Testing the service

To write our first test, let's create a new file called ServerTest.kt under the src/test/kotlin directory.

Now, let's add a new dependency:

dependencies {
    ...
    testImplementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-
        tests:$ktorVersion")
}

Next, let's add the following contents to our ServerTest.kt file:

internal class ServerTest {
    @Test
    fun testStatus() {
        withTestApplication {
            val response = handleRequest(HttpMethod.Get,                 "/status").response
            assertEquals(HttpStatusCode.OK,       ...