#241: Add tests for ping endpoint

test/db/endpoints/test_ping_db.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
+
+from datagateway_api.common.backends import create_backend
+from datagateway_api.common.constants import Constants
+from datagateway_api.common.exceptions import DatabaseError
+
+
+class TestICATPing:
+    def test_valid_ping(self, flask_test_app_db):
+        test_response = flask_test_app_db.get("/ping")
+
+        assert test_response.json == Constants.PING_OK_RESPONSE
+
+    def test_invalid_ping(self):
+        with patch(
+            "sqlalchemy.engine.reflection.Inspector.get_table_names",
+            side_effect=SQLAlchemyError("Mocked Exception"),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(DatabaseError):
+                backend = create_backend("db")
+                backend.ping()

test/icat/endpoints/test_ping_icat.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from icat.exception import ICATError
+import pytest
+
+from datagateway_api.common.backends import create_backend
+from datagateway_api.common.constants import Constants
+from datagateway_api.common.exceptions import PythonICATError
+from datagateway_api.common.icat.icat_client_pool import create_client_pool
+
+
+class TestICATPing:
+    def test_valid_ping(self, flask_test_app_icat):
+        test_response = flask_test_app_icat.get("/ping")
+
+        assert test_response.json == Constants.PING_OK_RESPONSE
+
+    def test_invalid_ping(self):
+        with patch(
+            "icat.client.Client.getEntityNames",
+            side_effect=ICATError("Mocked Exception"),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(PythonICATError):
+                backend = create_backend("python_icat")
+                client_pool = create_client_pool()
+                backend.ping(client_pool=client_pool)

test/test_backends.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class DummyBackend(Backend):
         facilitycycle_id = "facilitycycle_id"
         id_ = "id_"
 
+        assert d.ping() is None
         assert d.login(credentials) is None
         assert d.get_session_details(session_id) is None
         assert d.refresh(session_id) is None