Is there a way to connect client & server test engines? So that a Ktor client with test engine e...

# ktor

[Marc Knaup]

Is there a way to connect client & server test engines?
So that a Ktor client with test engine executes its request on a Ktor server with test engine.

[e5l]

Yep, there is TestApplicationEngine and it works with client as well

[Marc Knaup]

How do I connect the two? So that HttpClient uses the TestApplicationEngine to run requests in the server pipeline.

[e5l]

TestApplicationEngine class has client field

[e5l]

so when you use this client instance, engine will get all requests

[e5l]

Here is the example: https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/blob/c52e23bf620698112a294f5f5cab3a2230f6d0be/ktor-features/ktor-gson/jvm/test/io/ktor/tests/gson/GsonBlockingTest.kt

[e5l]

withApplication creates test server with test engine, and the client is used in 54 line to make the request

[e5l]

All requires stuff is available in ktor-server-test-host module

[Marc Knaup]

Ah, TestHttpClientEngine. I need an engine factory.
That will do, thank you 🙏