How to mock the CreateResponse extension method on HttpRequestMessage

Question

I\'m using ASP.Net MVC 4 RC\'s ApiController and I\'m trying to unit test a GET method.

This method uses the CreateResponse method that\'s on t

Answer 1

WebAPI 1 with VB here!

I managed to hybrid responses from your link above to get this to work as simple as this:

Dim request As HttpRequestMessage = New HttpRequestMessage()
Return request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, myCustomClassObject, GlobalConfiguration.Configuration)

Just posting in case it helps anyone.

Answer 2

This was solved by specifying an empty configuration:

request.Properties.Add(HttpPropertyKeys.HttpConfigurationKey, new HttpConfiguration());

I got the answer to that from here

ASP.NET WebApi unit testing with Request.CreateResponse