Ktor Matchers
Code is kept on a separate repository and on a different group: io.kotest.extensions.
Full Dependency
implementation("io.kotest.extensions:kotest-assertions-ktor:version")
implementation "io.kotest.extensions:kotest-assertions-ktor:version"
Matchers for Ktor are provided by the kotest-assertions-ktor module.
Test Application Response​
The following matchers are used when testing via the ktor server testkit.
| Matcher | Description |
|---|---|
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveStatus(HttpStatusCode) | Asserts that the response had the given http status code |
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveContent(content) | Asserts that the response has the given body |
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveContentType(ContentType) | Asserts that the response has the given Content Type |
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveHeader(name, value) | Asserts that the response included the given name=value header |
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveCookie(name, value) | Asserts that the response included the given cookie |
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveCacheControl(value) | Asserts that the response included the given cache control header |
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveETag(value) | Asserts that the response included the given etag header |
TestApplicationResponse.shouldHaveContentEncoding(value) | Asserts that the response included the given content encoding header |
HttpResponse​
The following matchers can be used against responses from the ktor http client.
| Matcher | Description |
|---|---|
HttpResponse.shouldHaveStatus(HttpStatusCode) | Asserts that the response had the given http status code |
HttpResponse.shouldHaveContentType(ContentType) | Asserts that the response has the given Content Type |
HttpResponse.shouldHaveHeader(name, value) | Asserts that the response included the given name=value header |
HttpResponse.shouldHaveVersion(HttpProtocolVersion) | Asserts that the response used the given protocol version |
HttpResponse.shouldHaveCacheControl(value) | Asserts that the response included the given cache control header |
HttpResponse.shouldHaveETag(value) | Asserts that the response included the given etag header |
HttpResponse.shouldHaveContentEncoding(value) | Asserts that the response included the given content encoding header |