InvokeRestEndpoints.java

    /*
     * Used in our tests to make the RESTful calls
     */

    private ResultActions invokeAllHeroes() throws Exception {
        return mvc.perform(get(BASE_URL).accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
    }

    private ResultActions invokeSearchHeroes(String term) throws Exception {
        return mvc.perform(get(BASE_URL + "search/name?contains=" + term).accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
    }

    private ResultActions invokeGetHero(Long id) throws Exception {
        return mvc.perform(get(BASE_URL + id).accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
    }

    private ResultActions invokeCreateHero(byte[] heroJson) throws Exception {
        return mvc.perform(post(BASE_URL).content(heroJson).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
    }

    private ResultActions invokeUpdateHero(Long id, byte[] heroJson) throws Exception {
        return mvc.perform(put(BASE_URL + id).content(heroJson).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
    }

    private ResultActions invokeDeleteHero(Long id) throws Exception {
        return mvc.perform(delete(BASE_URL + id));
    }