Validation Tests #
Sometimes we want the inputs to be configurable, but we also want to put constraints on those inputs or validate that the input is valid.
Suppose for the HitCounter construct we want to allow the user to specify the read_capacity on the DynamoDB
table, but we also want to ensure the value is within a reasonable range. We can write a test to make sure
that the validation logic works: pass in invalid values and see what happens.
First, add a read_capacity property to HitCounter:
class HitCounter(Construct):
@property
def handler(self):
return self._handler
@property
def table(self):
return self._table
def __init__(self, scope: Construct, id: str, downstream: _lambda.IFunction, read_capacity: int = 5, **kwargs):
...Then update the DynamoDB table resource to add the read_capacity property.
self._table = ddb.Table(
self, 'Hits',
partition_key={'name': 'path', 'type': ddb.AttributeType.STRING},
encryption=ddb.TableEncryption.AWS_MANAGED,
read_capacity=read_capacity,
)Now add a validation which will throw an error if the read_capacity is not in the allowed range.
class HitCounter(Construct):
@property
def handler(self):
return self._handler
@property
def table(self):
return self._table
def __init__(self, scope: Construct, id: str, downstream: _lambda.IFunction, read_capacity: int = 5, **kwargs):
if read_capacity < 5 or read_capacity > 20:
raise ValueError("readCapacity must be greater than 5 or less than 20")
super().__init__(scope, id, **kwargs)
...Now lets add a test that validates the error is thrown.
def test_dynamodb_raises():
stack = Stack()
with pytest.raises(Exception):
HitCounter(stack, "HitCounter",
downstream=_lambda.Function(stack, "TestFunction",
runtime=_lambda.Runtime.PYTHON_3_7,
handler='hello.handler',
code=_lambda.Code.from_asset('lambda')),
read_capacity=1,
)
Run the test.
$ pytest
You should see an output like this:
$ pytest
================================================================================================= test session starts =================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.9.6, pytest-6.2.5, py-1.10.0, pluggy-1.0.0
rootdir: ...
collected 4 items
tests/unit/test_cdk_workshop.py .... [100%]
================================================================================================== 4 passed in 1.59s ==================================================================================================