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  1. =======================
  2. Advanced testing topics
  3. =======================
  4. The request factory
  5. ===================
  6. .. currentmodule:: django.test
  7. .. class:: RequestFactory
  8. The :class:`~django.test.RequestFactory` shares the same API as
  9. the test client. However, instead of behaving like a browser, the
  10. RequestFactory provides a way to generate a request instance that can
  11. be used as the first argument to any view. This means you can test a
  12. view function the same way as you would test any other function -- as
  13. a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing for specific outputs.
  14. The API for the :class:`~django.test.RequestFactory` is a slightly
  15. restricted subset of the test client API:
  16. * It only has access to the HTTP methods :meth:`~Client.get()`,
  17. :meth:`~Client.post()`, :meth:`~Client.put()`,
  18. :meth:`~Client.delete()`, :meth:`~Client.head()`,
  19. :meth:`~Client.options()`, and :meth:`~Client.trace()`.
  20. * These methods accept all the same arguments *except* for
  21. ``follow``. Since this is just a factory for producing
  22. requests, it's up to you to handle the response.
  23. * It does not support middleware. Session and authentication
  24. attributes must be supplied by the test itself if required
  25. for the view to function properly.
  26. Example
  27. -------
  28. The following is a unit test using the request factory::
  29. from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser, User
  30. from django.test import RequestFactory, TestCase
  31. from .views import MyView, my_view
  32. class SimpleTest(TestCase):
  33. def setUp(self):
  34. # Every test needs access to the request factory.
  35. self.factory = RequestFactory()
  36. self.user = User.objects.create_user(
  37. username='jacob', email='jacob@…', password='top_secret')
  38. def test_details(self):
  39. # Create an instance of a GET request.
  40. request = self.factory.get('/customer/details')
  41. # Recall that middleware are not supported. You can simulate a
  42. # logged-in user by setting request.user manually.
  43. request.user = self.user
  44. # Or you can simulate an anonymous user by setting request.user to
  45. # an AnonymousUser instance.
  46. request.user = AnonymousUser()
  47. # Test my_view() as if it were deployed at /customer/details
  48. response = my_view(request)
  49. # Use this syntax for class-based views.
  50. response = MyView.as_view()(request)
  51. self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
  52. Testing class-based views
  53. =========================
  54. In order to test class-based views outside of the request/response cycle you
  55. must ensure that they are configured correctly, by calling
  56. :meth:`~django.views.generic.base.View.setup` after instantiation.
  57. For example, assuming the following class-based view:
  58. .. code-block:: python
  59. :caption: views.py
  60. from django.views.generic import TemplateView
  61. class HomeView(TemplateView):
  62. template_name = 'myapp/home.html'
  63. def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
  64. kwargs['environment'] = 'Production'
  65. return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
  66. You may directly test the ``get_context_data()`` method by first instantiating
  67. the view, then passing a ``request`` to ``setup()``, before proceeding with
  68. your test's code:
  69. .. code-block:: python
  70. :caption: tests.py
  71. from django.test import RequestFactory, TestCase
  72. from .views import HomeView
  73. class HomePageTest(TestCase):
  74. def test_environment_set_in_context(self):
  75. request = RequestFactory().get('/')
  76. view = HomeView()
  77. view.setup(request)
  78. context = view.get_context_data()
  79. self.assertIn('environment', context)
  80. .. _topics-testing-advanced-multiple-hosts:
  81. Tests and multiple host names
  82. =============================
  83. The :setting:`ALLOWED_HOSTS` setting is validated when running tests. This
  84. allows the test client to differentiate between internal and external URLs.
  85. Projects that support multitenancy or otherwise alter business logic based on
  86. the request's host and use custom host names in tests must include those hosts
  87. in :setting:`ALLOWED_HOSTS`.
  88. The first option to do so is to add the hosts to your settings file. For
  89. example, the test suite for docs.djangoproject.com includes the following::
  90. from django.test import TestCase
  91. class SearchFormTestCase(TestCase):
  92. def test_empty_get(self):
  93. response = self.client.get('/en/dev/search/', HTTP_HOST='docs.djangoproject.dev:8000')
  94. self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
  95. and the settings file includes a list of the domains supported by the project::
  96. ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
  97. 'www.djangoproject.dev',
  98. 'docs.djangoproject.dev',
  99. ...
