Implementing UPDATE operation

Previously, we created and read blog posts. Now, let's implement and make a call to update a blog post. We'll also learn how to handle an exception with a custom exception handler.

What you need

You need to have the following files obtained from previous steps. You can always download the full version, instead of creating one yourself.

1. Implement server-side

Let's implement the server-side for updating blog posts. This time, we'll use a custom exception handler.

Add an exception handler

First, add a custom exception handler for the blog service.

  1. Add an exception handler class to convert an IllegalArgumentException into a BlogNotFoundException.

    BlogServiceExceptionHandler.java
    package example.armeria.server.blog.thrift;

import java.util.function.BiFunction;

import com.linecorp.armeria.common.RpcResponse;
import com.linecorp.armeria.server.ServiceRequestContext;

import example.armeria.blog.thrift.BlogNotFoundException;

public class BlogServiceExceptionHandler implements BiFunction<ServiceRequestContext, Throwable, RpcResponse> {

  @Override
  public RpcResponse apply(ServiceRequestContext serviceRequestContext, Throwable cause) {
    if (cause instanceof IllegalArgumentException) {
      return RpcResponse.ofFailure(new BlogNotFoundException(cause.getMessage()));
    }
    return RpcResponse.ofFailure(cause);
  }
}

  2. In the Main class, bind the BlogServiceExceptionHandler to our service.

    Main.java
    ...
private static Server newServer(int port) throws Exception {
  final THttpService tHttpService =
    THttpService.builder()
                .addService(new BlogServiceImpl())
                .exceptionHandler(new BlogServiceExceptionHandler()) // Add this
                .build();
  ...
}

Implement the service method

In the BlogServiceImpl class, implement the updateBlogPost() method to update a blog post. This time, let's use the IllegalArgumentException instead of the BlogNotFoundException.

BlogServiceImpl.java
@Override
public void updateBlogPost(UpdateBlogPostRequest request, AsyncMethodCallback<BlogPost> resultHandler)
        throws TException {
  final BlogPost oldBlogPost = blogPosts.get(request.getId());
  if (oldBlogPost == null) {
    resultHandler.onError(
            new IllegalArgumentException("The blog post does not exist. ID: " + request.getId()));
  } else {
    final BlogPost newBlogPost = oldBlogPost
            .deepCopy()
            .setTitle(request.getTitle())
            .setContent(request.getContent())
            .setModifiedAt(Instant.now().toEpochMilli());
    blogPosts.put(request.getId(), newBlogPost);
    resultHandler.onComplete(newBlogPost);
  }
}

2. Implement client-side

Add a method updateBlogPost() to send a request to update a blog post.

BlogClient.java
import example.armeria.blog.thrift.UpdateBlogPostRequest;
...
BlogPost updateBlogPost(int id, String newTitle, String newContent) throws TException {
  final UpdateBlogPostRequest request = new UpdateBlogPostRequest().setId(id).setTitle(newTitle).setContent(newContent);
  return blogService.updateBlogPost(request);
}

3. Test updating a blog post

Let's try updating the content of the first blog post. Add a method like the following.

BlogServiceTest.java
@Test
@Order(5)
void updateBlogPosts() throws TException {
  final BlogClient client = new BlogClient(server.httpUri(), "/thrift");
  final BlogPost updated = client.updateBlogPost(0, "My first blog", "Hello awesome Armeria!");
  assertThat(updated.getId()).isZero();
  assertThat(updated.getTitle()).isEqualTo("My first blog");
  assertThat(updated.getContent()).isEqualTo("Hello awesome Armeria!");
}

Run all the test cases on your IDE or using Gradle. Check that you see the test is passed.

4. Test an error case

To check that our exception handler is working, let's try updating a post which does not exist.

  1. Bind the exception handler to the service for the test server.
    BlogServiceTest.java
    @RegisterExtension
static final ServerExtension server = new ServerExtension() {
  @Override
  protected void configure(ServerBuilder sb) throws Exception {
    sb.service("/thrift", THttpService.builder()
        .exceptionHandler(new BlogServiceExceptionHandler()) // Add this
        .addService(new BlogServiceImpl())
        .build());
  }
};
  2. Add a test method to update a blog post with an invalid ID, asserting a BlogNotFoundException is thrown.
    BlogServiceTest.java
    @Test
@Order(6)
void updateInvalidBlogPost() {
  final BlogClient client = new BlogClient(server.httpUri(), "/thrift");
  final Throwable exception = catchThrowable(() -> {
    final BlogPost updated = client.updateBlogPost(Integer.MAX_VALUE, "My first blog", "Hello awesome Armeria!");
  });
  assertThat(exception)
    .isInstanceOf(BlogNotFoundException.class)
    .extracting("reason")
    .asString()
    .isEqualTo("The blog post does not exist. ID: " + Integer.MAX_VALUE);
}
  3. Run all the test cases on your IDE or using Gradle. Check that you see the test is passed.

What's next

In this step, we've implemented a service method and client method for updating a blog post. We've also added an exception handler.

Next, at Step 6. Implement DELETE, we'll implement a method for deleting a blog post and add a Documentation Service to our service.

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