akka.testkit

TestKit

class TestKit extends AnyRef

Test kit for testing actors. Inheriting from this trait enables reception of replies from actors, which are queued by an internal actor and can be examined using the expectMsg... methods. Assertions and bounds concerning timing are available in the form of within blocks.

class Test extends TestKit(ActorSystem()) {
    try {

      val test = system.actorOf(Props[SomeActor]

      within (1 second) {
        test ! SomeWork
        expectMsg(Result1) // bounded to 1 second
        expectMsg(Result2) // bounded to the remainder of the 1 second
      }

    } finally {
      system.shutdown()
    }
}

Beware of two points:

It should be noted that for CI servers and the like all maximum Durations are scaled using their Duration.dilated method, which uses the TestKitExtension.Settings.TestTimeFactor settable via akka.conf entry "akka.test.timefactor".

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  1. new TestKit(_system: ActorSystem)

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  1. final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  2. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

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  3. final def ##(): Int

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  4. final def ==(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  5. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

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  6. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

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  7. def awaitCond(p: ⇒ Boolean, max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, interval: Duration = 100.millis): Unit

    Await until the given condition evaluates to true or the timeout expires, whichever comes first.

    Await until the given condition evaluates to true or the timeout expires, whichever comes first.

    If no timeout is given, take it from the innermost enclosing within block.

    Note that the timeout is scaled using Duration.dilated, which uses the configuration entry "akka.test.timefactor".

  8. def clone(): AnyRef

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  9. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  10. def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

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  11. def expectMsg[T](max: Duration, obj: T): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals the given object.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals the given object. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

  12. def expectMsg[T](obj: T): T

    Same as expectMsg(remaining, obj), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  13. def expectMsgAllClassOf[T](max: Duration, obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which is of that class (equality, not conformance).

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which is of that class (equality, not conformance). This construct is useful when the order in which the objects are received is not fixed. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

  14. def expectMsgAllClassOf[T](obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Same as expectMsgAllClassOf(remaining, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  15. def expectMsgAllConformingOf[T](max: Duration, obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which conforms to that class (and vice versa).

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which conforms to that class (and vice versa). This construct is useful when the order in which the objects are received is not fixed. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    Beware that one object may satisfy all given class constraints, which may be counter-intuitive.

  16. def expectMsgAllConformingOf[T](obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Same as expectMsgAllConformingOf(remaining, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  17. def expectMsgAllOf[T](max: Duration, obj: T*): Seq[T]

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of objects and assert that for each given object one is received which equals it and vice versa.

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of objects and assert that for each given object one is received which equals it and vice versa. This construct is useful when the order in which the objects are received is not fixed. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

      dispatcher ! SomeWork1()
      dispatcher ! SomeWork2()
      expectMsgAllOf(1 second, Result1(), Result2())
    

  18. def expectMsgAllOf[T](obj: T*): Seq[T]

    Same as expectMsgAllOf(remaining, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  19. def expectMsgAnyClassOf[C](max: Duration, obj: Class[_ <: C]*): C

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to one of the given classes.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to one of the given classes. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

  20. def expectMsgAnyClassOf[C](obj: Class[_ <: C]*): C

    Same as expectMsgAnyClassOf(remaining, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  21. def expectMsgAnyOf[T](max: Duration, obj: T*): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals one of the given objects.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals one of the given objects. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

  22. def expectMsgAnyOf[T](obj: T*): T

    Same as expectMsgAnyOf(remaining, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  23. def expectMsgClass[C](max: Duration, c: Class[C]): C

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given class.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given class. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

  24. def expectMsgClass[C](c: Class[C]): C

    Same as expectMsgClass(remaining, c), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  25. def expectMsgPF[T](max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, hint: String = "")(f: PartialFunction[Any, T]): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that the given partial function accepts it.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that the given partial function accepts it. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    Use this variant to implement more complicated or conditional processing.

    returns

    the received object as transformed by the partial function

  26. def expectMsgType[T](max: Duration)(implicit m: Manifest[T]): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given type (after erasure).

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given type (after erasure). Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

  27. def expectMsgType[T](implicit m: Manifest[T]): T

    Same as expectMsgType[T](remaining), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  28. def expectNoMsg(max: Duration): Unit

    Assert that no message is received for the specified time.

