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authorTheron Luhn <theron@luhn.com>2020-11-11 21:44:05 -0800
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Add to test documentation.
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@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ Per-test fixtures
- ``dummy_request`` - a :class:`pyramid.testing.DummyRequest` object that is very lightweight.
This is a great object to pass to view functions that have minimal side-effects as it'll be fast and simple.
+- ``dummy_config`` — a :class:`pyramid.config.Configurator` object used as configuration by ``dummy_request``.
+ Useful for mocking configuration like routes and security policies.
+
Modifying the fixtures
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@@ -109,8 +112,8 @@ Integration tests
=================
We can directly execute the view code, bypassing :app:`Pyramid` and testing just the code that we've written.
-These tests use dummy requests that we'll prepare appropriately to set the conditions each view expects.
-For example, setting ``request.identity``, or adding some dummy data to the session.
+These tests use dummy requests that we'll prepare appropriately to set the conditions each view expects, such as adding dummy data to the session.
+We'll be using ``dummy_config`` to configure the necessary routes, as well as setting the security policy as :class:`pyramid.testing.DummySecurityPolicy` to mock ``dummy_request.identity``.
Update ``tests/test_views.py`` such that it appears as follows: