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author | BonfaceKilz | 2022-01-04 16:04:57 +0300 |
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committer | BonfaceKilz | 2022-01-04 16:04:57 +0300 |
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How to test decorators
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diff --git a/api/testing-endpoints.md b/api/testing-endpoints.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e7b7a71 --- /dev/null +++ b/api/testing-endpoints.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# How to test endpoints with decorators + +Say we have an the following endpoint in +"genenetwork2/wqflask/wqflask/metadata_edits.py": that interpolates 2 +strings: + +``` +@metadata_edit.route("/<a>/addition/<b>", methods=("POST",)) +@edit_admins_access_required +@login_required +def addition(a, b): + return a + b +``` + + +To test it, see: + +``` +import unittest +import mock +import imp +import wqflask + +class TestMetadataEdits(unittest.TestCase): + def setUp(self): + def kill_patches(): + mock.patch.stopall() + imp.reload(wqflask.metadata_edits) + self.addCleanup(kill_patches) + mock.patch('wqflask.decorators.login_required', + lambda x: x).start() + mock.patch('wqflask.decorators.edit_admins_access_required', + lambda x: x).start() + imp.reload(wqflask.metadata_edits) + imp.reload(wqflask) + self.app = wqflask.app.test_client() + + def test_addition(self): + resp = self.app.post("/datasets/3/addition/2") + self.assertEqual(resp.data, b'32') + +``` + +For an in-depth explanation, read this [post](https://newbedev.com/can-i-patch-a-python-decorator-before-it-wraps-a-function "Can I patch a Python decorator before it wraps a function?") |