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python-3.xunit-testingflaskmicroservicespython-unittest
user971741
user971741

Reputation:

Testing Flask microservices using unittest module

I have developed a very basic microservice using Flask framework.

A method in the application looks like this

@app.route('/add, methods=['POST'])
def add_info():
    final = []
    try:
        info_obj.append(json.loads(request.data))
    ...
    return jsonify(final)

Now I am attempting to write Unittest for this method and other method in this microservice. I am using import unittest to write my test.

Now here I am confused is how can I write tests to test the functionality of these http functions, which don't take regular argument of return regular results but rather fetch arguments from request data and return json based on that.

Is my approach correct? and if yes how can I test Microservices-like functionality using unittest module?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 587

Answers (1)

Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer

Reputation: 611

If you absolutely want unittesting, follow Patrick's guide here. But I suggest using PyTest. It's a breeze to get started. First you need a conftest.py. Then add your testfiles named test_... .py . The where your conftest is do $ pytest

Patrick has yet another PyTest + Flask guide here. You can view a demo of a conftest in a project here on how to set up db etc and a test file here

Upvotes: 1

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