  100. ]
  101. Another option is to add the required hosts to :setting:`ALLOWED_HOSTS` using
  102. :meth:`~django.test.override_settings()` or
  103. :attr:`~django.test.SimpleTestCase.modify_settings()`. This option may be
  104. preferable in standalone apps that can't package their own settings file or
  105. for projects where the list of domains is not static (e.g., subdomains for
  106. multitenancy). For example, you could write a test for the domain
  107. ``http://otherserver/`` as follows::
  108. from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
  109. class MultiDomainTestCase(TestCase):
  110. @override_settings(ALLOWED_HOSTS=['otherserver'])
  111. def test_other_domain(self):
  112. response = self.client.get('http://otherserver/foo/bar/')
  113. Disabling :setting:`ALLOWED_HOSTS` checking (``ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']``) when
  114. running tests prevents the test client from raising a helpful error message if
  115. you follow a redirect to an external URL.
  116. .. _topics-testing-advanced-multidb:
  117. Tests and multiple databases
  118. ============================
  119. .. _topics-testing-primaryreplica:
  120. Testing primary/replica configurations
  121. --------------------------------------
  122. If you're testing a multiple database configuration with primary/replica
  123. (referred to as master/slave by some databases) replication, this strategy of
  124. creating test databases poses a problem.
  125. When the test databases are created, there won't be any replication,
  126. and as a result, data created on the primary won't be seen on the
  127. replica.
  128. To compensate for this, Django allows you to define that a database is
  129. a *test mirror*. Consider the following (simplified) example database
  130. configuration::
  131. DATABASES = {
  132. 'default': {
  133. 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
  134. 'NAME': 'myproject',
  135. 'HOST': 'dbprimary',
  136. # ... plus some other settings
  137. },
  138. 'replica': {
  139. 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
  140. 'NAME': 'myproject',
  141. 'HOST': 'dbreplica',
  142. 'TEST': {
  143. 'MIRROR': 'default',
  144. },
  145. # ... plus some other settings
  146. }
  147. }
  148. In this setup, we have two database servers: ``dbprimary``, described
  149. by the database alias ``default``, and ``dbreplica`` described by the
  150. alias ``replica``. As you might expect, ``dbreplica`` has been configured
  151. by the database administrator as a read replica of ``dbprimary``, so in
  152. normal activity, any write to ``default`` will appear on ``replica``.
  153. If Django created two independent test databases, this would break any
  154. tests that expected replication to occur. However, the ``replica``
  155. database has been configured as a test mirror (using the
  156. :setting:`MIRROR <TEST_MIRROR>` test setting), indicating that under
  157. testing, ``replica`` should be treated as a mirror of ``default``.
  158. When the test environment is configured, a test version of ``replica``
  159. will *not* be created. Instead the connection to ``replica``
  160. will be redirected to point at ``default``. As a result, writes to
  161. ``default`` will appear on ``replica`` -- but because they are actually
  162. the same database, not because there is data replication between the
  163. two databases.
  164. .. _topics-testing-creation-dependencies:
  165. Controlling creation order for test databases
  166. ---------------------------------------------
  167. By default, Django will assume all databases depend on the ``default``
  168. database and therefore always create the ``default`` database first.
  169. However, no guarantees are made on the creation order of any other
  170. databases in your test setup.
  171. If your database configuration requires a specific creation order, you
  172. can specify the dependencies that exist using the :setting:`DEPENDENCIES
  173. <TEST_DEPENDENCIES>` test setting. Consider the following (simplified)
  174. example database configuration::
  175. DATABASES = {
  176. 'default': {
  177. # ... db settings
  178. 'TEST': {
  179. 'DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds'],
  180. },
  181. },
  182. 'diamonds': {
  183. # ... db settings
  184. 'TEST': {
  185. 'DEPENDENCIES': [],
  186. },
  187. },
  188. 'clubs': {
  189. # ... db settings
  190. 'TEST': {
  191. 'DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds'],
  192. },
  193. },
  194. 'spades': {
  195. # ... db settings
  196. 'TEST': {
  197. 'DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds', 'hearts'],
  198. },
  199. },
  200. 'hearts': {
  201. # ... db settings
  202. 'TEST': {
  203. 'DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds', 'clubs'],
  204. },
  205. }
  206. }
  207. Under this configuration, the ``diamonds`` database will be created first,
  208. as it is the only database alias without dependencies. The ``default`` and
  209. ``clubs`` alias will be created next (although the order of creation of this
  210. pair is not guaranteed), then ``hearts``, and finally ``spades``.
