diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/pom.xml b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/pom.xml
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-
- 4.0.0
- 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
- simple-hexagonal-example
- simple-hexagonal-example
-
-
- com.baeldung
- parent-boot-2
- 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
- ../../parent-boot-2
-
-
-
-
- org.springframework.boot
- spring-boot-starter-web
-
-
-
-
-
-
- org.springframework.boot
- spring-boot-maven-plugin
-
-
-
-
-
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diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/DailyQuoteMain.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/DailyQuoteMain.java
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index de8b2f4793..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/DailyQuoteMain.java
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
-import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.controller.QuoteCliController;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-
-@SpringBootApplication
-public class DailyQuoteMain implements CommandLineRunner {
-
- private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DailyQuoteMain.class);
- @Autowired
- private QuoteCliController quoteCliController;
-
- public static void main(final String[] args) {
-
- SpringApplication.run(DailyQuoteMain.class, args);
- }
-
- @Override
- public void run(String... args) throws Exception {
-
- QuoteOfTheDay quoteOfTheDay = quoteCliController.getQuote("cliController");
-
- LOG.info(quoteOfTheDay.toString());
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/controller/QuoteCliController.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/controller/QuoteCliController.java
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index 9ecb2bf822..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/controller/QuoteCliController.java
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@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.controller;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.service.QuoteService;
-
-@Component
-public class QuoteCliController {
-
- private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(QuoteCliController.class);
-
- @Autowired
- private QuoteService quoteService;
-
- public QuoteOfTheDay getQuote(String userId) {
-
- LOG.info("Getting quote");
- return quoteService.getQuote(userId);
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/controller/QuoteRestController.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/controller/QuoteRestController.java
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--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/controller/QuoteRestController.java
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@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.controller;
-
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.service.QuoteService;
-
-@RestController
-@RequestMapping("/quote")
-public class QuoteRestController {
-
- @Autowired
- private QuoteService quoteService;
-
- @GetMapping(path = "/{userId}")
- public QuoteOfTheDay getEmployee(@PathVariable("userId") String userId) {
- return quoteService.getQuote(userId);
- }
-
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/QuoteOfTheDay.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/QuoteOfTheDay.java
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index c74c224c70..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/QuoteOfTheDay.java
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@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain;
-
-import java.util.Objects;
-
-public class QuoteOfTheDay {
-
- private String userName;
- private String quote;
- private String provider;
-
- public String getUserName() {
- return userName;
- }
-
- public void setUserName(String userName) {
- this.userName = userName;
- }
-
- public String getQuote() {
- return quote;
- }
-
- public void setQuote(String quote) {
- this.quote = quote;
- }
-
- public String getProvider() {
- return provider;
- }
-
- public void setProvider(String provider) {
- this.provider = provider;
- }
-
- @Override
- public int hashCode() {
- return Objects.hash(provider, quote, userName);
- }
-
- @Override
- public boolean equals(Object obj) {
- if (this == obj)
- return true;
- if (obj == null)
- return false;
- if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
- return false;
- QuoteOfTheDay other = (QuoteOfTheDay) obj;
- return Objects.equals(provider, other.provider) && Objects.equals(quote, other.quote) && Objects.equals(userName, other.userName);
- }
-
- @Override
- public String toString() {
- return "QuoteOfTheDay [userName=" + userName + ", quote=" + quote + ", provider=" + provider + "]";
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/repository/QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/repository/QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider.java
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index 7e70cebd12..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/repository/QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider.java
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.repository;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-
-public interface QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider {
-
- QuoteOfTheDay getQuote();
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/service/QuoteAggregator.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/service/QuoteAggregator.java
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index 16f7015ace..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/service/QuoteAggregator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.service;
-
