Refactor async result handling in Spring MVC Test

This change removes the use of a CountDownLatch to wait for the
asynchronously computed controller method return value. Instead we
check in a loop every 200 milliseconds if the result has been set.
If the result is not set within the specified amount of time to wait
an IllegalStateException is raised.

Additional changes:
 - Use AtomicReference to hold the async result
 - Remove @Ignore annotations on AsyncTests methods
 - Remove checks for the presence of Servlet 3

Issue: SPR-11516

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/DefaultMvcResult.java

@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 package org.springframework.test.web.servlet;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.FlashMap;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ class DefaultMvcResult implements MvcResult {
 
 	private Exception resolvedException;
 
-	private Object asyncResult = RESULT_NONE;
+	private final AtomicReference<Object> asyncResult = new AtomicReference<Object>(RESULT_NONE);
 
 	private CountDownLatch asyncResultLatch;
 
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ class DefaultMvcResult implements MvcResult {
 	}
 
 	public void setAsyncResult(Object asyncResult) {
-		this.asyncResult = asyncResult;
+		this.asyncResult.set(asyncResult);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -125,35 +124,30 @@ class DefaultMvcResult implements MvcResult {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getAsyncResult(long timeout) {
+	public Object getAsyncResult(long timeToWait) {
-		if (this.asyncResult == RESULT_NONE) {
+
-			if ((timeout != 0) && this.mockRequest.isAsyncStarted()) {
+		if (this.mockRequest.getAsyncContext() != null) {
-				if (timeout == -1) {
+			timeToWait = (timeToWait == -1 ? this.mockRequest.getAsyncContext().getTimeout() : timeToWait);
-					timeout = this.mockRequest.getAsyncContext().getTimeout();
+		}
+
+		if (timeToWait > 0) {
+			long endTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeToWait;
+			while (System.currentTimeMillis() < endTime && this.asyncResult.get() == RESULT_NONE) {
+				try {
+					Thread.sleep(200);
 				}
-				if (!awaitAsyncResult(timeout) && this.asyncResult == RESULT_NONE) {
+				catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException(
+					throw new IllegalStateException("Interrupted while waiting for " +
-							"Gave up waiting on async result from handler [" + this.handler + "] to complete");
+							"async result to be set for handler [" + this.handler + "]", ex);
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		return (this.asyncResult == RESULT_NONE ? null : this.asyncResult);
-	}
 
-	private boolean awaitAsyncResult(long timeout) {
+		Assert.state(this.asyncResult.get() != RESULT_NONE,
-		if (this.asyncResultLatch != null) {
+				"Async result for handler [" + this.handler + "] " +
-			try {
+						"was not set during the specified timeToWait=" + timeToWait);
-				return this.asyncResultLatch.await(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-			}
-			catch (InterruptedException e) {
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
 
-	public void setAsyncResultLatch(CountDownLatch asyncResultLatch) {
+		return this.asyncResult.get();
-		this.asyncResultLatch = asyncResultLatch;
 	}
 
 }

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/MvcResult.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License; Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -76,24 +76,24 @@ public interface MvcResult {
 	FlashMap getFlashMap();
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the result of asynchronous execution or {@code null} if concurrent
+	 * Get the result of async execution. This method will wait for the async result
-	 * handling did not start. This method will hold and await the completion
+	 * to be set for up to the amount of time configured on the async request,
-	 * of concurrent handling.
+	 * i.e. {@link org.springframework.mock.web.MockAsyncContext#getTimeout()}.
 	 *
-	 * @throws IllegalStateException if concurrent handling does not complete
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the async result was not set.
-	 * within the allocated async timeout value.
 	 */
 	Object getAsyncResult();
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the result of asynchronous execution or {@code null} if concurrent
+	 * Get the result of async execution. This method will wait for the async result
-	 * handling did not start. This method will wait for up to the given timeout
+	 * to be set for up to the specified amount of time.
-	 * for the completion of concurrent handling.
 	 *
-	 * @param timeout how long to wait for the async result to be set in
+	 * @param timeToWait how long to wait for the async result to be set, in
-	 * milliseconds; if -1, the wait will be as long as the async timeout set
+	 * 	milliseconds; if -1, then the async request timeout value is used,
-	 * on the Servlet request
+	 *  i.e.{@link org.springframework.mock.web.MockAsyncContext#getTimeout()}.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the async result was not set.
 	 */
-	Object getAsyncResult(long timeout);
+	Object getAsyncResult(long timeToWait);
 
 }

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/TestDispatcherServlet.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,14 +18,12 @@ package org.springframework.test.web.servlet;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
-import org.springframework.mock.web.MockAsyncContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.*;
@@ -57,15 +55,11 @@ final class TestDispatcherServlet extends DispatcherServlet {
 
 
 	@Override
-	protected void service(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
+	protected void service(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
+			throws ServletException, IOException {
 
 		registerAsyncResultInterceptors(request);
-
 		super.service(request, response);
-
-		if (request.isAsyncStarted()) {
-			addAsyncResultLatch(request);
-		}
 	}
 
 	private void registerAsyncResultInterceptors(final HttpServletRequest request) {
@@ -84,17 +78,6 @@ final class TestDispatcherServlet extends DispatcherServlet {
 		});
 	}
 
-	private void addAsyncResultLatch(HttpServletRequest request) {
-		final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
-		((MockAsyncContext) request.getAsyncContext()).addDispatchHandler(new Runnable() {
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				latch.countDown();
-			}
-		});
-		getMvcResult(request).setAsyncResultLatch(latch);
-	}
-
 	protected DefaultMvcResult getMvcResult(ServletRequest request) {
 		return (DefaultMvcResult) request.getAttribute(MockMvc.MVC_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE);
 	}