  29. def expectNoMsg(): Unit

    Same as expectNoMsg(remaining), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

  30. def finalize(): Unit

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  31. def fishForMessage(max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, hint: String = "")(f: PartialFunction[Any, Boolean]): Any

    Hybrid of expectMsgPF and receiveWhile: receive messages while the partial function matches and returns false.

    Hybrid of expectMsgPF and receiveWhile: receive messages while the partial function matches and returns false. Use it to ignore certain messages while waiting for a specific message.

    returns

    the last received messsage, i.e. the first one for which the partial function returned true

  32. final def getClass(): java.lang.Class[_]

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  33. def hashCode(): Int

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  34. def ignoreMsg(f: PartialFunction[AnyRef, Boolean]): Unit

    Ignore all messages in the test actor for which the given partial function returns true.

  35. def ignoreNoMsg(): Unit

    Stop ignoring messages in the test actor.

  36. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

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  37. def lastSender: ActorRef

  38. def msgAvailable: Boolean

    Query queue status.

  39. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  40. final def notify(): Unit

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  41. final def notifyAll(): Unit

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  42. def now: Duration

    Obtain current time (System.nanoTime) as Duration.

  43. def receiveN(n: Int, max: Duration): Seq[AnyRef]

    Receive N messages in a row before the given deadline.

  44. def receiveN(n: Int): Seq[AnyRef]

    Same as receiveN(n, remaining) but correctly taking into account Duration.

    Same as receiveN(n, remaining) but correctly taking into account Duration.timeFactor.

  45. def receiveOne(max: Duration): AnyRef

    Receive one message from the internal queue of the TestActor.

    Receive one message from the internal queue of the TestActor. If the given duration is zero, the queue is polled (non-blocking).

    This method does NOT automatically scale its Duration parameter!

  46. def receiveWhile[T](max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, idle: Duration = Duration.Inf, messages: Int = Int.MaxValue)(f: PartialFunction[AnyRef, T]): Seq[T]

    Receive a series of messages until one does not match the given partial function or the idle timeout is met (disabled by default) or the overall maximum duration is elapsed.

    Receive a series of messages until one does not match the given partial function or the idle timeout is met (disabled by default) or the overall maximum duration is elapsed. Returns the sequence of messages.

    Note that it is not an error to hit the max duration in this case.

    One possible use of this method is for testing whether messages of certain characteristics are generated at a certain rate:

    test ! ScheduleTicks(100 millis)
    val series = receiveWhile(750 millis) {
        case Tick(count) => count
    }
    assert(series == (1 to 7).toList)
    

  47. def remaining: Duration

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or missing that it returns the properly dilated default for this case from settings (key "akka.

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or missing that it returns the properly dilated default for this case from settings (key "akka.test.single-expect-default").

  48. def setAutoPilot(pilot: AutoPilot): Unit

    Install an AutoPilot to drive the testActor: the AutoPilot will be run for each received message and can be used to send or forward messages, etc.

    Install an AutoPilot to drive the testActor: the AutoPilot will be run for each received message and can be used to send or forward messages, etc. Each invocation must return the AutoPilot for the next round.

  49. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

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  50. implicit val system: ActorSystem

  51. lazy val testActor: ActorRef

    ActorRef of the test actor.

    ActorRef of the test actor. Access is provided to enable e.g. registration as message target.

  52. val testKitSettings: TestKitSettings

  53. def toString(): String

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  54. def unwatch(ref: ActorRef): Unit

    Have the testActor stop watching someone (i.

    Have the testActor stop watching someone (i.e. context.unwatch(...)). Waits until the Watch message is received back using expectMsg.

  55. final def wait(): Unit

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  56. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

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  57. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

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  58. def watch(ref: ActorRef): Unit

    Have the testActor watch someone (i.

    Have the testActor watch someone (i.e. context.watch(...)). Waits until the Watch message is received back using expectMsg.

  59. def within[T](max: Duration)(f: ⇒ T): T

    Same as calling within(0 seconds, max)(f).

  60. def within[T](min: Duration, max: Duration)(f: ⇒ T): T

    Execute code block while bounding its execution time between min and max.

    Execute code block while bounding its execution time between min and max. within blocks may be nested. All methods in this trait which take maximum wait times are available in a version which implicitly uses the remaining time governed by the innermost enclosing within block.

    Note that the timeout is scaled using Duration.dilated, which uses the configuration entry "akka.test.timefactor", while the min Duration is not.

    val ret = within(50 millis) {
            test ! "ping"
            expectMsgClass(classOf[String])
          }
    

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