Question

Play has a nifty file upload mechanism where uploads can be performed like so:

the model…

import play.db.jpa.Blob;

@Entity
public class User extends Model {

   public String name;
   public Blob photo;
}

the form…

#{form @addUser(), enctype:'multipart/form-data'}
   <input type="file" name="user.photo">
   <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload">
#{/form}

the controller…

public static void addUser(User user) {
   user.save();
   index();
}

Which is nice and simple, however I’m stuck on how to write a unit test for the model. How can I test it with a file that doesn’t go through the upload process?

thanks!

Answer 1

You could just create a new Blob();

Open a file on your disk (you could add a file in you project for this test)

And use this method from the play.db.jpa.Blob class to load the file in the blob.
set(InputStream is, String type);

Let me know if it works.