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandler.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MvcResult;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.ResultHandler;
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
@@ -48,8 +46,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils;
  */
 public class PrintingResultHandler implements ResultHandler {
 
-	private static final boolean servlet3Present = ClassUtils.hasMethod(ServletRequest.class, "startAsync");
-
 	private final ResultValuePrinter printer;
 
 
@@ -80,10 +76,8 @@ public class PrintingResultHandler implements ResultHandler {
 		this.printer.printHeading("Handler");
 		printHandler(result.getHandler(), result.getInterceptors());
 
-		if (servlet3Present) {
+		this.printer.printHeading("Async");
-			this.printer.printHeading("Async");
+		printAsyncResult(result);
-			printAsyncResult(result);
-		}
 
 		this.printer.printHeading("Resolved Exception");
 		printResolvedException(result.getResolvedException());
@@ -133,11 +127,9 @@ public class PrintingResultHandler implements ResultHandler {
 	}
 
 	protected void printAsyncResult(MvcResult result) throws Exception {
-		if (servlet3Present) {
+		HttpServletRequest request = result.getRequest();
-			HttpServletRequest request = result.getRequest();
+		this.printer.printValue("Was async started", request.isAsyncStarted());
-			this.printer.printValue("Was async started", request.isAsyncStarted());
+		this.printer.printValue("Async result", (request.isAsyncStarted() ? result.getAsyncResult(0) : null));
-			this.printer.printValue("Async result", result.getAsyncResult(0));
-		}
 	}
 
 	/** Print the handler */

spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/DefaultMvcResultTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.*;
 
 /**
@@ -37,80 +38,23 @@ public class DefaultMvcResultTests {
 
 	private DefaultMvcResult mvcResult;
 
-	private CountDownLatch countDownLatch;
-
 
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
-		ExtendedMockHttpServletRequest request = new ExtendedMockHttpServletRequest();
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
 		request.setAsyncStarted(true);
-
-		this.countDownLatch = mock(CountDownLatch.class);
-
 		this.mvcResult = new DefaultMvcResult(request, null);
-		this.mvcResult.setAsyncResultLatch(this.countDownLatch);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void getAsyncResultWithTimeout() throws Exception {
-		long timeout = 1234L;
-		given(this.countDownLatch.await(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)).willReturn(true);
-		this.mvcResult.getAsyncResult(timeout);
-		verify(this.countDownLatch).await(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void getAsyncResultWithTimeoutNegativeOne() throws Exception {
+	public void getAsyncResultSuccess() throws Exception {
-		given(this.countDownLatch.await(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)).willReturn(true);
+		this.mvcResult.setAsyncResult("Foo");
-		this.mvcResult.getAsyncResult(-1);
+		assertEquals("Foo", this.mvcResult.getAsyncResult(10 * 1000));
-		verify(this.countDownLatch).await(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
-	public void getAsyncResultWithoutTimeout() throws Exception {
+	public void getAsyncResultFailure() throws Exception {
-		given(this.countDownLatch.await(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)).willReturn(true);
-		this.mvcResult.getAsyncResult();
-		verify(this.countDownLatch).await(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void getAsyncResultWithTimeoutZero() throws Exception {
 		this.mvcResult.getAsyncResult(0);
-		verifyZeroInteractions(this.countDownLatch);
-	}
-
-	@Test(expected=IllegalStateException.class)
-	public void getAsyncResultAndTimeOut() throws Exception {
-		this.mvcResult.getAsyncResult(-1);
-		verify(this.countDownLatch).await(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-	}
-
-
-	private static class ExtendedMockHttpServletRequest extends MockHttpServletRequest {
-
-		private boolean asyncStarted;
-		private AsyncContext asyncContext;
-
-		public ExtendedMockHttpServletRequest() {
-			super();
-			this.asyncContext = mock(AsyncContext.class);
-			given(this.asyncContext.getTimeout()).willReturn(new Long(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT));
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void setAsyncStarted(boolean asyncStarted) {
-			this.asyncStarted = asyncStarted;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public boolean isAsyncStarted() {
-			return this.asyncStarted;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public AsyncContext getAsyncContext() {
-			return asyncContext;
-		}
 	}
 
 }

spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/StubMvcResult.java

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class StubMvcResult implements MvcResult {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getAsyncResult(long timeout) {
+	public Object getAsyncResult(long timeToWait) {
 		return null;
 	}
 

spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/AsyncTests.java

@@ -59,23 +59,19 @@ public class AsyncTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
 	public void testCallable() throws Exception {
 		MvcResult mvcResult = this.mockMvc.perform(get("/1").param("callable", "true"))
-			.andDo(print())
 			.andExpect(request().asyncStarted())
 			.andExpect(request().asyncResult(new Person("Joe")))
 			.andReturn();
 
 		this.mockMvc.perform(asyncDispatch(mvcResult))
-			.andDo(print())
 			.andExpect(status().isOk())
 			.andExpect(content().contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
 			.andExpect(content().string("{\"name\":\"Joe\",\"someDouble\":0.0,\"someBoolean\":false}"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
 	public void testDeferredResult() throws Exception {
 		MvcResult mvcResult = this.mockMvc.perform(get("/1").param("deferredResult", "true"))
 			.andExpect(request().asyncStarted())
@@ -90,7 +86,6 @@ public class AsyncTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
 	public void testDeferredResultWithSetValue() throws Exception {
 		MvcResult mvcResult = this.mockMvc.perform(get("/1").param("deferredResultWithSetValue", "true"))
 				.andExpect(request().asyncStarted())