request.validate not raise error in test

[crisnamurti]

Hi, the request.validate does not raise an exception when i send a invalid form on tests. If i remove await from request.validate its works.

export default class SignupController {
public async handle({ request }: HttpContextContract) {
const signupSchema = schema.create({
email: schema.string({ trim: true }, [
rules.email(),
]),
firstName: schema.string({ trim: true }, [
rules.minLength(3)
]),
lastName: schema.string({ trim: true }, [
rules.minLength(3)
]),
password: schema.string({ trim: true }, [
rules.confirmed('password2'),
rules.regex(/^(?=.?[A-Z])(?=.?[a-z])(?=.?[0-9])(?=.?[^\w\s]).{8,}$/),
]),
})
await request.validate({
schema: signupSchema
})

    return "success"
}

}

And the tests:

test('test user register', async ({ client }) => {
const response = await client
.post('signup')
.form({})
.withCsrfToken()

response.assertStatus(200)
response.dumpBody()

})

[MaximeMRF]

Hello @crisnamurti

If you remove await of your request.validate, node doesn't wait for the response of request.validate and pass automatically at the next line. Concretly it doesn't validate your request.

When you provide bad datas at your validator, request.validate will respond with a http 422 error with the reasons of the validation fail, but not raise an exeption.

[crisnamurti]

Thanks for you help. But it's a little weird.
I put a try catch and i get an exception ValidationException with flashmessages, in the browser application return back to signup form and i show the message validator, but in tests its not redirect to form its redirect me to root route, and flashmessages dont reach me.
Sorry about my english.

try {
await request.validate({schema: signupSchema})
} catch(error) {
console.log(error)
throw error
}