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.repository.QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider;
-
-@Service
-public class QuoteAggregator implements QuoteService {
-
- @Autowired
- private QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider quoteOfTheDayFromProvider;
-
- @Override
- public QuoteOfTheDay getQuote(String userName) {
-
- QuoteOfTheDay quoteOfTheDay = quoteOfTheDayFromProvider.getQuote();
- quoteOfTheDay.setUserName(userName);
- return quoteOfTheDay;
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/service/QuoteService.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/service/QuoteService.java
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index 300387a41d..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/domain/service/QuoteService.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.service;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-
-public interface QuoteService {
-
- QuoteOfTheDay getQuote(String userName);
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuote.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuote.java
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index 0cbbc60726..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuote.java
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@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.repository.primary.quoteadapter;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
-
-public class ProviderQuote {
-
- private String quote;
- private String length;
- private String author;
- private List tags;
- private String category;
- private String language;
- private String date;
- private String permalink;
- private String id;
- private String background;
- private String title;
-
- public ProviderQuote() {
-
- }
-
- public ProviderQuote(String quote, String length, String author, List tags, String category, String language, String date, String permalink, String id, String background, String title) {
- super();
- this.quote = quote;
- this.length = length;
- this.author = author;
- this.tags = tags;
- this.category = category;
- this.language = language;
- this.date = date;
- this.permalink = permalink;
- this.id = id;
- this.background = background;
- this.title = title;
- }
-
- public String getQuote() {
- return quote;
- }
-
- public String getLength() {
- return length;
- }
-
- public String getAuthor() {
- return author;
- }
-
- public List getTags() {
- return tags;
- }
-
- public String getCategory() {
- return category;
- }
-
- public String getLanguage() {
- return language;
- }
-
- public String getDate() {
- return date;
- }
-
- public String getPermalink() {
- return permalink;
- }
-
- public String getId() {
- return id;
- }
-
- public String getBackground() {
- return background;
- }
-
- public String getTitle() {
- return title;
- }
-
- public void setId(String id) {
- this.id = id;
- }
-
- @Override
- public int hashCode() {
- return Objects.hash(id);
- }
-
- @Override
- public boolean equals(Object obj) {
- if (this == obj)
- return true;
- if (obj == null)
- return false;
- if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
- return false;
- ProviderQuote other = (ProviderQuote) obj;
- return Objects.equals(id, other.id);
- }
-
- @Override
- public String toString() {
- return "TheysaysoQuote [quote=" + quote + ", length=" + length + ", " + "author=" + author + ", tags=" + tags + ", category=" + category + ", language=" + language + ", date=" + date + ", permalink=" + permalink + ", id=" + id + ", background="
- + background + ", title=" + title + "]";
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuoteAdapter.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuoteAdapter.java
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index ded08f7b18..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuoteAdapter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.repository.primary.quoteadapter;
-
-import java.net.URI;
-
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
-import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.repository.QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-
-@Service("providerQuoteAdapter")
-@Primary
-public class ProviderQuoteAdapter implements QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider {
-
- @Autowired
- private Environment env;
-
- @Override
- public QuoteOfTheDay getQuote() {
-
- QuoteOfTheDay quoteOfTheDay = new QuoteOfTheDay();
- ProviderQuoteEnvelope providerQuote;
- try {
- providerQuote = getProviderQuote();
- quoteOfTheDay.setQuote(providerQuote.getContents()
- .getQuotes()
- .get(0)
- .getQuote());
- quoteOfTheDay.setProvider(providerQuote.getCopyright()
- .getUrl());
- } catch (Exception e) {
- quoteOfTheDay.setQuote("Unable to get the quote");
- quoteOfTheDay.setProvider("none");
- }
- return quoteOfTheDay;
- }
-
- private ProviderQuoteEnvelope getProviderQuote() throws Exception {
-
- HttpGet request = new HttpGet(URI.create(env.getProperty("theysayso.quote.provider.url")));
- CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault();
- CloseableHttpResponse response = client.execute(request);
- ProviderQuoteEnvelope providersQuote = new ObjectMapper().readValue(response.getEntity()
- .getContent(), ProviderQuoteEnvelope.class);
- return providersQuote;
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuoteEnvelope.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuoteEnvelope.java
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index 611549f23d..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primary/quoteadapter/ProviderQuoteEnvelope.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.repository.primary.quoteadapter;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-public class ProviderQuoteEnvelope {
-
- private Success success;
- private Contents contents;
- private String baseurl;
- private Copyright copyright;
-
- public ProviderQuoteEnvelope() {
