RequestSpecHelper (JavaLite - Java, light as a feather 2.5-j8-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.javalite.activeweb.SpecHelper
- - org.javalite.activeweb.RequestSpecHelper

All Implemented Interfaces:

JSpecSupport

Direct Known Subclasses:

ControllerSpec, IntegrationSpec
```
public class RequestSpecHelper
extends SpecHelper
```
This class is not used directly in applications.

Author:

Igor Polevoy

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.javalite.activeweb.SpecHelper
  SpecHelper.DynamicBuilder, SpecHelper.ModuleBuilder

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

RequestSpecHelper()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`RequestSpecHelper()`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`protected Map`	`assigns()` Provides values assigned by controller during execution.
`void`	`atStart00()`
`protected byte[]`	`bytesContent()` Provides content generated by controller as bytes.
`protected String`	`contentType()` Provides content type set on response by controller
`protected Cookie`	`cookie(String name)` Returns a cookie from last response by name, `null` if not found.
`protected String`	`cookieValue(String name)` Convenience method, returns cookie value.
`int`	`count(String cssQuery)` Parses controller response and counts elements that are found by a CSS query.
`protected Cookie[]`	`getCookies()` Returns all cookies from last response.
`protected String`	`header(String headerName)` Returns header set by controller or filter.
`protected List<String>`	`headerNames()` Returns all headers set by controller or filter.
`protected Map<String,String>`	`headers()` Returns all headers set by controller or filter.
`protected String`	`layout()` Provides layout set after executing an action of a controller.
`protected boolean`	`redirected()` Returns true after execution of an action that sent a redirect.
`protected String`	`redirectValue()` Returns a redirect value if one was produced by a controller or filter, null if not.
`protected String`	`responseContent()` Provides content generated by controller after controller execution - if views were integrated.
`protected int`	`statusCode()` Provides status code set on response by controller
`protected String`	`template()`
`protected String`	`text(String cssQuery)` Parses controller response content and selects content of HTML element using CSS selectors. Example:
`protected Object`	`val(String name)` Returns a single value assigned by controller.
`protected <T> T`	`val(String name, Class<T> type)` Returns a single value assigned by controller.
`protected boolean`	`valBoolean(String name)` boolean value assigned by controller.
`protected double`	`valDouble(String name)` double value assigned by controller.
`protected float`	`valFloat(String name)` float value assigned by controller.
`protected int`	`valInteger(String name)` int value assigned by controller.
`protected long`	`valLong(String name)` long value assigned by controller.
`protected Map`	`vals()` Synonym of `assigns()`.
`protected String`	`valString(String name)` String value assigned by controller.

Methods inherited from class org.javalite.activeweb.SpecHelper
afterEnd, atStart, createInjector, flash, flash, flashExists, injector, registerTag, session, session, session, sessionBoolean, sessionDouble, sessionFloat, sessionHas, sessionInteger, sessionLong, sessionObject, sessionString, setInjector, setTemplateLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.javalite.test.jspec.JSpecSupport
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- Constructor Detail
  - RequestSpecHelper
```
public RequestSpecHelper()
```
- Method Detail
  - atStart00
```
@BeforeEach
public final void atStart00()
```
  - statusCode
```
protected int statusCode()
```
    Provides status code set on response by controller
    
    Returns:
    
    status code set on response by controller
  - contentType
```
protected String contentType()
```
    Provides content type set on response by controller
    
    Returns:
    
    content type set on response by controller
  - responseContent
```
protected String responseContent()
```
    Provides content generated by controller after controller execution - if views were integrated.
    
    Returns:
    
    content generated by controller/view
  - bytesContent
```
protected byte[] bytesContent()
```
    Provides content generated by controller as bytes.
    
    Returns:
    
    byte array as it was written from controller.
  - layout
```
protected String layout()
```
    Provides layout set after executing an action of a controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    layout set after executing an action of a controller.
  - template
```
protected String template()
```
  - assigns
```
protected Map assigns()
```
    Provides values assigned by controller during execution. These values will be forwarded to a view during normal processing.
    
    Returns:
    
    values assigned by controller during execution
  - vals
```
protected Map vals()
```
    Synonym of assigns().
    
    Returns:
    
    values assigned by controller during execution
  - val
```
protected Object val(String name)
```
    Returns a single value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - val
```
protected <T> T val(String name,
                    Class<T> type)
```
    Returns a single value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    type - type to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - header
```
protected String header(String headerName)
```
    Returns header set by controller or filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    headerName - name of header
    
    Returns:
    
    header value (can be null).
  - headers
```
protected Map<String,String> headers()
```
    Returns all headers set by controller or filter. If a header has more than one value, only one value is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    map of headers, where keys are names of headers, and values are header values.
  - headerNames
```
protected List<String> headerNames()
```
    Returns all headers set by controller or filter. If a header has more than one value, only one is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    map of headers, where keys are names of headers, and values are header values.
  - valString
```
protected String valString(String name)
```
    String value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - valInteger
```
protected int valInteger(String name)
```
    int value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - valLong
```
protected long valLong(String name)
```
    long value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - valDouble
```
protected double valDouble(String name)
```
    double value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - valFloat
```
protected float valFloat(String name)
```
    float value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - valBoolean
```
protected boolean valBoolean(String name)
```
    boolean value assigned by controller.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of a value assigned by controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    a single value assigned by controller.
  - redirected
```
protected boolean redirected()
```
    Returns true after execution of an action that sent a redirect.
    
    Returns:
    
    true after execution of an action that sent a redirect, false otherwise.
  - redirectValue
```
protected String redirectValue()
```
    Returns a redirect value if one was produced by a controller or filter, null if not.
    
    Returns:
    
    a redirect value if one was produced by a controller or filter, null if not.
  - getCookies
```
protected Cookie[] getCookies()
```
    Returns all cookies from last response. Use in test validations.
    
    Returns:
    
    all cookies from last response.
  - cookie
```
protected Cookie cookie(String name)
```
    Returns a cookie from last response by name, null if not found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of cookie.
    
    Returns:
    
    a cookie from last response by name, null if not found.
  - cookieValue
```
protected String cookieValue(String name)
```
    Convenience method, returns cookie value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of cookie.
    
    Returns:
    
    cookie value.
  - text
```
protected String text(String cssQuery)
```
    Parses controller response content and selects content of HTML element using CSS selectors.
    Example:
```
     request().get("index");
     a(find("div[class='greeting']").shouldEqual("Hello!");
  
```
    Parameters:
    
    cssQuery - CSS query. Implementation is based on JSoup.
    
    Returns:
    
    contents of selected element as text.
  - count
```
public int count(String cssQuery)
```
    Parses controller response and counts elements that are found by a CSS query. Example:
```
     request().get("index");
     a(count("div[class='main']").shouldEqual(1);
  
```
    Parameters:
    
    cssQuery - CSS query. Implementation is based on JSoup.
    
    Returns:
    
    number of elements in HTML document that were matching the query.

Class RequestSpecHelper

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.javalite.activeweb.SpecHelper

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.javalite.activeweb.SpecHelper

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.javalite.test.jspec.JSpecSupport

Constructor Detail

RequestSpecHelper

Method Detail

atStart00

statusCode

contentType

responseContent

bytesContent

layout

template

assigns

vals

val

val

header

headers

headerNames

valString

valInteger

valLong

valDouble

valFloat

valBoolean

redirected

redirectValue

getCookies

cookie

cookieValue

text

count