Using Moq to verify in C#

Question

I'm trying to mock a database so that I can verify that the save method was called. I have a project which saves to a database, it takes a list of the objects to save, and a connection string.

this._database.Save<Constraint>(constraints, "DEFAULT");

When I debug I can see that the test successfully goes into my project with a mocked database, and that it hits the save line exactly once.

In my test project I create an instance of the class calling the save method, create and create a mock database, and use .Setup for the save method.

private Mock<IDatabase> _mockDatabase;
...
_mockDatabase = new Mock<IDatabase>();
_mockDatabase.Setup(d => d.Save<Types.Constraint>(It.IsAny<Types.Constraint>(), It.IsAny<String>()));

Then in my test method, I call .Verify to make sure that save was called one time.

_mockDatabase.Verify(d => d.Save<Constraint>(It.IsAny<Constraint>(), It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Once);

However the test fails on this verify. Does anyone know how I can fix this? Thanks for any help/ideas!

Moq.MockException:
Expected invocation on the mock once, but was 0 times: d => d.Save(It.IsAny(), It.IsAny())

Configured setups:
d => d.Save(It.IsAny(), It.IsAny()), Times.Never

Performed invocations:
IDatabase.Save(System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Types.Constraint], "DEFAULT")

Do you have an overload of Save that takes a collection of Constraint objects? Because that's what it looks like was invoked according to the failure message. — Patrick Quirk

Joel R Michaliszen Joel R Michaliszen · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-05T20:38:03

With your code, what you sending is a List<Constraint> and you are expecting is a Constraint so:

Change the setup to :

_mockDatabase.Setup(d => d.Save<Constraint>(It.IsAny<List<Constraint>>(), It.IsAny<String>()));

and Verify to :

_mockDatabase.Verify(d => d.Save<Constraint>(It.IsAny<List<Constraint>>(), It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Once);

Using Moq to verify in C#

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