run test on local API

MattRvt2 years ago

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const users = await payload.find({
            collection: 'users'
        });
expect(users).toBeDefined();

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  denolfe

  2 years ago

  Hey @MattRvt , we do testing like this within Payload's test suite. That would probably be a good place to start. The high-level idea is that you'll need to call payload.init within your test suite before making any calls via the local API.

  For example, looking at our access-control test suite:

  • There is a beforeAll block that calls a helper function - link
  • The helper function calls payload.init internally - link

  Data seeding can either be done within a jest block or done via the onInit config function
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  MattRvt2 years ago

  Payload init

  That's what I saw in the repository, but I was afraid it was an oversized solution. But if it's the best one, I'll use it.

  DB init

  My test DB contains about 100 entries. So I'm looking for a way to import them all at once.

  To fill the DB, it is not possible to use a dump (created with mongodump) as mongodb-memory-server does not allow to do it directly, but maybe there is another solution.

  I will try to export my database in JSON and then import it using the method you describe, but it doesn't seem to be an ideal solution.

  Is it possible to use my local DB?

  Payload will automatically attempt to use mongodb-memory-server if two conditions are met:

  1. It is locally installed in your project
  2. NODE_ENV is equal to test

  So, I simply uninstall mongodb-memory-server and Payload is still trying to use mongodb-memory-server

  I will try to export my database in JSON and then import it using the method you describe, but it doesn't seem to be an ideal solution.

  Thank you for your help