Testing Essentials

mix test test/my_app/accounts_test.exs  # Should fail first
# ... implement ...
mix test test/my_app/accounts_test.exs  # Should pass

defmodule MyApp.AccountsTest do
  use MyApp.DataCase, async: true

  alias MyApp.Accounts
  import MyApp.AccountsFixtures
end

defmodule MyAppWeb.UserLiveTest do
  use MyAppWeb.ConnCase, async: true

  import Phoenix.LiveViewTest
  import MyApp.AccountsFixtures
end

defmodule MyApp.AccountsFixtures do
  def user_fixture(attrs \\ %{}) do
    {:ok, user} =
      attrs
      |> Enum.into(%{
        email: "user#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}@example.com",
        password: "hello world!"
      })
      |> MyApp.Accounts.register_user()

    user
  end
end

describe "create_post/1" do
  test "with valid attrs creates a post" do
    assert {:ok, %Post{} = post} = Blog.create_post(%{title: "Hello"})
    assert post.title == "Hello"
  end

  test "with invalid attrs returns error changeset" do
    assert {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} = Blog.create_post(%{})
    assert %{title: ["can't be blank"]} = errors_on(changeset)
  end
end

describe "index" do
  test "lists posts", %{conn: conn} do
    post = post_fixture()
    {:ok, _lv, html} = live(conn, ~p"/posts")
    assert html =~ post.title
  end

  test "unauthorized user is redirected", %{conn: conn} do
    {:error, {:redirect, %{to: path}}} = live(conn, ~p"/admin/posts")
    assert path == ~p"/login"
  end
end

describe "create" do
  test "saves post with valid attrs", %{conn: conn} do
    {:ok, lv, _html} = live(conn, ~p"/posts/new")

    lv
    |> form("#post-form", post: %{title: "New Post"})
    |> render_submit()

    assert has_element?(lv, "p", "Post created")
  end

  test "shows errors with invalid attrs", %{conn: conn} do
    {:ok, lv, _html} = live(conn, ~p"/posts/new")

    lv
    |> form("#post-form", post: %{title: ""})
    |> render_submit()

    assert has_element?(lv, "p.alert", "can't be blank")
  end
end

describe "changeset/2" do
  test "valid attrs" do
    assert %Ecto.Changeset{valid?: true} = Post.changeset(%Post{}, %{title: "Hello"})
  end

  test "requires title" do
    changeset = Post.changeset(%Post{}, %{})
    assert %{title: ["can't be blank"]} = errors_on(changeset)
  end
end

defmodule MyAppWeb.PostLiveTest do
  use MyAppWeb.ConnCase, async: true

  import MyApp.AccountsFixtures
  import MyApp.BlogFixtures

  setup [:register_and_log_in_user, :create_post]

  test "owner can edit post", %{conn: conn, post: post} do
    {:ok, lv, _html} = live(conn, ~p"/posts/#{post}/edit")
    assert has_element?(lv, "#post-form")
  end

  defp create_post(%{user: user}) do
    %{post: post_fixture(user_id: user.id)}
  end
end

# Bad — breaks after 2026
assert post.published_at == ~U[2026-01-15 12:00:00Z]

# Good — relative to now
now = DateTime.utc_now(:second)
assert DateTime.diff(post.inserted_at, now, :second) < 5

# Good — build relative dates for filtering/sorting
past = DateTime.add(DateTime.utc_now(:second), -7, :day)
future = DateTime.add(DateTime.utc_now(:second), 7, :day)
old_post = post_fixture(published_at: past)
new_post = post_fixture(published_at: future)
assert Blog.list_published_posts() == [old_post]