How do I use Moq to mock an extension method?

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I am writing a test that depends on the results of an extension method but I don't want a future failure of that extension method to ever break this test. Mocking that result seemed the obvious choice but Moq doesn't seem to offer a way to override a static method (a requirement for an extension method). There is a similar idea with Moq.Protected and Moq.Stub, but they don't seem to offer anything for this scenario. Am I missing something or should I be going about this a different way?

Here is a trivial example that fails with the usual "Invalid expectation on a non-overridable member". This is a bad example of needing to mock an extension method, but it should do.

public class SomeType {
    int Id { get; set; }
}

var ListMock = new Mock<List<SomeType>>();
ListMock.Expect(l => l.FirstOrDefault(st => st.Id == 5))
        .Returns(new SomeType { Id = 5 });

As for any TypeMock junkies that might suggest I use Isolator instead: I appreciate the effort since it looks like TypeMock could do the job blindfolded and inebriated, but our budget isn't increasing any time soon.

extension-methods moq mocking c#
6 Answers

Extension methods are just static methods in disguise. Mocking frameworks like Moq or Rhinomocks can only create mock instances of objects, this means mocking static methods is not possible.

Mendelt_33200

Best thing you can do is to provide a custom implementation for the type that has the extension method, e.g:

[Fact]
public class Tests
{
    public void ShouldRunOk()
    {
        var service = new MyService(new FakeWebHostEnvironment());

        // Service.DoStuff() internally calls the SomeExtensionFunction() on IWebHostEnvironment
        // Here it works just fine as we provide a custom implementation of that interface
        service.DoStuff().Should().NotBeNull();
    }
}

public class FakeWebHostEnvironment : IWebHostEnvironment
{
    /* IWebHostEnvironment implementation */

    public bool SomeExtensionFunction()
    {
        return false;
    }
}
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