# \#testing **URL:** https://community.temporal.io/tag/testing/73.md [Latest](https://community.temporal.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.temporal.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.temporal.io/tags.md) --- ## [Proper way to test Update Handlers in workflows](https://community.temporal.io/t/proper-way-to-test-update-handlers-in-workflows/19702)
**Author:** [@Adithya\_Lennzer](https://community.temporal.io/u/Adithya_Lennzer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/proper-way-to-test-update-handlers-in-workflows/19702 "2026-07-01T13:15:58Z")
I have a workflow that uses an UpdateHandler to add items to an in-workflow struct. I also have an UpdateHandler to close the workflow. I want to properly test these handlers but the documentation for testing does not co… --- ## [Trying to downgrade from 1.22.0 to 1.21.5](https://community.temporal.io/t/trying-to-downgrade-from-1-22-0-to-1-21-5/18437)
**Author:** [@Rahul\_Kakkadan](https://community.temporal.io/u/Rahul_Kakkadan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/trying-to-downgrade-from-1-22-0-to-1-21-5/18437 "2025-12-28T19:31:04Z")
As a part of testing temporal upgrade , I had managed to upgrade from 1.21.3 to temporal latest. I tried to downgrade it to 1.21.3 and the least i can downgrade is till 1.22.0. I had taken a db backup and still the upgr… --- ## [TestWorkflowEnvironment doesn't respect activity ScheduleToCloseTimeout](https://community.temporal.io/t/testworkflowenvironment-doesnt-respect-activity-scheduletoclosetimeout/17289)
**Author:** [@Andrew1](https://community.temporal.io/u/Andrew1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/testworkflowenvironment-doesnt-respect-activity-scheduletoclosetimeout/17289 "2025-07-27T11:58:11Z")
In about 0,1% cases TestWorkflowEnvironment doesn’t respect activity ScheduleToCloseTimeout and retries it infinitely, which leads to test’s failures. Activity stub has settings: ScheduleToCloseTimeout = 30 seconds Ma… --- ## [How can i write tests for workflows in java sdk?](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-can-i-write-tests-for-workflows-in-java-sdk/17927)
**Author:** [@Mahdi\_Rajabi](https://community.temporal.io/u/Mahdi_Rajabi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-can-i-write-tests-for-workflows-in-java-sdk/17927 "2025-07-20T02:30:52Z")
The only source of information is this link. I wrote a test as mentioned in the above link, but when i run the test i see the logs of activity and workflow pullers starting but then the code gets stuck in a loop of rest… --- ## [Workflow Replayer Test With Encrypted Event History File](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-replayer-test-with-encrypted-event-history-file/11171)
**Author:** [@Khaled\_Baghdadi](https://community.temporal.io/u/Khaled_Baghdadi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-replayer-test-with-encrypted-event-history-file/11171 "2025-07-16T23:05:21Z")
Hello, Is there a way to run Workflow Replayer Test with encrypted event history files? We used a custom data converter to encrypt files sent to the temporal server. But we want to be able to run Workflow replayer test… --- ## [Unit testing different workflow versions](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-different-workflow-versions/3217)
**Author:** [@akd](https://community.temporal.io/u/akd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-different-workflow-versions/3217 "2025-07-09T12:59:23Z")
Is it possible to set a workflow version while unit testing the workflow? In my debugging, it seems that the static Workflow.getVersion calls will always return the max supported version. --- ## [Testing for ActivityCompletionException on ActivityCompletionClient.complete](https://community.temporal.io/t/testing-for-activitycompletionexception-on-activitycompletionclient-complete/17852)
**Author:** [@wundrian](https://community.temporal.io/u/wundrian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/testing-for-activitycompletionexception-on-activitycompletionclient-complete/17852 "2025-07-04T14:28:46Z")
I’m building a Spring Boot app that, among other things, allows users to call a REST endpoint to trigger completion of activities that called Activity.getExecutionContext().doNotCompleteOnReturn(); . We mostly use this f… --- ## [Getting an error inside a test, it does not happen in when run in a real enviroment (test panicked: getState: illegal access from outside of workflow context)](https://community.temporal.io/t/getting-an-error-inside-a-test-it-does-not-happen-in-when-run-in-a-real-enviroment-test-panicked-getstate-illegal-access-from-outside-of-workflow-context/17521)
