Using Moq to verify calls are made in the correct order

Question

I need to test the following method:

CreateOutput(IWriter writer)
{
    writer.Write(type);
    writer.Write(id);
    writer.Write(sender);

    // many more Write()s...
}

I've created a Moq'd IWriter and I want to ensure that the Write() methods are called in the right order.

I have the following test code:

var mockWriter = new Mock<IWriter>(MockBehavior.Strict);
var sequence = new MockSequence();
mockWriter.InSequence(sequence).Setup(x => x.Write(expectedType));
mockWriter.InSequence(sequence).Setup(x => x.Write(expectedId));
mockWriter.InSequence(sequence).Setup(x => x.Write(expectedSender));

However, the second call to Write() in CreateOutput() (to write the id value) throws a MockException with the message "IWriter.Write() invocation failed with mock behavior Strict. All invocations on the mock must have a corresponding setup.".

I'm also finding it hard to find any definitive, up-to-date documentation/examples of Moq sequences.

Am I doing something wrong, or can I not set up a sequence using the same method? If not, is there an alternative I can use (preferably using Moq/NUnit)?

Answer 1

There is bug when using MockSequence on same mock. It definitely will be fixed in later releases of Moq library (you can also fix it manually by changing Moq.MethodCall.Matches implementation).

If you want to use Moq only, then you can verify method call order via callbacks:

int callOrder = 0;
writerMock.Setup(x => x.Write(expectedType)).Callback(() => Assert.That(callOrder++, Is.EqualTo(0)));
writerMock.Setup(x => x.Write(expectedId)).Callback(() => Assert.That(callOrder++, Is.EqualTo(1)));
writerMock.Setup(x => x.Write(expectedSender)).Callback(() => Assert.That(callOrder++, Is.EqualTo(2)));