Test Message Adapters in Akka Typed

Question

I am using Akka Typed (version 2.6.8) and I developed an actor that uses a message adapter .

object EncoderClient {
sealed trait Command
final case class KeepASecret(secret: String) extends Command
private final case class WrappedEncoderResponse(response: Encoded) extends Command

def apply(encoder: ActorRef[Encode]): Behavior[Command] =
  Behaviors.setup { context =>
    val encoderResponseMapper: ActorRef[Encoded] =
      context.messageAdapter(response => WrappedEncoderResponse(response))
    Behaviors.receiveMessage {
      case KeepASecret(secret) =>
        encoder ! Encode(secret, encoderResponseMapper)
        Behaviors.same
      case WrappedEncoderResponse(response) =>
        context.log.info(s"I will keep a secret for you: ${response.payload}")
        Behaviors.same
    }
  }
}

I want to test the effect of creation of the Message Adapter. I see that there is a class in the testkit library, MessageAdapter that seems to be a perfect fit to my needs.

However, I can't find anywhere an example of how to use it. Any help?

Answer 1

The MessageAdapter effect in the behavior testkit only signals that an adapter was created, as a result of a message or actor start. It won't help you with verifying that your adapter works.

You can inject a test probe for the encoder , expect a Encode message to get a hold of the message adapter ActorRef in the message. Something like this:

val probe = createTestProbe[Encode]()
val actor = spawn(EncoderClient(probe.ref))
actor ! KeepASecret("hush")
val encodeRequest = probe.receiveMessage()
encodeRequest ! Encoded(...)
// ... verify whatever happens on adapted response arriving...

Answer 2

I found a solution to my problem. If you're interested in testing if a message adapter is created by an actor for a particular type T , then you can use the BehaviorTestKit.expectEffectPF method.

It follows an example:

"EncoderClient" should "send an encoding request to the encode" in {
  val encoder = TestInbox[Encode]()
  val client = BehaviorTestKit(EncoderClient(encoder.ref))
  client.run(KeepASecret("My secret"))
  client.expectEffectPF {
    case MessageAdapter(clazz, _) if clazz == classOf[Encoded] =>
  }
}

If the object clazz is not of the tested type, the test fails.

Instead, if you're interested in testing that the message adapter works correctly, then, use the strategy suggested by johanandren .