Complex pytest-django example

Example test for a class-based DetailView using pytest and pytest-django.

Using fixtures from pytest-django (admin_user and rf) and one additional fixture for the element used in the DetailView.

import pytest

from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from myapp.models import Thing
from myapp.views import ThingDetailView

@pytest.fixture
def thing(admin_user):
    (thing_object, created) = Thing.objects.get_or_create(name="test",
                                                          created_by=admin_user)
    return thing_object

def test_detail_view_logged_in(rf, admin_user, thing):
    # set kwargs for reverse and for view
    kwargs_thing = {
        'pk': thing.id,
    }

    url = reverse("thing_detail", kwargs=kwargs_thing)
    # bind url to request factory
    request = rf.get(url)
    # set user in request to admin_user
    request.user = admin_user

    # creates response, given request and kwargs needed for view
    response = ThingDetailView.as_view()(request, **kwargs_thing)
    assert response.status_code == 200

Tell us what you think about this. Is something unclear? Do you have questions or ideas? Leave your comments below.

Comments

Published

Category

Tags