asp.net mvc - How to unit-test an MVC controller action which depends on authentication in c#?

Question

I'd like to write (in c#) a unit-test for an MVC controller action which might return one view or the other, depending on whether the request is authenticated. How can this be done?

Answer 1

You can mock your Request. Something like this (Moq using):

var request = new Mock<HttpRequestBase>();
request.SetupGet(x => x.IsAuthenticated).Returns(true); // or false

var context = new Mock<HttpContextBase>();
context.SetupGet(x => x.Request).Returns(request.Object);

var controller = new YourController();
controller.ControllerContext = 
       new ControllerContext(context.Object, new RouteData(), controller);

// test

ViewResult viewResult = (ViewResult)controller.SomeAction();

Assert.True(viewResult.ViewName == "ViewForAuthenticatedRequest");