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diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt index 9c50aa0f9f..96332d60b8 100644 --- a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt +++ b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Django provides a small set of tools that come in handy when writing tests. .. _test-client: The test client ---------------- +=============== The test client is a Python class that acts as a dummy Web browser, allowing you to test your views and interact with your Django-powered application @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ short: A comprehensive test suite should use a combination of both test types. Overview and a quick example -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------------- To use the test client, instantiate ``django.test.Client`` and retrieve Web pages:: @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Note a few important things about how the test client works: >>> csrf_client = Client(enforce_csrf_checks=True) Making requests -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +--------------- Use the ``django.test.Client`` class to make requests. @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ Use the ``django.test.Client`` class to make requests. to come from an :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser`. Testing responses -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +----------------- The ``get()`` and ``post()`` methods both return a ``Response`` object. This ``Response`` object is *not* the same as the ``HttpResponse`` object returned @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ of any settings in the HTTP headers. For example, you could determine the content type of a response using ``response['Content-Type']``. Exceptions -~~~~~~~~~~ +---------- If you point the test client at a view that raises an exception, that exception will be visible in the test case. You can then use a standard ``try ... except`` @@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ exceptions internally and converts them into the appropriate HTTP response codes. In these cases, you can check ``response.status_code`` in your test. Persistent state -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------- The test client is stateful. If a response returns a cookie, then that cookie will be stored in the test client and sent with all subsequent ``get()`` and @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ can access these properties as part of a test condition. session.save() Example -~~~~~~~ +------- The following is a simple unit test using the test client:: @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ The following is a simple unit test using the test client:: .. _django-testcase-subclasses: Provided test case classes --------------------------- +========================== Normal Python unit test classes extend a base class of :class:`unittest.TestCase`. Django provides a few extensions of this base class: @@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ Normal Python unit test classes extend a base class of Hierarchy of Django unit testing classes SimpleTestCase -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +-------------- .. class:: SimpleTestCase() @@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ then you should use :class:`~django.test.TransactionTestCase` or calling ``super()`` to avoid this. TransactionTestCase -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +------------------- .. class:: TransactionTestCase() @@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ to test the effects of commit and rollback: ``TransactionTestCase`` inherits from :class:`~django.test.SimpleTestCase`. TestCase -~~~~~~~~ +-------- .. class:: TestCase() @@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ additions, including: .. _live-test-server: LiveServerTestCase -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +------------------ .. class:: LiveServerTestCase() @@ -966,10 +966,10 @@ out the `full reference`_ for more details. .. _Selenium documentation: http://seleniumhq.org/docs/04_webdriver_advanced.html#explicit-waits Test cases features -------------------- +=================== Default test client -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +------------------- .. attribute:: SimpleTestCase.client @@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ This means, instead of instantiating a ``Client`` in each test:: self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200) Customizing the test client -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +--------------------------- .. attribute:: SimpleTestCase.client_class @@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ attribute:: .. _topics-testing-fixtures: Fixture loading -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +--------------- .. attribute:: TransactionTestCase.fixtures @@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ using multiple databases and set :attr:`multi_db=True <TransactionTestCase.multi_db>`, fixtures will be loaded into all databases. URLconf configuration -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +--------------------- If your application provides views, you may want to include tests that use the test client to exercise those views. However, an end user is free to deploy the @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ particular URL. Decorate your test class or test method with .. _emptying-test-outbox: Multi-database support -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------- .. attribute:: TransactionTestCase.multi_db @@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ If ``multi_db=True``, fixtures are loaded into all databases. .. _overriding-settings: Overriding settings -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +------------------- .. warning:: @@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ MEDIA_ROOT, DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE Default file storage ================================ ======================== Emptying the test outbox -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +------------------------ If you use any of Django's custom ``TestCase`` classes, the test runner will clear the contents of the test email outbox at the start of each test case. @@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ For more detail on email services during tests, see `Email services`_ below. .. _assertions: Assertions -~~~~~~~~~~ +---------- As Python's normal :class:`unittest.TestCase` class implements assertion methods such as :meth:`~unittest.TestCase.assertTrue` and @@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ your test suite. .. _topics-testing-email: Email services --------------- +============== If any of your Django views send email using :doc:`Django's email functionality </topics/email>`, you probably don't want to send email each time @@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ manually, assign the empty list to ``mail.outbox``:: .. _topics-testing-management-commands: Management Commands -------------------- +=================== Management commands can be tested with the :func:`~django.core.management.call_command` function. The output can be @@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ redirected into a ``StringIO`` instance:: .. _skipping-tests: Skipping tests --------------- +============== .. currentmodule:: django.test |