boards/tests/test_forms.py

from django.test import TestCase, Client
import time
from boards import settings
from boards.models import Post
import neboard


TEST_TAG = 'test_tag'

PAGE_404 = 'boards/404.html'

TEST_TEXT = 'test text'

NEW_THREAD_PAGE = '/'
THREAD_PAGE_ONE = '/thread/1/'
HTTP_CODE_REDIRECT = 302


class FormTest(TestCase):
    def test_post_validation(self):
        client = Client()

        valid_tags = 'tag1 tag_2 тег_3'
        invalid_tags = '$%_356 ---'

        response = client.post(NEW_THREAD_PAGE, {'title': 'test title',
                                                 'text': TEST_TEXT,
                                                 'tags': valid_tags})
        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, HTTP_CODE_REDIRECT,
                         msg='Posting new message failed: got code ' +
                             str(response.status_code))

        self.assertEqual(1, Post.objects.count(),
                         msg='No posts were created')

        client.post(NEW_THREAD_PAGE, {'text': TEST_TEXT,
                                      'tags': invalid_tags})
        self.assertEqual(1, Post.objects.count(), msg='The validation passed '
                                                      'where it should fail')

        # Change posting delay so we don't have to wait for 30 seconds or more
        old_posting_delay = neboard.settings.POSTING_DELAY
        # Wait fot the posting delay or we won't be able to post
        settings.POSTING_DELAY = 1
        time.sleep(neboard.settings.POSTING_DELAY + 1)
        response = client.post(THREAD_PAGE_ONE, {'text': TEST_TEXT,
                                                 'tags': valid_tags})
        self.assertEqual(HTTP_CODE_REDIRECT, response.status_code,
                         msg='Posting new message failed: got code ' +
                             str(response.status_code))
        # Restore posting delay
        settings.POSTING_DELAY = old_posting_delay

        self.assertEqual(2, Post.objects.count(),
                         msg='No posts were created')