我正在测试我的视图,我需要在将上下文字典发送到 HttpResponse 对象之前对其进行一些断言,以确保我的视图正在按预期进行计算。但是我怎么能断言事情呢?这是我在视图中尝试执行的示例:
# some_app/views.py
def my_view(request):
context = RequestContext(request)
if request.GET.get('something'):
value = # calculate the value somehow
context.update(some_value=value)
elif request.GET.get('something_else'):
value = # calculate the value in other way
context.update(some_value=value)
# other stuff the view does
return render_to_response('some_template.html', context_instance=context)
我突然想到,也许我可以修补视图以获得上下文实例:
# some_app/tests/unit/test_myview.py
from some_app import views
from mock import patch
from django.test.client import RequestFactory
class MyTest(TestCase):
def test_my_view(self):
request = RequestFactory().get('some_url', data={
'param1': 'a',
'param2': 'b'
})
with patch('some_app.views', [WHAT DO I INCLUDE HERE?]) as context:
# by now, <context> should be the context instance created in the view
response = views.my_view(request)
self.assertTrue(context['some_value']['value1'])
self.assertFalse(context['some_value']['value2'])
self.assertRaises(IndexError, some_function,
context['some_value']['value1'])
但我想不出一个可行的想法:(
有什么方法可以在我的测试中获得我在视图中创建的上下文实例?
谢谢你的帮助 :)
PS 在这种情况下,不能进行浏览器内测试或检查生成的 html :(