  211. If there are any circular dependencies in the :setting:`DEPENDENCIES
  212. <TEST_DEPENDENCIES>` definition, an
  213. :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured` exception will be raised.
  214. Advanced features of ``TransactionTestCase``
  215. ============================================
  216. .. attribute:: TransactionTestCase.available_apps
  217. .. warning::
  218. This attribute is a private API. It may be changed or removed without
  219. a deprecation period in the future, for instance to accommodate changes
  220. in application loading.
  221. It's used to optimize Django's own test suite, which contains hundreds
  222. of models but no relations between models in different applications.
  223. By default, ``available_apps`` is set to ``None``. After each test, Django
  224. calls :djadmin:`flush` to reset the database state. This empties all tables
  225. and emits the :data:`~django.db.models.signals.post_migrate` signal, which
  226. recreates one content type and four permissions for each model. This
  227. operation gets expensive proportionally to the number of models.
  228. Setting ``available_apps`` to a list of applications instructs Django to
  229. behave as if only the models from these applications were available. The
  230. behavior of ``TransactionTestCase`` changes as follows:
  231. - :data:`~django.db.models.signals.post_migrate` is fired before each
  232. test to create the content types and permissions for each model in
  233. available apps, in case they're missing.
  234. - After each test, Django empties only tables corresponding to models in
  235. available apps. However, at the database level, truncation may cascade to
  236. related models in unavailable apps. Furthermore
  237. :data:`~django.db.models.signals.post_migrate` isn't fired; it will be
  238. fired by the next ``TransactionTestCase``, after the correct set of
  239. applications is selected.
  240. Since the database isn't fully flushed, if a test creates instances of
  241. models not included in ``available_apps``, they will leak and they may
  242. cause unrelated tests to fail. Be careful with tests that use sessions;
  243. the default session engine stores them in the database.
  244. Since :data:`~django.db.models.signals.post_migrate` isn't emitted after
  245. flushing the database, its state after a ``TransactionTestCase`` isn't the
  246. same as after a ``TestCase``: it's missing the rows created by listeners
  247. to :data:`~django.db.models.signals.post_migrate`. Considering the
  248. :ref:`order in which tests are executed <order-of-tests>`, this isn't an
  249. issue, provided either all ``TransactionTestCase`` in a given test suite
  250. declare ``available_apps``, or none of them.
  251. ``available_apps`` is mandatory in Django's own test suite.
  252. .. attribute:: TransactionTestCase.reset_sequences
  253. Setting ``reset_sequences = True`` on a ``TransactionTestCase`` will make
  254. sure sequences are always reset before the test run::
  255. class TestsThatDependsOnPrimaryKeySequences(TransactionTestCase):
  256. reset_sequences = True
  257. def test_animal_pk(self):
  258. lion = Animal.objects.create(name="lion", sound="roar")
  259. # lion.pk is guaranteed to always be 1
  260. self.assertEqual(lion.pk, 1)
  261. Unless you are explicitly testing primary keys sequence numbers, it is
  262. recommended that you do not hard code primary key values in tests.
  263. Using ``reset_sequences = True`` will slow down the test, since the primary
  264. key reset is a relatively expensive database operation.
  265. .. _topics-testing-enforce-run-sequentially:
  266. Enforce running test classes sequentially
  267. =========================================
  268. If you have test classes that cannot be run in parallel (e.g. because they
  269. share a common resource), you can use ``django.test.testcases.SerializeMixin``
  270. to run them sequentially. This mixin uses a filesystem ``lockfile``.
