repository get an instance of a context from a bootstrap container - unit-testing

Question

the repository is a prop of an Mvc controller, i'm trying to write a test method to check this controller,
but i get an error in the container call...
i'm new in mvc and testing.. so i dont know where to start
how can i do this?
this is how the test looks like:
public void SomeTest()
{
var controller= new SomeController();
var result = SomeController.Index();
Assert.IsNotNull(result);
}
The error i recive when i run the test
an exception of type System.NullReferenceException occurred in SomeContext.dll but was not handled in user code

Answer 1

Has your repository been initialized?
In your controller:
private Repository Repository {get;set;}
public ActionResult Index()
{
Repository = new Repository();
var something = Repository.DoSomeWork();
return View(something);
}
In your test class:
public void SomeTest()
{
var controller = new SomeController();
var result = controller.Index();
Assert.IsNotNull(result);
}
or if you are using dependency injection, with Ninject property injection you can try using Moq to inject the class:
public class SomeController : Controller
{
private IRepository repository;
[Inject]
public IRepository Repository
{
get { return repository; }
set { repository = value; }
}
// GET: /Some/
public ActionResult Index()
{
var someCollection = Repository.SomeMethod("some parameter");
foreach (var value in someCollection)
{
ViewData["message"] += value;
}
return View(someCollection);
}
}
and the test class with moq:
public class SomeTestClass
{
private Mock<IRepository> mockRepository;
[Test]
public void GivenSometestThenExpectSomeResult()
{
// Arrange
var controller = new SomeController();
mockRepository = new Mock<IRepository>();
mockRepository.Setup(x => x.SomeMethod(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new List<string>());
controller.Repository = mockRepository.Object;
// Act
ActionResult result = controller.Index();
// Assert
Assert.AreEqual("Index", result.ViewName);
}
}