[TIP] Parametrize tests for unit or integration testing

[Andres Riancho]

Doesn't sound really hard. This code won't work but will give you the
basic idea:

class BaseTest(object):
    ClassUnderTest = None
    def test_foo(self):
        inst = self.ClassUnderTest()
        x = foo(inst)
        self.assertEqual(x, -1)

class TestWithMock(TestCase, BaseTest):
    ClassUnderTest = Mock()

class TestWithReal(TestCase, BaseTest):
    ClassUnderTest = RealStuff()




On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Mateusz Łoskot <mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is my first post here, so hello everyone.
>
> I was searching through the list archives and I stumbled upon this post
> http://lists.idyll.org/pipermail/testing-in-python/2007-May/000298.html
> in which Benji mentions about writing
> "a parameterized test and apply the same test twice.  Once in an
> environment where the "real" thing is used and once where the "stub" is used"
>
> AFAIU, the idea is to write test(s) once, then parametrize for use in both
> modes, as unit tests or integration tests.
>
> Could anyone explain or give example how to implement
> such parametrization?
> Perhaps Benji is still around and could explain the original technique?
>
> I'm using Python 3.2 or 3.3 and I write my tests using
> unittest and mock (or unittest.mock) modules.
> So, I'm interested in using those to to achieve the parametrized
> tests for unit/integration testing modes.
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Mateusz  Łoskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
>
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