  271. For example, you can use ``__file__`` to determine that all test classes in the
  272. same file that inherit from ``SerializeMixin`` will run sequentially::
  273. import os
  274. from django.test import TestCase
  275. from django.test.testcases import SerializeMixin
  276. class ImageTestCaseMixin(SerializeMixin):
  277. lockfile = __file__
  278. def setUp(self):
  279. self.filename = os.path.join(temp_storage_dir, 'my_file.png')
  280. self.file = create_file(self.filename)
  281. class RemoveImageTests(ImageTestCaseMixin, TestCase):
  282. def test_remove_image(self):
  283. os.remove(self.filename)
  284. self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.filename))
  285. class ResizeImageTests(ImageTestCaseMixin, TestCase):
  286. def test_resize_image(self):
  287. resize_image(self.file, (48, 48))
  288. self.assertEqual(get_image_size(self.file), (48, 48))
  289. .. _testing-reusable-applications:
  290. Using the Django test runner to test reusable applications
  291. ==========================================================
  292. If you are writing a :doc:`reusable application </intro/reusable-apps>`
  293. you may want to use the Django test runner to run your own test suite
  294. and thus benefit from the Django testing infrastructure.
  295. A common practice is a *tests* directory next to the application code, with the
  296. following structure::
  297. runtests.py
  298. polls/
  299. __init__.py
  300. models.py
  301. ...
  302. tests/
  303. __init__.py
  304. models.py
  305. test_settings.py
  306. tests.py
  307. Let's take a look inside a couple of those files:
  308. .. code-block:: python
  309. :caption: runtests.py
  310. #!/usr/bin/env python
  311. import os
  312. import sys
  313. import django
  314. from django.conf import settings
  315. from django.test.utils import get_runner
  316. if __name__ == "__main__":
  317. os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'tests.test_settings'
  318. django.setup()
  319. TestRunner = get_runner(settings)
  320. test_runner = TestRunner()
  321. failures = test_runner.run_tests(["tests"])
  322. sys.exit(bool(failures))
  323. This is the script that you invoke to run the test suite. It sets up the
  324. Django environment, creates the test database and runs the tests.
  325. For the sake of clarity, this example contains only the bare minimum
  326. necessary to use the Django test runner. You may want to add
  327. command-line options for controlling verbosity, passing in specific test
  328. labels to run, etc.
  329. .. code-block:: python
  330. :caption: tests/test_settings.py
  331. SECRET_KEY = 'fake-key'
  332. INSTALLED_APPS = [
  333. "tests",
  334. ]
  335. This file contains the :doc:`Django settings </topics/settings>`
  336. required to run your app's tests.
  337. Again, this is a minimal example; your tests may require additional
  338. settings to run.
  339. Since the *tests* package is included in :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` when
  340. running your tests, you can define test-only models in its ``models.py``
  341. file.
  342. .. _other-testing-frameworks:
  343. Using different testing frameworks
  344. ==================================
  345. Clearly, :mod:`unittest` is not the only Python testing framework. While Django
  346. doesn't provide explicit support for alternative frameworks, it does provide a
  347. way to invoke tests constructed for an alternative framework as if they were
  348. normal Django tests.
  349. When you run ``./manage.py test``, Django looks at the :setting:`TEST_RUNNER`
  350. setting to determine what to do. By default, :setting:`TEST_RUNNER` points to
  351. ``'django.test.runner.DiscoverRunner'``. This class defines the default Django
  352. testing behavior. This behavior involves:
  353. #. Performing global pre-test setup.
  354. #. Looking for tests in any file below the current directory whose name matches
  355. the pattern ``test*.py``.
  356. #. Creating the test databases.
  357. #. Running ``migrate`` to install models and initial data into the test
  358. databases.
  359. #. Running the :doc:`system checks </topics/checks>`.
  360. #. Running the tests that were found.
  361. #. Destroying the test databases.
  362. #. Performing global post-test teardown.
  363. If you define your own test runner class and point :setting:`TEST_RUNNER` at
  364. that class, Django will execute your test runner whenever you run
  365. ``./manage.py test``. In this way, it is possible to use any test framework
  366. that can be executed from Python code, or to modify the Django test execution
  367. process to satisfy whatever testing requirements you may have.
