# Testing REST API integrations in Micronaut apps using WireMock — Test with WireMock's JUnit 5 extension

> The first approach uses WireMock's WireMockExtension to start an in-process WireMock server on a dynamic port.

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The first approach uses WireMock's WireMockExtension to start an in-process WireMock server on a dynamic port.

Create AlbumControllerTest.java

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```java
package com.testcontainers.demo;

import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.aResponse;
import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.urlMatching;
import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.core.WireMockConfiguration.wireMockConfig;
import static io.restassured.RestAssured.given;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;

import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock;
import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.junit5.WireMockExtension;
import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContext;
import io.micronaut.http.MediaType;
import io.micronaut.runtime.server.EmbeddedServer;
import io.restassured.RestAssured;
import io.restassured.http.ContentType;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Map;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;

class AlbumCon
```

Here's what this test does

WireMockExtension starts a WireMock server on a dynamic port. The getProperties() method overrides micronaut.http.services.photosapi.url to point at the WireMock endpoint, so the application talks to WireMock instead of the real photo service. shouldGetAlbumById() configures a mock response for /albums/{albumId}/photos, sends a request to the application's /api/albums/{albumId} endpoint, and verifies the response body. shouldReturnServerErrorWhenPhotoServiceCallFailed() configures WireMock to return a 500 status and verifies the application propagates that error.

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