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Python Django Basics Test Time Test our Writer model

Aidan Taylor-Lynch
Aidan Taylor-Lynch
7,630 Points
Posted by Aidan Taylor-Lynch
Aidan Taylor-Lynch
7,630 Points

I don't understand how to test this attribute

I don't understand the mailto() method. The question was spaced to far apart from the last time I used it. Can someone show me how to do this?

articles/tests.py 
from django.test import TestCase

from .models import Writer


class WriterModelTestCase(TestCase):
    '''Tests for the Writer model'''
    writer = Writer.objects.create(name="aidan", email="a.taylor.lynch@gmail.com", bio="This questoin sucks")
    self.assertIn(writer.email, writer.mailto())
articles/models.py 
from django.db import models


class Article(models.Model):
    headline = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    publish_date = models.DateTimeField()
    content = models.TextField()
    writer = models.ForeignKey('Writer')

    def __str__(self):
        return self.headline


class Writer(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    email = models.EmailField()
    bio = models.TextField()

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

    def mailto(self):
        return '{} <{}>'.format(self.name, self.email)

2 Answers

jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points
jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points

The thing that you're not quite getting is that every test has to be in a class method that is named begining with test_. In my example see test_mailto. That is the only thing that you are missing.

from django.test import TestCase

from .models import Writer


class WriterModelTestCase(TestCase):
    '''Tests for the Writer model'''

    def test_mailto(self):
        writer = Writer.objects.create(
            name="Bilbo Baggins",
            email="bilbo_baggins@shire.com",
            bio="""Professional burglar or expert treasure hunter. 
Experience with trolls and dragons. I don't deal 
with dwarves who lost large white jewels""",
        )
        self.assertIn(writer.email, writer.mailto())
Aidan Taylor-Lynch
Aidan Taylor-Lynch
7,630 Points
Aidan Taylor-Lynch
Aidan Taylor-Lynch
7,630 Points

Oh Thanks Jacinta! I was so grumpy that I completely missed the most obvious thing!