  368. .. _topics-testing-test_runner:
  369. Defining a test runner
  370. ----------------------
  371. .. currentmodule:: django.test.runner
  372. A test runner is a class defining a ``run_tests()`` method. Django ships
  373. with a ``DiscoverRunner`` class that defines the default Django testing
  374. behavior. This class defines the ``run_tests()`` entry point, plus a
  375. selection of other methods that are used to by ``run_tests()`` to set up,
  376. execute and tear down the test suite.
  377. .. class:: DiscoverRunner(pattern='test*.py', top_level=None, verbosity=1, interactive=True, failfast=False, keepdb=False, reverse=False, debug_mode=False, debug_sql=False, test_name_patterns=None, **kwargs)
  378. ``DiscoverRunner`` will search for tests in any file matching ``pattern``.
  379. ``top_level`` can be used to specify the directory containing your
  380. top-level Python modules. Usually Django can figure this out automatically,
  381. so it's not necessary to specify this option. If specified, it should
  382. generally be the directory containing your ``manage.py`` file.
  383. ``verbosity`` determines the amount of notification and debug information
  384. that will be printed to the console; ``0`` is no output, ``1`` is normal
  385. output, and ``2`` is verbose output.
  386. If ``interactive`` is ``True``, the test suite has permission to ask the
  387. user for instructions when the test suite is executed. An example of this
  388. behavior would be asking for permission to delete an existing test
  389. database. If ``interactive`` is ``False``, the test suite must be able to
  390. run without any manual intervention.
  391. If ``failfast`` is ``True``, the test suite will stop running after the
  392. first test failure is detected.
  393. If ``keepdb`` is ``True``, the test suite will use the existing database,
  394. or create one if necessary. If ``False``, a new database will be created,
  395. prompting the user to remove the existing one, if present.
  396. If ``reverse`` is ``True``, test cases will be executed in the opposite
  397. order. This could be useful to debug tests that aren't properly isolated
  398. and have side effects. :ref:`Grouping by test class <order-of-tests>` is
  399. preserved when using this option.
  400. ``debug_mode`` specifies what the :setting:`DEBUG` setting should be
  401. set to prior to running tests.
  402. If ``debug_sql`` is ``True``, failing test cases will output SQL queries
  403. logged to the :ref:`django.db.backends logger <django-db-logger>` as well
  404. as the traceback. If ``verbosity`` is ``2``, then queries in all tests are
  405. output.
  406. ``test_name_patterns`` can be used to specify a set of patterns for
  407. filtering test methods and classes by their names.
  408. Django may, from time to time, extend the capabilities of the test runner
  409. by adding new arguments. The ``**kwargs`` declaration allows for this
  410. expansion. If you subclass ``DiscoverRunner`` or write your own test
  411. runner, ensure it accepts ``**kwargs``.
  412. Your test runner may also define additional command-line options.
  413. Create or override an ``add_arguments(cls, parser)`` class method and add
  414. custom arguments by calling ``parser.add_argument()`` inside the method, so
  415. that the :djadmin:`test` command will be able to use those arguments.
  416. Attributes
  417. ~~~~~~~~~~
  418. .. attribute:: DiscoverRunner.test_suite
  419. The class used to build the test suite. By default it is set to
  420. ``unittest.TestSuite``. This can be overridden if you wish to implement
  421. different logic for collecting tests.
  422. .. attribute:: DiscoverRunner.test_runner
  423. This is the class of the low-level test runner which is used to execute
  424. the individual tests and format the results. By default it is set to
  425. ``unittest.TextTestRunner``. Despite the unfortunate similarity in
  426. naming conventions, this is not the same type of class as
  427. ``DiscoverRunner``, which covers a broader set of responsibilities. You
  428. can override this attribute to modify the way tests are run and reported.
  429. .. attribute:: DiscoverRunner.test_loader
  430. This is the class that loads tests, whether from TestCases or modules or
  431. otherwise and bundles them into test suites for the runner to execute.
