fix: backend tests break every year

refactor: update some backend unit tests

backend/backend/test/routes/bulk-route.spec.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import {
+  SCBook,
   SCBulkAddRoute,
   SCBulkDoneRoute,
   SCBulkRequest,
@@ -23,29 +24,30 @@ import {
 import {expect} from 'chai';
 import {bulk, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common.js';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup.js';
-import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
 import {v4} from 'uuid';
+import bookFile from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.2.json' assert {type: 'json'};
 
-const book = JSON.parse(
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.2.json', 'utf8'),
-).instance;
+const book = bookFile.instance as SCBook;
 
 describe('Bulk routes', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
 
-  const request: SCBulkRequest = {
-    expiration: bulk.expiration,
-    source: bulk.source,
-    type: bulk.type,
-  };
-  const bulkRoute = new SCBulkRoute();
-  const bulkAddRoute = new SCBulkAddRoute();
-  const bulkDoneRoute = new SCBulkDoneRoute();
+  let request: SCBulkRequest;
+  let bulkRoute: SCBulkRoute;
+  let bulkAddRoute: SCBulkAddRoute;
+  let bulkDoneRoute: SCBulkDoneRoute;
 
-  // afterEach(async function() {
-  // TODO: Delete saved bulks
-  // });
+  before(function () {
+    request = {
+      expiration: bulk.expiration,
+      source: bulk.source,
+      type: bulk.type,
+    };
+    bulkRoute = new SCBulkRoute();
+    bulkAddRoute = new SCBulkAddRoute();
+    bulkDoneRoute = new SCBulkDoneRoute();
+  });
 
   it('should create bulk', async function () {
     const {status, body, error} = await testApp

backend/backend/test/routes/index-route.spec.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ import {expect} from 'chai';
 describe('Index route', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
-  const indexRoute = new SCIndexRoute();
+
+  let indexRoute: SCIndexRoute;
+
+  before(function () {
+    indexRoute = new SCIndexRoute();
+  });
 
   it('should respond with both app and backend configuration', async function () {
     const request: SCIndexRequest = {};

backend/backend/test/routes/plugin-register-route.spec.ts

@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
 import {DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common.js';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup.js';
 import {backendConfig} from '../../src/config.js';
-import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
+import registerRequest from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/PluginRegisterRequest.1.json' assert {type: 'json'};
 
 // for using promises in expectations (to.eventually.be...)
 use(chaiAsPromised);
 
-const registerRequest = JSON.parse(
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/PluginRegisterRequest.1.json', 'utf8'),
-);
-
 // cast it because of "TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type '"add"'"
 export const registerAddRequest: SCPluginAdd = registerRequest.instance as SCPluginAdd;
 

backend/backend/test/routes/route.spec.ts

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ describe('Create route', async function () {
   const statusCodeSuccess = 222;
   const bodySuccess = {foo: true};
   const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
-  const validationError = new SCValidationErrorResponse([]);
-  const internalServerError = new SCInternalServerErrorResponse();
+  let validationError: SCValidationErrorResponse;
+  let internalServerError: SCInternalServerErrorResponse;
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     app = express();
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ describe('Create route', async function () {
     handler = (_request, _app) => {
       return Promise.resolve(bodySuccess);
     };
+
+    validationError = new SCValidationErrorResponse([]);
+    internalServerError = new SCInternalServerErrorResponse();
   });
 
   afterEach(function () {

backend/backend/test/routes/search-route.spec.ts

@@ -29,11 +29,19 @@ import {backendConfig} from '../../src/config.js';
 describe('Search route', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
-  const searchRoute = new SCSearchRoute();
-  const multiSearchRoute = new SCMultiSearchRoute();
-  const syntaxError = new SCSyntaxErrorResponse('Foo Message');
-  const methodNotAllowedError = new SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse();
-  const tooManyRequestsError = new SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse();
+  let searchRoute: SCSearchRoute;
+  let multiSearchRoute: SCMultiSearchRoute;
+  let syntaxError: SCSyntaxErrorResponse;
+  let methodNotAllowedError: SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse;
+  let tooManyRequestsError: SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse;
+
+  before(function () {
+    searchRoute = new SCSearchRoute();
+    multiSearchRoute = new SCMultiSearchRoute();
+    syntaxError = new SCSyntaxErrorResponse('Foo Message');
+    methodNotAllowedError = new SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse();
+    tooManyRequestsError = new SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse();
+  });
 
   it('should reject GET, PUT with a valid search query', async function () {
     // const expectedParams = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(defaultParams));

backend/backend/test/routes/thing-update-route.spec.ts

@@ -13,23 +13,25 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {SCThingUpdateRoute} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCBook, SCThingUpdateRoute} from '@openstapps/core';
 import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
 import {bulkStorageMock, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common.js';
 import {expect, use} from 'chai';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup.js';
-import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
+import bookFile from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.1.json' assert {type: 'json'};
 
 use(chaiAsPromised);
 
-const book = JSON.parse(
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.1.json', 'utf8'),
-).instance;
+const book = bookFile.instance as SCBook;
 
 describe('Thing update route', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
-  const thingUpdateRoute = new SCThingUpdateRoute();
+  let thingUpdateRoute: SCThingUpdateRoute;
+
+  before(function () {
+    thingUpdateRoute = new SCThingUpdateRoute();
+  });
 
   it('should update a thing', async function () {
     const thingUpdateRouteurlPath = thingUpdateRoute.urlPath