**Author:** [@jonsve](https://community.temporal.io/u/jonsve)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/getting-an-error-inside-a-test-it-does-not-happen-in-when-run-in-a-real-enviroment-test-panicked-getstate-illegal-access-from-outside-of-workflow-context/17521 "2025-05-30T18:17:08Z")
I send as much info as I have, If I can in anyway make it easier for you, like other form of data let me know. Note that this only becomes an issue when I put more than 1 delayed callback. Again this works fine in a real… --- ## [Pattern for overriding task queues in tests](https://community.temporal.io/t/pattern-for-overriding-task-queues-in-tests/17487)
**Author:** [@jj1](https://community.temporal.io/u/jj1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/pattern-for-overriding-task-queues-in-tests/17487 "2025-05-27T15:14:33Z")
Hello! I’m looking for recommendations on how to handle different task queues in Temporal for production versus testing scenarios. In our case, we have a workflow that distributes documents to different channels, and e… --- ## [Mocking WorkflowQueue Capacity for Testing](https://community.temporal.io/t/mocking-workflowqueue-capacity-for-testing/17443)
**Author:** [@Bilal\_Fares](https://community.temporal.io/u/Bilal_Fares)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/mocking-workflowqueue-capacity-for-testing/17443 "2025-05-15T23:19:06Z")
Hello, I’m working on testing a workflow that uses WorkflowQueue with a capacity limit, and I’m looking for guidance on how to properly mock this in my tests. So in my workflow, I’m creating a queue with: private … --- ## [Accessing SearchAttributes from the client (think test)](https://community.temporal.io/t/accessing-searchattributes-from-the-client-think-test/17249)
**Author:** [@febeling](https://community.temporal.io/u/febeling)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/accessing-searchattributes-from-the-client-think-test/17249 "2025-04-28T13:00:12Z")
I’m writing a test which checks that a search attribute is being set (Kotlin/Java SDK). This is a helper I came up with: private fun findSearchAttributeBooleanValue( workflowId: String, fieldName: S… --- ## [Child workflow test running indefinitely](https://community.temporal.io/t/child-workflow-test-running-indefinitely/17086)
**Author:** [@kdswnt](https://community.temporal.io/u/kdswnt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/child-workflow-test-running-indefinitely/17086 "2025-04-20T16:31:30Z")
I have a parent workflow that calls a child workflow PaymentSettlementWorkflow. I’m mocking PaymentSettlementWorkflow as per HelloChildJUnit5Test.java. Upon running the test is hanging indefinitely. This the how I’m moc… --- ## [TestWorkflowEnvironment.createTimeSkipping() results in a test failure with no error message](https://community.temporal.io/t/testworkflowenvironment-createtimeskipping-results-in-a-test-failure-with-no-error-message/12551)
**Author:** [@Beth\_Qiang](https://community.temporal.io/u/Beth_Qiang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/testworkflowenvironment-createtimeskipping-results-in-a-test-failure-with-no-error-message/12551 "2025-04-06T17:35:19Z")
I’m trying to test a workflow that waits for either a signal/trigger, or 10 minutes, whichever comes first. Stripped down a little bit, it looks like this: import { proxyActivities, defineSignal, sleep, Trigger, setHand… --- ## [Metrics For Temporal Performance Testing](https://community.temporal.io/t/metrics-for-temporal-performance-testing/17026)
**Author:** [@Veeresh](https://community.temporal.io/u/Veeresh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/metrics-for-temporal-performance-testing/17026 "2025-04-02T14:24:28Z")
Hi All, I am setting up performance testing for my Temporal application and need guidance on selecting the right metrics. I followed this Temporal blog → Scaling Temporal: The Basics | Temporal on scaling, but I am not … --- ## [Static Mocking in Temporal Workflows](https://community.temporal.io/t/static-mocking-in-temporal-workflows/17028)
**Author:** [@Khaled\_Baghdadi](https://community.temporal.io/u/Khaled_Baghdadi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/static-mocking-in-temporal-workflows/17028 "2025-04-02T11:36:26Z")
Hello, I previously shared a blog post that explains how we use MockStatic in our workflow integration tests (see Mock Static Methods in Temporal Workflow Tests). Here’s a quick summary of our approach and the challenge … --- ## [Workflow Testing Framework violates typescript checks? "duplicate name 'ActivityHeartbeat' in Namespace coresdk"](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-testing-framework-violates-typescript-checks-duplicate-name-activityheartbeat-in-namespace-coresdk/8804)
