Fixed #15179 -- middlewares not applied for test client login()

Requests made with django.test.Client.login() and logout() respect
defaults defined in django.test.Client instantiation and are processed
through middleware.

Thanks to Loic for the reviews.

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
index 8428c1853a..749a843a5a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.7.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
@@ -496,6 +496,11 @@ Tests
   :class:`~django.test.Client`. If ``True``, the request will be made
   through HTTPS.
 
+* Requests made with :meth:`Client.login() <django.test.Client.login>` and
+  :meth:`Client.logout() <django.test.Client.logout>` respect defaults defined
+  in :class:`~django.test.Client` instantiation and are processed through
+  middleware.
+
 Backwards incompatible changes in 1.7
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/overview.txt b/docs/topics/testing/overview.txt
index 133931559e..c221702005 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing/overview.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing/overview.txt
@@ -663,6 +663,13 @@ Use the ``django.test.Client`` class to make requests.
         :meth:`~django.contrib.auth.models.UserManager.create_user` helper
         method to create a new user with a correctly hashed password.
 
+        .. versionadded:: 1.7
+
+            Requests made with :meth:`~django.test.Client.login` go through the
+            request middleware. If you need to control the environment, you can
+            do so at :class:`~django.test.Client` instantiation or with the
+            `Client.defaults` attribute.
+
     .. method:: Client.logout()
 
         If your site uses Django's :doc:`authentication system</topics/auth/index>`,
@@ -673,6 +680,13 @@ Use the ``django.test.Client`` class to make requests.
         and session data cleared to defaults. Subsequent requests will appear
         to come from an :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser`.
 
+        .. versionadded:: 1.7
+
+            Requests made with :meth:`~django.test.Client.logout` go through the
+            request middleware. If you need to control the environment, you can
+            do so at :class:`~django.test.Client` instantiation or with the
+            `Client.defaults` attribute.
+
 Testing responses
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~