Run automated tests

This example will help you implement and run automated tests with Forest Admin.

A typical use case, would be to run automated test on:
your different smart actions
your CRUD routes
to avoid testing them manually.
Testing CRUD routes
Testing smart actions
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const axios = require('axios');
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const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
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const FOREST_AUTH_SECRET = //The content of the FOREST_AUTH_SECRET from your app
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// All the informations below are base64 encoded in your JWT token.
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const user = {
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  id: //the id of the user to connect with,
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  email: //the email of the user to connect with,
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  firstName: //the first name of the user to connect with,
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  lastName: //the last name of the user to connect with,
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  team: //the team name (case sensitive) to connect to,
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  renderingId: //the rendering ID to connect to,
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}
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function getUserToken() {
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  return jwt.sign(user, FOREST_AUTH_SECRET, {
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    expiresIn: '30 minutes',
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  });
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}
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async function getAddress() {  
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  const forestToken = getUserToken();  
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  const config = {
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    method: 'get',
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    url: 'http://localhost:3310/forest/addresses/5ff4738a2798354aa24794e7', //example url to get data
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    headers: {
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      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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      'Authorization': `Bearer ${forestToken}`,
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    },
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  };  
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  try {
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    return await axios(config); //this performs the call
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  } catch(e) {
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    console.log(e);
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  }
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}
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​
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/**
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 * Here is an example about how to retrieve your data
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 */
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getAddress().then((address) => {
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  console.log(address.data.data.attributes);
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})
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const axios = require('axios');
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const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
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​
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const FOREST_AUTH_SECRET = //The content of the FOREST_AUTH_SECRET from your app
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const user = {
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  id: //the id of the user to connect with,
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  email: //the email of the user to connect with,
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  firstName: //the first name of the user to connect with,
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  lastName: //the last name of the user to connect with,
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  team: //the team name (case sensitive) to connect to,
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  renderingId: //the rendering ID to connect to,
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}
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​
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function getUserToken() {
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  return jwt.sign(user, FOREST_AUTH_SECRET, {
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    expiresIn: '30 minutes',
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  });
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}
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function testAction() {
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  const forestToken = getUserToken();
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  const config = {
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    method: 'post',
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    url: 'http://localhost:3310/forest/actions/smart-action-name', // the url to call your smart action
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    headers: {
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      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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      'Authorization': `Bearer ${forestToken}`,
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    },
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    data: {
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      data: {
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        attributes: {
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          collection_name: '', // the collection name to apply the action to
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          ids: [], // the ids to apply the smart action to, in an array of string
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          values: { }, // your form values if you have any with the format fieldName: value
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        },
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      },
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    }
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  };
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  return axios(config); //this performs the call
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}
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/**
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 * Here is an example about how to retrieve your data
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 */
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testAction().then((response) => {
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  console.log(response);
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}).catch((error) => {
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  console.log(error);
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});
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