**Author:** [@Matthias](https://community.temporal.io/u/Matthias)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-testing-framework-violates-typescript-checks-duplicate-name-activityheartbeat-in-namespace-coresdk/8804 "2025-04-02T00:09:23Z")
Hello, I’m trying to run a simple workflow test and I find that there are linting and typescript errors when using the @temporalio/testing module. So far, I’m faced with two issues and this post is about the second issu… --- ## [How to Write Integration Tests for Old Workflow Versions Using Workflow.getVersion in Java SDK](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-write-integration-tests-for-old-workflow-versions-using-workflow-getversion-in-java-sdk/16966)
**Author:** [@Khaled\_Baghdadi](https://community.temporal.io/u/Khaled_Baghdadi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-write-integration-tests-for-old-workflow-versions-using-workflow-getversion-in-java-sdk/16966 "2025-03-31T14:00:44Z")
Hello, I’m looking for guidance on how to write integration tests that cover old versions of a workflow, specifically in the Java SDK. We currently use Workflow Replayer tests frequently to validate old versions, but t… --- ## [Failed to run TestWorkflowExtension-driven tests against a local Temporal service instance](https://community.temporal.io/t/failed-to-run-testworkflowextension-driven-tests-against-a-local-temporal-service-instance/16688)
**Author:** [@Maxim\_Antipin](https://community.temporal.io/u/Maxim_Antipin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/failed-to-run-testworkflowextension-driven-tests-against-a-local-temporal-service-instance/16688 "2025-03-07T19:22:09Z")
My team is working on a project that involves multiple Temporal workflow definitions. To accelerate development, we primarily rely on integration tests to launch and validate workflows as they are being developed. While … --- ## [How to mock WorkflowHandle for writing unit tests](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-mock-workflowhandle-for-writing-unit-tests/16588)
**Author:** [@Anubhav\_Mathur](https://community.temporal.io/u/Anubhav_Mathur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-mock-workflowhandle-for-writing-unit-tests/16588 "2025-02-26T13:30:24Z")
I have an Api for getting status of Workflow. public async Task GetStatus(string workflowId) { var handle = \_temporalClient.GetWorkflowHandle(workflowId); try { var workflowExecutionDescription = await handle.Desc… --- ## [Mocking workflow within an activity in JUnit 5 tests not working as expected](https://community.temporal.io/t/mocking-workflow-within-an-activity-in-junit-5-tests-not-working-as-expected/16257)
**Author:** [@harshaboyilla](https://community.temporal.io/u/harshaboyilla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/mocking-workflow-within-an-activity-in-junit-5-tests-not-working-as-expected/16257 "2025-01-28T07:19:33Z")
Hello, I’m using JUnit 5 to test an activity which spawns a temporal workflow. I’ve registered a TestWorkflowExtension with my activity, and attempted to test it. There are two issues I’m running into: The activity is… --- ## [Mock for temporal activity](https://community.temporal.io/t/mock-for-temporal-activity/11290)
**Author:** [@mmoya](https://community.temporal.io/u/mmoya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/mock-for-temporal-activity/11290 "2025-01-27T19:59:48Z")
hello, we have a workflow that behaves like the snippet below where the activity and worker are computed on another k8s cluster than the orchestrator/workflow however both share the same temporal server, namespace and ta… --- ## [Making assertions in tests against queries at various, non-sleep points in time](https://community.temporal.io/t/making-assertions-in-tests-against-queries-at-various-non-sleep-points-in-time/16219)
**Author:** [@Corey\_McMahon](https://community.temporal.io/u/Corey_McMahon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/making-assertions-in-tests-against-queries-at-various-non-sleep-points-in-time/16219 "2025-01-24T18:16:01Z")
Take the following sample workflow. class MyWorkflow { Activities activities; int i = 0; @WorkflowMethod void workflow() { activities.activityOne(); i++; // i = 1; Workflow.sleep(Duration.ofMinute… --- ## [Best practices for testing sleep logic](https://community.temporal.io/t/best-practices-for-testing-sleep-logic/16217)
