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diff --git a/docs/topics/testing.txt b/docs/topics/testing.txt index efd2593b71..d3a4fcf57a 100644 --- a/docs/topics/testing.txt +++ b/docs/topics/testing.txt @@ -1019,12 +1019,14 @@ The request factory .. Class:: RequestFactory -The :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` is a simplified -version of the test client that provides a way to generate a request -instance that can be used as the first argument to any view. This -means you can test a view function the same way as you would test any -other function -- as a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing -for specific outputs. +.. versionadded:: 1.3 + +The :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` shares the same API as +the test client. However, instead of behaving like a browser, the +RequestFactory provides a way to generate a request instance that can +be used as the first argument to any view. This means you can test a +view function the same way as you would test any other function -- as +a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing for specific outputs. The API for the :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` is a slightly restricted subset of the test client API: @@ -1052,7 +1054,7 @@ The following is a simple unit test using the request factory:: self.factory = RequestFactory() def test_details(self): - # Issue a GET request. + # Create a in instance of a GET request. request = self.factory.get('/customer/details') # Test my_view() as if it were deployed at /customer/details |