Django Testing

Testing Django Apps

from django.test import TestCase, Client
from django.urls import reverse
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model

User = get_user_model()

class PostViewTests(TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.user   = User.objects.create_user("alice", "alice@test.com", "password")
        self.client = Client()
        self.post   = Post.objects.create(
            title="Test", slug="test", body="Body", author=self.user, is_draft=False
        )

    def test_post_list_returns_200(self):
        response = self.client.get(reverse("blog:post-list"))
        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
        self.assertContains(response, "Test")

    def test_create_post_requires_login(self):
        response = self.client.get(reverse("blog:post-create"))
        self.assertRedirects(response, "/accounts/login/?next=/posts/create/")

    def test_authenticated_user_can_create_post(self):
        self.client.login(username="alice", password="password")
        response = self.client.post(reverse("blog:post-create"), {
            "title": "New Post", "body": "Content", "is_draft": False
        })
        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
        self.assertTrue(Post.objects.filter(title="New Post").exists())