-
- }
-
- public ProviderQuoteEnvelope(Success success, Contents contents, String baseurl, Copyright copyright) {
- super();
- this.success = success;
- this.contents = contents;
- this.baseurl = baseurl;
- this.copyright = copyright;
- }
-
- public Success getSuccess() {
- return success;
- }
-
- public Contents getContents() {
- return contents;
- }
-
- public String getBaseurl() {
- return baseurl;
- }
-
- public Copyright getCopyright() {
- return copyright;
- }
-
- public class Contents {
- private List quotes;
-
- public List getQuotes() {
- return quotes;
- }
- }
-
- public class Copyright {
- private int year;
- private String url;
-
- public int getYear() {
- return year;
- }
-
- public String getUrl() {
- return url;
- }
- }
-
- public class Success {
- private int total;
-
- public int getTotal() {
- return total;
- }
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/reposity/mock/quoteadapter/MockQuoteAdapter.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/reposity/mock/quoteadapter/MockQuoteAdapter.java
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index 54c28fc94e..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/reposity/mock/quoteadapter/MockQuoteAdapter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.reposity.mock.quoteadapter;
-
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.repository.QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider;
-
-@Service
-public class MockQuoteAdapter implements QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider {
-
- @Override
- public QuoteOfTheDay getQuote() {
-
- QuoteOfTheDay quoteOfTheDay = new QuoteOfTheDay();
- quoteOfTheDay.setQuote("Mock quote of the day");
- quoteOfTheDay.setProvider("Mock Provider");
-
- return quoteOfTheDay;
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/resources/application.properties b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/resources/application.properties
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index dd9413bfd5..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-theysayso.quote.provider.url=https://quotes.rest/qod?language=en
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diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/MockAccessProviderUnitTest.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/MockAccessProviderUnitTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 602f7ea5d4..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/MockAccessProviderUnitTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.repository.primaryQuoteProvider;
-
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.reposity.mock.quoteadapter.MockQuoteAdapter;
-
-public class MockAccessProviderUnitTest {
-
- @Test
- public void givenProvider_whenConnect_thenResponse() throws Exception {
-
- MockQuoteAdapter provider = new MockQuoteAdapter();
- QuoteOfTheDay quote = provider.getQuote();
- assertNotNull(quote);
- assertEquals("Mock quote of the day", quote.getQuote());
- assertEquals("Mock Provider", quote.getProvider());
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/PrimaryAccessProviderIntegrationTest.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/PrimaryAccessProviderIntegrationTest.java
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index 47e1dde136..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/PrimaryAccessProviderIntegrationTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.repository.primaryQuoteProvider;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
-import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
-
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.QuoteOfTheDay;
-import com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.domain.repository.QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider;
-
-@SpringBootTest
-public class PrimaryAccessProviderIntegrationTest {
-
- @Autowired
- @Qualifier("providerQuoteAdapter")
- QuoteOfTheDayFromProvider provider;
-
- @Test
- public void whenQuoteProvider_thenResponse() throws Exception {
-
- QuoteOfTheDay quote = provider.getQuote();
- assertNotNull(quote);
- assertThat(quote.getProvider()).contains("theysaidso");
- }
-}
diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/QuoteRequestIntegrationTest.java b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/QuoteRequestIntegrationTest.java
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index 552b5d51c2..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/java/com/baeldung/simplehexagonalex/repository/primaryQuoteProvider/QuoteRequestIntegrationTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.simplehexagonalex.repository.primaryQuoteProvider;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultHandlers.print;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc;
-import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MvcResult;
-
-@SpringBootTest
-@AutoConfigureMockMvc
-public class QuoteRequestIntegrationTest {
-
- @Autowired
- private MockMvc mockMvc;
-
- @Test
- public void whenRestQuoteRequest_thenResponse() throws Exception {
-
- MvcResult result = this.mockMvc.perform(get("/quote/tester"))
- .andDo(print())
- .andExpect(status().isOk())
- .andReturn();
-
- String content = result.getResponse()
- .getContentAsString();
-
- assertThat(content).contains("tester");
- assertThat(content).contains("theysaidso");
- }
-}
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diff --git a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/resources/application.properties b/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/resources/application.properties
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index dd9413bfd5..0000000000
--- a/patterns/simplehexagonalexample/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-theysayso.quote.provider.url=https://quotes.rest/qod?language=en
\ No newline at end of file