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Asked: 2026-05-25T21:33:58+00:00

I’m trying to write a unit test of a repository implementation. The repository uses

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I’m trying to write a unit test of a repository implementation. The repository uses RavenDB as a database. For the unit tests, I would like to mock the RavenDB parts. In order to create the mocks (fakes) I’m using FakeItEasy. I figured there wouldn’t be any problems with the mocking/faking since the RavenDB API is accessed through interfaces.

I do however have a problem when trying to instantiate a specific mock. The relevant parts of my unit test code looks like this:

[Fact]
public void Test() {
    UserDocument doc = ...;
    IQueryable<UserDocument> where = A.Fake<IQueryable<UserDocument>>();
    A.CallTo(() => where.First()).Returns(doc);
    IRavenQueryable<UserDocument> query = A.Fake<IRavenQueryable<UserDocument>>();
    IDocumentSession session = A.Fake<IDocumentSession>();
    A.CallTo(() => session.Query<UserDocument>()).Returns(query);
    IDocumentStore store = A.Fake<IDocumentStore>();
    A.CallTo(() => store.OpenSession()).Returns(session);
    .
    .
    .
}

When instantiating the IRavenQueryable fake I get an exception. This is the log from the Xunit.net runner:

UnitTest.Test : FakeItEasy.Core.FakeCreationException : 
  Failed to create fake of type "System.Linq.IQueryable`1[UserDocument]".

  Below is a list of reasons for failure per attempted constructor:
    No constructor arguments failed:
      No default constructor was found on the type System.Linq.IQueryable`1[UserDocument].


Stack Trace:
   vid FakeItEasy.Core.DefaultExceptionThrower.ThrowFailedToGenerateProxyWithResolvedConstructors(Type typeOfFake, String reasonForFailureOfUnspecifiedConstructor, IEnumerable`1 resolvedConstructors)
   vid FakeItEasy.Creation.FakeObjectCreator.TryCreateFakeWithDummyArgumentsForConstructor(Type typeOfFake, FakeOptions fakeOptions, IDummyValueCreationSession session, String failReasonForDefaultConstructor, Boolean throwOnFailure)
   vid FakeItEasy.Creation.FakeObjectCreator.CreateFake(Type typeOfFake, FakeOptions fakeOptions, IDummyValueCreationSession session, Boolean throwOnFailure)
   vid FakeItEasy.Creation.DefaultFakeAndDummyManager.CreateFake(Type typeOfFake, FakeOptions options)
   vid FakeItEasy.Creation.DefaultFakeCreatorFacade.CreateFake[T](Action`1 options)

The “no default constructor found” doesn’t make any sense since what I’m trying to fake is an interface. Does anyone have a suggestion what the problem might be?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re correct in that the exception message does not make any sense, this is a bug. It would be great if you could supply a VS-solution that reproduces the bug and file an issue here: https://github.com/patrik-hagne/FakeItEasy/

    The bug is in that the wrong exception message is used, however there must be something wrong that makes the fake creation go wrong. Is the "UserDocument"-type public? If it is internal and you have given your test-project access to it through the use of InternalsVisibleToAttribute you must give the proxy generating library access to it as well: https://fakeiteasy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/how-to-fake-internal-types/#how-to-fake-internal-friend-in-vb-types.

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