
  })
})

createE2EApp Behavior

The createE2EApp helper (from test/helper/create-e2e-app.ts):

1. Sets up a NestJS testing module with your controllers and providers
2. Overrides AuthGuard with AuthTestingGuard — pass header 'test-token': 1 for authenticated requests
3. Registers all standard interceptors (ResponseInterceptor, JSONTransformInterceptor, DbQueryInterceptor, HttpCacheInterceptor)
4. Registers the global Zod validation pipe
5. Creates a Fastify-based Nest application
6. Returns { app } — use proxy.app.inject({ method, url, payload }) for HTTP requests
7. Automatically closes the app in afterAll

Auth in tests: All requests are treated as unauthenticated by default. To authenticate, pass the test header:

const res = await proxy.app.inject({
  method: 'POST',
  url: '/<name>s',
  payload: { name: 'Test' },
  headers: { 'test-token': 1 }, // <-- authenticates as mock admin
})

Test Pattern 3: Repository Test with Real PostgreSQL

For testing repository logic against a real database using testcontainers:

import path from 'node:path'

import { drizzle, type NodePgDatabase } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres'
import { migrate } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres/migrator'
import { Pool } from 'pg'
import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, afterAll } from 'vitest'

import { <name>s } from '~/database/schema'
import { <Name>Repository } from '~/modules/<name>/<name>.repository'
import { SnowflakeService } from '~/shared/id/snowflake.service'

const verifyUrl = process.env.PG_VERIFY_URL
const describeIfPg = verifyUrl ? describe : describe.skip

describeIfPg('<Name>Repository', () => {
  let pool: Pool
  let db: NodePgDatabase<typeof import('~/database/schema')>
  let repository: <Name>Repository
  let snowflake: SnowflakeService

  beforeAll(async () => {
    pool = new Pool({ connectionString: verifyUrl })
    db = drizzle(pool, { casing: 'snake_case' })
    const migrationsFolder = path.resolve(
      __dirname,
      '../../../../src/database/migrations',
    )
    await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder })
    snowflake = new SnowflakeService()
    repository = new <Name>Repository(db as any, snowflake)
  }, 60_000)

  beforeEach(async () => {
    // Truncate tables between tests (respect FK order)
    await pool.query('truncate table <name>s cascade')
  })

  afterAll(async () => {
    if (pool) await pool.end()
  })

  it('creates a row with a generated Snowflake id', async () => {
    const created = await repository.create({
      name: 'test',
    })
    expect(typeof created.id).toBe('string')
    expect(created.id).toMatch(/^[1-9]\d+$/) // Snowflake format
    expect(created.name).toBe('test')
  })

  it('findById returns null for missing id', async () => {
    const result = await repository.findById('9999999999999999999')
    expect(result).toBeNull()
  })

  it('update mutates only specified fields', async () => {
    const created = await repository.create({ name: 'old' })
    const updated = await repository.update(created.id, { name: 'new' })
    expect(updated?.name).toBe('new')
  })

  it('deleteById removes the row', async () => {
    const created = await repository.create({ name: 'to-delete' })
    await repository.deleteById(created.id)
    const found = await repository.findById(created.id)
    expect(found).toBeNull()
  })
})

Running with Testcontainers

To run repository tests that need PostgreSQL, start a container first:

# Set PG_VERIFY_URL to a running PostgreSQL instance
export PG_VERIFY_URL=postgres://mx:mx@127.0.0.1:5432/mx_verify

# Or use docker:
docker run -d --name pg-test -e POSTGRES_USER=mx -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mx -e POSTGRES_DB=mx_verify -p 5433:5432 postgres:17-alpine
export PG_VERIFY_URL=postgres://mx:mx@127.0.0.1:5433/mx_verify

Then run the test:

# Run a single test file
pnpm test -- test/src/modules/<name>/<name>.repository.spec.ts

# Run all tests
pnpm test

# Watch mode
pnpm -C apps/core run test:watch

Common Assertion Patterns

HTTP Response Assertions

// Status codes
expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200)
expect(res.statusCode).toBe(201)   // Created
expect(res.statusCode).toBe(204)   // No Content (deletes)
expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400)   // Validation error
expect(res.statusCode).toBe(404)   // Not found

// JSON body (auto snake_case via JSONTransformInterceptor)
const json = res.json()
expect(json).toMatchObject({ name: 'test' })

// Paginated response shape
expect(json).toMatchObject({
  data: expect.any(Array),
  pagination: expect.objectContaining({
    total: expect.any(Number),
    current_page: expect.any(Number),
    total_page: expect.any(Number),
  }),
})

Snowflake ID Assertions

// Valid Snowflake ID format
expect(created.id).toMatch(/^[1-9]\d+$/)
expect(typeof created.id).toBe('string')

// Invalid ID throws
await expect(repository.findById('not-an-id')).rejects.toThrow()

Direct DB Inserts for Test Setup

When testing with a real database, use Drizzle directly to set up test data:

await db.insert(<name>s).values([
  { id: snowflake.nextId(), name: 'Item 1' },
  { id: snowflake.nextId(), name: 'Item 2' },
])

Test Helpers Location

• test/helper/create-e2e-app.ts — E2E app setup with mock auth and Redis
• test/helper/setup-e2e.ts — Low-level NestJS testing module setup
• test/helper/pg-testcontainer.ts — PostgreSQL 17 testcontainers helper
• test/helper/redis-mock.helper.ts — In-memory Redis mock
• test/mock/guard/auth.guard.ts — AuthTestingGuard (bypasses auth with test-token header)
• test/mock/modules/ — Module-level mocks

Notes

1. The createE2EApp helper uses mock Redis and bypasses auth. For real DB tests, use the repository test pattern.
2. Use proxy.app.inject() to send HTTP requests through the full interceptor chain.
3. Responses go through JSONTransformInterceptor — field names become snake_case.
4. Paginated responses include data and pagination fields.
5. Empty delete responses return 204 status code.
6. Repository tests with real PG are gated behind process.env.PG_VERIFY_URL — use describeIfPg / describe.skip pattern so they don't fail in CI without a database.