1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/repoze/bfg/scripting.py b/repoze/bfg/scripting.py
index 5399b7d77..f31db56fa 100644
--- a/repoze/bfg/scripting.py
+++ b/repoze/bfg/scripting.py
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-def get_root(app, environ=None):
+from repoze.bfg.request import FakeRequest
+
+def get_root(app, request=None):
     """ Return a tuple composed of ``(root, closer)`` when provided a
     ``repoze.bfg.router.Router`` instance as the ``app`` argument.
     The ``root`` returned is the application root object.  The
     ``closer`` returned is a callable (accepting no arguments) that
     should be called when your scripting application is finished using
-    the root.  If ``environ`` is not None, it is used as the
-    environment passed to the BFG application root factory.  An empty
-    environ is constructed and passed to the root factory if
-    ``environ`` is None."""
+    the root.  If ``request`` is not None, it is used as the request
+    passed to the BFG application root factory.  A faux request is
+    constructed and passed to the root factory if ``request`` is None."""
+    if request is None:
+        request = FakeRequest({})
     registry = app.registry
-    threadlocals = {'registry':registry, 'request':None}
+    threadlocals = {'registry':registry, 'request':request}
     app.threadlocal_manager.push(threadlocals)
-    if environ is None:
-        environ = {}
-    def closer(environ=environ): # keep environ alive via this function default
+    def closer(request=request): # keep request alive via this function default
         app.threadlocal_manager.pop()
-    root = app.root_factory(environ)
+    root = app.root_factory(request)
     return root, closer