> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.theauth.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Test utilities

> Test auth-dependent code without a database using @glinr/theauth-test-utils. Provides entity factories, in-memory mock auth server, and per-request user overrides.

`@glinr/theauth-test-utils` provides factories, mock servers, and assertion helpers so you can test auth-dependent code without a real database or network.

## Install

```bash theme={"dark"}
pnpm add -D @glinr/theauth-test-utils
```

## Factories

Factory functions create realistic mock entities with sensible defaults. Pass overrides for any fields relevant to the test.

```ts theme={"dark"}
import {
  createMockUser,
  createMockSession,
  createMockAgent,
  createMockPermission,
} from '@glinr/theauth-test-utils';

const user = createMockUser({ email: 'alice@example.com' });
const session = createMockSession({ user });
const agent = createMockAgent({ type: 'service', permissions: [] });
const perm = createMockPermission({ resource: 'files', actions: ['read', 'write'] });
```

Each call generates unique IDs, so you can create multiple entities in the same test without collisions.

## Mock auth server

`createMockAuthServer` returns an in-memory `AuthAdapter` implementation with zero network or database calls. Use it in server-side unit tests that exercise code paths calling `resolveUser`, `getUser`, or `syncUser`.

```ts theme={"dark"}
import { createMockAuthServer, createMockUser } from '@glinr/theauth-test-utils';

const server = createMockAuthServer();
const user = createMockUser();

server.addUser(user);
server.setActiveUser(user.id);

const resolved = await server.resolveUser(new Request('https://example.com'));
// resolved.id === user.id
```

### Per-request user override

Set the `x-mock-theauth-user-id` header on a `Request` to override the active user for that specific request only, without calling `setActiveUser`:

```ts theme={"dark"}
import { MOCK_USER_ID_HEADER } from '@glinr/theauth-test-utils';

const req = new Request('https://example.com', {
  headers: { [MOCK_USER_ID_HEADER]: user.id },
});

const resolved = await server.resolveUser(req);
```

### Cleanup

```ts theme={"dark"}
afterEach(() => server.reset()); // clears the store and active session
```

## Assertions

Three typed assertion helpers narrow `ActionResult<T>` (the result type used by `@glinr/theauth-react`, where a failure carries an `error` string) and throw descriptive errors on failure.

```ts theme={"dark"}
import {
  expectAuthenticated,
  expectUnauthenticated,
  expectPermissionDenied,
} from '@glinr/theauth-test-utils';

// Passes only when result.success === true
expectAuthenticated(result);
console.log(result.data); // typed

// Passes only when result.success === false
expectUnauthenticated(result);

// Passes only when result.success === false and error contains "permission" (case-insensitive)
expectPermissionDenied(result);

// Custom substring match
expectPermissionDenied(result, 'not allowed');
```

## Mock React provider

For component tests, `MockTheAuthProvider` replaces `<TheAuthProvider>` with fixed values. It accepts `user`, `session`, `isAuthenticated`, `isLoading`, and optional `signIn`, `signUp`, `signOut`, and `refresh` overrides. The actions default to `vi.fn()` spies, so you can assert on calls.

```tsx theme={"dark"}
import { MockTheAuthProvider, createMockUser, createMockSession } from '@glinr/theauth-test-utils';

const user = createMockUser();
const session = createMockSession({ user });

render(
  <MockTheAuthProvider user={user} session={session}>
    <ProfileButton />
  </MockTheAuthProvider>
);
```

<Note>
  The mock server itself has no dependencies. It matches the `AuthAdapter` interface structurally, so TypeScript will accept it anywhere an `AuthAdapter` is expected. The package entry point also exports `MockTheAuthProvider`, which imports `vitest`, `react` and `@glinr/theauth-react` (`react` and `@glinr/theauth-react` are optional peer dependencies), so use the package from a Vitest setup.
</Note>

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