Testing With The Angular HttpClientTestingModule

Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2024

Testing is an important part of software development, ensuring that your application functions correctly and meets the requirements. Angular provides a powerful module for testing HTTP requests called HttpClientTestingModule. This article will guide you through the process of setting up and using HttpClientTestingModule to test HTTP requests in your Angular application.

Steps to Test with HttpClientTestingModule

Step 1: Initialising the project

Let's create an angular project, and navigate into it with the below commands:

ng new angular-test
cd angular-test

Step 2: Create an API service

Now, create an API service in the angular application using the below command, to write the code to fetch the data using a public API.

ng generate service api

We will write the logic to fetch data from a public API, like `https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com` to fetch users data.

Project structure

Dependencies

"dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "^18.0.0",
    "@angular/common": "^18.0.0",
    "@angular/compiler": "^18.0.0",
    "@angular/core": "^18.0.0",
    "@angular/forms": "^18.0.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "^18.0.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^18.0.0",
    "@angular/router": "^18.0.0",
    "rxjs": "~7.8.0",
    "tslib": "^2.3.0",
    "zone.js": "~0.14.3"
}

Example: To demonstrate testing angular HttpClient Testing Moudle.

JavaScript

// api.service.spec.ts

import { TestBed, inject } from '@angular/core/testing';
import {
    HttpClientTestingModule,
    HttpTestingController
} from '@angular/common/http/testing';
import { UserService } from './api.service';
import { HttpEvent, HttpEventType } from '@angular/common/http';

describe('ApiService', () => {
    let service: UserService;

    beforeEach(() => {
        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
            imports: [HttpClientTestingModule],
            providers: [UserService]
        });
        service = TestBed.inject(UserService);
    });

    it(
        'should get users',
        inject(
            [HttpTestingController, UserService],
            (httpMock: HttpTestingController, userService: UserService) => {
                const mockUsers = [
                    { name: 'Alice', website: 'example.com' },
                    { name: 'Bob', website: 'example.org' }
                ];

                userService.getData().subscribe((event: HttpEvent<any>) => {
                    switch (event.type) {
                        case HttpEventType.Response:
                            expect(event.body).toEqual(mockUsers);
                    }
                });

                const mockReq = httpMock.expectOne(userService.url);

                expect(mockReq.cancelled).toBeFalsy();
                expect(mockReq.request.responseType).toEqual('json');
                mockReq.flush(mockUsers);

                httpMock.verify();
            }
        )
    );
});

JavaScript

//app.component.ts

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { RouterOutlet } from '@angular/router';
import { UserService } from './api.service';
import { HttpEvent, HttpEventType } from '@angular/common/http';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    standalone: true,
    imports: [RouterOutlet],
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrl: './app.component.css'
})
export class AppComponent {
    title = 'angular-test-2';
    users: any = [];

    constructor(private userService: UserService) { }

    ngOnInit() {
        this.fetchUsers();
    }

    fetchUsers() {
        this.userService.getData().subscribe((event: HttpEvent<any>) => {
            if (event.type === HttpEventType.Response) {
                this.users = event.body;
            }
        });
    }
}

JavaScript

//  api.service.ts

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpClient, HttpRequest } from '@angular/common/http';

@Injectable({
    providedIn: 'root'
})
export class UserService {
    url = 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users';

    constructor(private http: HttpClient) { }

    getData() {
        const req = new HttpRequest('GET', this.url, {
            reportProgress: true
        });

        return this.http.request(req);
    }
}

Run the test using the below command:

ng test --browsers=ChromeHeadless --include="src/app/api.service.spec.ts"

Output

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Steps to Test with HttpClientTestingModule

Step 1: Initialising the project

Step 2: Create an API service

Project structure

Dependencies

Run the test using the below command:

Output

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