**Author:** [@mdiamond](https://community.temporal.io/u/mdiamond)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/best-practices-for-testing-sleep-logic/16217 "2025-01-23T17:54:48Z")
I’m writing a medium test for a workflow and would like to test that the sleep logic behaves as expected. My first attempt was to do something like this: test('should sleep for 1 day after a failed attempt', async () =\> … --- ## [Unit testing child workflow and interceptor doesn't seem to send changes to memo](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-child-workflow-and-interceptor-doesnt-seem-to-send-changes-to-memo/15583)
**Author:** [@pleska](https://community.temporal.io/u/pleska)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-child-workflow-and-interceptor-doesnt-seem-to-send-changes-to-memo/15583 "2024-12-09T20:42:27Z")
I have been trying to test an interceptor that alters the Memo in the child context when I run a child workflow but when I register both of my unit test workflows (parent and child) the GetChildWorkflowOptions method ret… --- ## [Send a yaml file as parameter on s.env.ExecuteWorkflow() for workflow test](https://community.temporal.io/t/send-a-yaml-file-as-parameter-on-s-env-executeworkflow-for-workflow-test/15506)
**Author:** [@ecabrera](https://community.temporal.io/u/ecabrera)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/send-a-yaml-file-as-parameter-on-s-env-executeworkflow-for-workflow-test/15506 "2024-12-03T20:32:33Z")
Hi, I am trying to create a simple Workflow test, but, my workflow uses a yaml file as input to run sequential and parallel activities. Is it possible to include a yaml file on a Workflow testing? I am trying something… --- ## [How do you write a test case for the setTaskQueue(Activity option) method at the method level in JUnit 5 in Java?](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-do-you-write-a-test-case-for-the-settaskqueue-activity-option-method-at-the-method-level-in-junit-5-in-java/15359)
**Author:** [@Nishanth155](https://community.temporal.io/u/Nishanth155)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-do-you-write-a-test-case-for-the-settaskqueue-activity-option-method-at-the-method-level-in-junit-5-in-java/15359 "2024-11-27T04:51:02Z")
When I call from the Python activity to the Java activity, the task queue is already set based on the Python task queue. How do I write a test case for setting the task queue (Activity option)? Given code ActivityOptio… --- ## [Omes - load generator](https://community.temporal.io/t/omes-load-generator/14751)
**Author:** [@dwi\_wahyu](https://community.temporal.io/u/dwi_wahyu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/omes-load-generator/14751 "2024-10-22T02:16:03Z")
how i do a load test with omes. when I try npm run proto-gen error Creating protobuf JS definitions from /app/workers/proto/kitchen\_sink/kitchen\_sink.proto 8.164 Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/app/wor… --- ## [Unit testing: Intermittent failure when testing a child workflow call](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-intermittent-failure-when-testing-a-child-workflow-call/14662)
**Author:** [@Imelium](https://community.temporal.io/u/Imelium)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-intermittent-failure-when-testing-a-child-workflow-call/14662 "2024-10-15T16:30:12Z")
Hi there, I’m currently experiencing an intermittent test failure in my Temporal Workflow that uses OTP (One-Time Password) verification. I have a workflow named IVerifyOTPWorkflow which includes a loop for re-entering … --- ## [Temporal test framework obscures stack trace for underlying error](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-test-framework-obscures-stack-trace-for-underlying-error/14138)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Staples](https://community.temporal.io/u/Eric_Staples)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-test-framework-obscures-stack-trace-for-underlying-error/14138 "2024-10-11T01:58:45Z")
The error output for failed test cases fails to provide meaningful stack traces that point to the actual cause of the error in the workflow. It seems that the Temporal test framework swallows any error stack trace from w… --- ## [Unit testing Update-With-Start](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-update-with-start/14205)
**Author:** [@Ian\_Tan](https://community.temporal.io/u/Ian_Tan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/unit-testing-update-with-start/14205 "2024-10-08T02:53:07Z")
Hello, I’m trying out update-with-start which seems to have just made it into the Go SDK, but I’m having trouble figuring out a reasonable way to unit test HTTP handlers that execute a workflow with update-with-start an… [Next page](https://community.temporal.io/tag/testing/73.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=testing)