Django: How to keep the test database when the test is finished?

Question

Some of my requirements are these:

• Create a in-memory sqlite3 database.
• Read a list, and pull those data from production database.
• Perform unit tests
• Remain the test database.
• Perform some intelligent UI tests using the same test database.

I am not a pro in test, but these have to achieved, anyone professional who can suggest a best practice in this area?

Thanks very much for your help!

Answer 1

New in Django 1.8

The --keepdb option can be used to preserve the test database between test runs

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/django-admin/#django-admin-option---keepdb

Answer 2

You can run:

./manage.py testserver

Your test database will be created, all your tests are run and afterwards the server keeps running, so you can do your ui testing.

hope this helps, Anton

Answer 3

Persistent Database Test Runner adds a new command called quicktest that will retain the database after the test is run, and use the same when run again.