  432. By default it is set to ``unittest.defaultTestLoader``. You can override
  433. this attribute if your tests are going to be loaded in unusual ways.
  434. Methods
  435. ~~~~~~~
  436. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.run_tests(test_labels, extra_tests=None, **kwargs)
  437. Run the test suite.
  438. ``test_labels`` allows you to specify which tests to run and supports
  439. several formats (see :meth:`DiscoverRunner.build_suite` for a list of
  440. supported formats).
  441. ``extra_tests`` is a list of extra ``TestCase`` instances to add to the
  442. suite that is executed by the test runner. These extra tests are run
  443. in addition to those discovered in the modules listed in ``test_labels``.
  444. This method should return the number of tests that failed.
  445. .. classmethod:: DiscoverRunner.add_arguments(parser)
  446. Override this class method to add custom arguments accepted by the
  447. :djadmin:`test` management command. See
  448. :py:meth:`argparse.ArgumentParser.add_argument()` for details about adding
  449. arguments to a parser.
  450. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.setup_test_environment(**kwargs)
  451. Sets up the test environment by calling
  452. :func:`~django.test.utils.setup_test_environment` and setting
  453. :setting:`DEBUG` to ``self.debug_mode`` (defaults to ``False``).
  454. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.build_suite(test_labels, extra_tests=None, **kwargs)
  455. Constructs a test suite that matches the test labels provided.
  456. ``test_labels`` is a list of strings describing the tests to be run. A test
  457. label can take one of four forms:
  458. * ``path.to.test_module.TestCase.test_method`` -- Run a single test method
  459. in a test case.
  460. * ``path.to.test_module.TestCase`` -- Run all the test methods in a test
  461. case.
  462. * ``path.to.module`` -- Search for and run all tests in the named Python
  463. package or module.
  464. * ``path/to/directory`` -- Search for and run all tests below the named
  465. directory.
  466. If ``test_labels`` has a value of ``None``, the test runner will search for
  467. tests in all files below the current directory whose names match its
  468. ``pattern`` (see above).
  469. ``extra_tests`` is a list of extra ``TestCase`` instances to add to the
  470. suite that is executed by the test runner. These extra tests are run
  471. in addition to those discovered in the modules listed in ``test_labels``.
  472. Returns a ``TestSuite`` instance ready to be run.
  473. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.setup_databases(**kwargs)
  474. Creates the test databases by calling
  475. :func:`~django.test.utils.setup_databases`.
  476. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.run_checks(databases)
  477. Runs the :doc:`system checks </topics/checks>` on the test ``databases``.
  478. .. versionadded:: 3.1
  479. The ``databases`` parameter was added.
  480. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.run_suite(suite, **kwargs)
  481. Runs the test suite.
  482. Returns the result produced by the running the test suite.
  483. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.get_test_runner_kwargs()
  484. Returns the keyword arguments to instantiate the
  485. ``DiscoverRunner.test_runner`` with.
  486. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.teardown_databases(old_config, **kwargs)
  487. Destroys the test databases, restoring pre-test conditions by calling
  488. :func:`~django.test.utils.teardown_databases`.
  489. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.teardown_test_environment(**kwargs)
  490. Restores the pre-test environment.
  491. .. method:: DiscoverRunner.suite_result(suite, result, **kwargs)
  492. Computes and returns a return code based on a test suite, and the result
  493. from that test suite.
  494. Testing utilities
  495. -----------------
  496. ``django.test.utils``
  497. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  498. .. module:: django.test.utils
  499. :synopsis: Helpers to write custom test runners.
  500. To assist in the creation of your own test runner, Django provides a number of
  501. utility methods in the ``django.test.utils`` module.
  502. .. function:: setup_test_environment(debug=None)
  503. Performs global pre-test setup, such as installing instrumentation for the
  504. template rendering system and setting up the dummy email outbox.
  505. If ``debug`` isn't ``None``, the :setting:`DEBUG` setting is updated to its
  506. value.
  507. .. function:: teardown_test_environment()
  508. Performs global post-test teardown, such as removing instrumentation from
  509. the template system and restoring normal email services.
