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+package com.baeldung;
+
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.SpringApplicationConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
+import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = WebConfig.class)
+@WebAppConfiguration
+public class ExampleControllerTest {
+
+    private MockMvc mockMvc;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private WebApplicationContext webApplicationContext;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(webApplicationContext).build();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenGetRequestSentToController_thenReturnsStatusNotAcceptable() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/controller"))
+            .andExpect(status().isNotAcceptable());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenGetRequestSentToException_thenReturnsStatusForbidden() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/exception"))
+                .andExpect(status().isForbidden());
+    }
+}