Restricting access to a webservice in ASP.NET

Restricting access to a webservice can be done via web.config but if you would want to make the decision at runtime then here is an example of how you could achieve this

 

protected void Application_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  if (/*Condition*/)
  {
    if (HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString().Contains("Admin.asmx"))
    {
       HttpContext.Current.Response.StatusCode = 404;
    }
   }
}

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.
Josh Billings

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Mock frameworks for .NET Part 2

As we have already seen the basics of Mock framework, let's look at some of Mock frameworks that are available and understand what they do or don't support.

NMock

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Software License	Apache License 2.0
Last Active	Jul-2011
Latest Version	NMock3
Supported .NET Version	.NET 4.0
Build Server Integration	No
Code Coverate Integration	No
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	No
Mock Legacy Code	No
Auto Recursive Fakes	No
Fake Dependencies	No
Url	http://nmock3.codeplex.com/

TypeMock

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Software License	Commercial
Last Active	Jul-2013
Latest Version	Isolater 7.4.1
Supported .NET Version	.NET 4.0
Build Server Integration	Yes (Microsoft TFS, MSBuild, Nant, Final Builder)
Code Coverate Integration	Yes (CoverageEye, NCover, PartCover, DevPartner, Clover.NET, ExactMagic's TestMatrix, MSTest Code Coverage (Visual Studio and Team System), dotTrace, ReSharper, AQtime)
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	Yes
Mock Legacy Code	Yes
Auto Recursive Fakes	Yes
Fake Dependencies	Yes
Url	http://www.typemock.com/isolator-product-page

Rhino Mocks

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Software License	BSD license
Last Active	Jan-2010
Latest Version	Rhino Mocks 3.6
Supported .NET Version	.NET 3.5
Build Server Integration	No
Code Coverate Integration	No
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	Yes
Mock Legacy Code	No
Auto Recursive Fakes	No
Fake Dependencies	No
Url	http://hibernatingrhinos.com/oss/rhino-mocks

Moq

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Software License	BSD license
Last Active	Apr-2011
Latest Version	Moq 4.0
Supported .NET Version	.NET 3.5
Build Server Integration	No
Code Coverate Integration	No
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	Yes
Mock Legacy Code	No
Auto Recursive Fakes	No
Fake Dependencies	No
Url	https://code.google.com/p/moq/

Nsubstitute

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Software License	BSD license
Last Active	Aug-13
Latest Version	NSubstitute-1.6.1.0
Supported .NET Version	.NET 4.0
Build Server Integration	No
Code Coverate Integration	No
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	Yes
Mock Legacy Code	No
Auto Recursive Fakes	No
Fake Dependencies	No
Url	http://nsubstitute.github.io/

JustMock

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Software License	Full Version - Commercial, Lite - Free
Last Active	Oct-2013
Latest Version	V 2013.3.1015.0
Supported .NET Version	.NET 4.0
Build Server Integration	Yes (TFS, CruiseControl.NET, Team City & Jenkins etc)
Code Coverate Integration	Yes (NCover, PartCover, JetBrains dotTrace, PostSharp etc)
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	Yes
Mock Legacy Code	Yes
Auto Recursive Fakes	Yes
Fake Dependencies	Yes
Url	http://www.telerik.com/products/mocking.aspx

FakeItEasy

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Software License	MIT License
Last Active	Oct-2013
Latest Version	v 1.13.1
Supported .NET Version	.NET 3.5
Build Server Integration	No
Code Coverate Integration	No
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	Yes
Mock Legacy Code	No
Auto Recursive Fakes	Yes
Fake Dependencies	No
Url	https://github.com/FakeItEasy/FakeItEasy

Microsoft Flakes

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Software License	Commercial with Visual Studio
Last Active	Mar-2013
Latest Version	-
Supported .NET Version	.NET 4.0
Build Server Integration	No
Code Coverate Integration	No
Mock Interfaces	Yes
Mock Everything	Yes
Mock Legacy Code	No
Auto Recursive Fakes	No
Fake Dependencies	No
Url	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh549175.aspx

Now you should be able to select the right framework that suits your needs.

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Bill Gates

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Mock frameworks for .NET Part 1

Mock frameworks are used for unit testing your code and are used for Test Driven Development (TDD). A mock framework should support Arrange Act Assert (AAA) pattern. There are various mock frameworks available and choosing the right one is not easy. Before looking at various frameworks available let's understand some basics of what a framework should have to be known as a Mock framework.

Mock Interfaces & abstract classes

Interfaces or Abstract classes allows Mock framework to be able to create stubs, A stub is a small block of code that is replacement of another component or code block. TDD approach of R-G-R (Red-Green-Refactor) is an example where a stub might be useful. In order to make a test successfull (Green), you would need a stub for places where actual definition is either not written or unknown.

Mock Everything in .NET

Able to mock everything in a class, such as

• mock dependent objects
• non-virtual methods
• sealed classes
• static methods
• static classes
• non-public members
• non-public types

Mock Legacy Code

Assume some legacy code that has got some core business logic but has been designed/coded way before TDD has even started

• no interfaces
• no abstract classes
• has dependencies

Auto Recursive Fakes

Once a mock is created some methods and properties will automatically return non null values such as interfaces, delegate, virtual class etc. This is also known as recursive mock.

Fake Dependencies

If a mock is dependent on another object, framework should allow to either populate or assign dependency so as to make the test succeed. Most of the frameworks will support it by default.

Unit Test Integration

Allow easy integration with unit test tools such as NUnit, MSTest, Xunit etc.

Build Server Integration

Mock framework should allow you to be able to automate unit tests as part of your build & continuous integration. It should be able to support various build servers such as TFS, MSBuild, Nant, CruiseControl.NET etc

Code coverage Integration

Mock framework should allow to be integrated with 3rd party code coverage so as to produce various metrics that can easily point out areas of code that has not been covered by a unit test or has been wrongly written. It should be able to support various 3rd party code coverage software such as NCover, MSTest Code Coverage, ReSharper etc.

All of the these are only related to .net code. The mock framework features that are required for javascript mocking is out of scope of this article. The list of mock frameworks can be seen at Mock frameworks for .NET Part 2

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Stephen Hawking

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