  510. .. function:: setup_databases(verbosity, interactive, keepdb=False, debug_sql=False, parallel=0, aliases=None, **kwargs)
  511. Creates the test databases.
  512. Returns a data structure that provides enough detail to undo the changes
  513. that have been made. This data will be provided to the
  514. :func:`teardown_databases` function at the conclusion of testing.
  515. The ``aliases`` argument determines which :setting:`DATABASES` aliases test
  516. databases should be setup for. If it's not provided, it defaults to all of
  517. :setting:`DATABASES` aliases.
  518. .. function:: teardown_databases(old_config, parallel=0, keepdb=False)
  519. Destroys the test databases, restoring pre-test conditions.
  520. ``old_config`` is a data structure defining the changes in the database
  521. configuration that need to be reversed. It's the return value of the
  522. :meth:`setup_databases` method.
  523. ``django.db.connection.creation``
  524. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  525. .. currentmodule:: django.db.connection.creation
  526. The creation module of the database backend also provides some utilities that
  527. can be useful during testing.
  528. .. function:: create_test_db(verbosity=1, autoclobber=False, serialize=True, keepdb=False)
  529. Creates a new test database and runs ``migrate`` against it.
  530. ``verbosity`` has the same behavior as in ``run_tests()``.
  531. ``autoclobber`` describes the behavior that will occur if a
  532. database with the same name as the test database is discovered:
  533. * If ``autoclobber`` is ``False``, the user will be asked to
  534. approve destroying the existing database. ``sys.exit`` is
  535. called if the user does not approve.
  536. * If autoclobber is ``True``, the database will be destroyed
  537. without consulting the user.
  538. ``serialize`` determines if Django serializes the database into an
  539. in-memory JSON string before running tests (used to restore the database
  540. state between tests if you don't have transactions). You can set this to
  541. ``False`` to speed up creation time if you don't have any test classes
  542. with :ref:`serialized_rollback=True <test-case-serialized-rollback>`.
  543. If you are using the default test runner, you can control this with the
  544. the :setting:`SERIALIZE <TEST_SERIALIZE>` entry in the :setting:`TEST
  545. <DATABASE-TEST>` dictionary.
  546. ``keepdb`` determines if the test run should use an existing
  547. database, or create a new one. If ``True``, the existing
  548. database will be used, or created if not present. If ``False``,
  549. a new database will be created, prompting the user to remove
  550. the existing one, if present.
  551. Returns the name of the test database that it created.
  552. ``create_test_db()`` has the side effect of modifying the value of
  553. :setting:`NAME` in :setting:`DATABASES` to match the name of the test
  554. database.
  555. .. function:: destroy_test_db(old_database_name, verbosity=1, keepdb=False)
  556. Destroys the database whose name is the value of :setting:`NAME` in
  557. :setting:`DATABASES`, and sets :setting:`NAME` to the value of
  558. ``old_database_name``.
  559. The ``verbosity`` argument has the same behavior as for
  560. :class:`~django.test.runner.DiscoverRunner`.
  561. If the ``keepdb`` argument is ``True``, then the connection to the
  562. database will be closed, but the database will not be destroyed.
  563. .. _topics-testing-code-coverage:
  564. Integration with ``coverage.py``
  565. ================================
  566. Code coverage describes how much source code has been tested. It shows which
  567. parts of your code are being exercised by tests and which are not. It's an
  568. important part of testing applications, so it's strongly recommended to check
  569. the coverage of your tests.
  570. Django can be easily integrated with `coverage.py`_, a tool for measuring code
  571. coverage of Python programs. First, `install coverage.py`_. Next, run the
  572. following from your project folder containing ``manage.py``::
  573. coverage run --source='.' manage.py test myapp
  574. This runs your tests and collects coverage data of the executed files in your
  575. project. You can see a report of this data by typing following command::
  576. coverage report
  577. Note that some Django code was executed while running tests, but it is not
  578. listed here because of the ``source`` flag passed to the previous command.
  579. For more options like annotated HTML listings detailing missed lines, see the
  580. `coverage.py`_ docs.
  581. .. _coverage.py: https://coverage.readthedocs.io/
  582. .. _install coverage.py: https://pypi.org/project/coverage/