Faking Asynchronous Methods

You can fake async methods.

When to Use

When the method you wish to test is Asynchronous.

Syntax

C#

Isolate.WhenCalled(()=>ClassUnderTest.method()).WillReturn(Task.FromResult(return value));

var result = await ClassUnderTest.method();

VB

Isolate.WhenCalled(Function() ClassUnderTest.method()).WillReturn(Task.FromResult(return value))

Dim result = Await ClassUnderTest.method()

Sample 1: Faking the Result of an Asynchronous method

The following sample shows how to fake the result of an async method.

Method Under Test:

C#

public async Task<ActionResult> Login(LoginViewModel model, string returnUrl)
{
    var result = await SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(model.Email, model.Password, model.RememberMe, shouldLockout: false);
}

VB

Public Async Function Login(model As LoginViewModel, returnUrl As String) As Task(Of ActionResult)
    Dim result = Await SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(model.Email, model.Password, model.RememberMe, shouldLockout := False)
End Function

Test:

C#

var controller = new AccountController(); 
// Faking an async method, note that we are using Task.FromResult
Isolate.WhenCalled(() => controller.SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(null, null, true, true)).WillReturn(Task.FromResult(SignInStatus.Failure));
var result = await controller.Login(loginData, "http://www.typemock.com/");

VB

Dim controller = New AccountController()

' Faking an async method, note that we are using Task.FromResult
Isolate.WhenCalled(Function() controller.SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(Nothing, Nothing, True, True)).WillReturn(Task.FromResult(SignInStatus.Failure))

Dim result = Await controller.Login(loginData, "http://www.typemock.com/")