https://blog.devops-monk.com/tags/mockmvc/Recent content in Mockmvc on Devops MonkHugoen-usMon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-security/testing-spring-security/Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-security/testing-spring-security/Why Security Tests Are Non-Negotiable A security configuration that is never tested is a security configuration that is probably wrong. URL patterns have subtle ordering rules. Method security annotations are silently ignored if @EnableMethodSecurity is missing. CSRF tokens must be present in the right form. Testing is the only way to know your authorization rules are actually enforced. Test Dependencies <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId> <artifactId>spring-security-test</artifactId> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> @WithMockUser The simplest way to simulate an authenticated user.https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-boot-web-layer-testing/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-boot-web-layer-testing/Controller tests verify HTTP mapping, request parsing, validation, serialization, and security — without starting a full server. @WebMvcTest + MockMvc gives you a fast, focused web layer test. @WebMvcTest — What It Loads @WebMvcTest(OrderController.class) class OrderControllerTest { // Spring loads: // - Your @Controller class (and its dependencies) // - DispatcherServlet, MVC configuration // - Jackson ObjectMapper // - Security (if configured) // // Spring does NOT load: // - @Service, @Repository beans // - Database, JPA // // You @MockBean all services } Basic Controller Test @WebMvcTest(OrderController.