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General guidelines
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Writing unit tests
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Some general hints:
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- Tests should run with just Python Standard Library modules installed
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(i.e. if there are additional requirements, the test should be skipped
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if those are missing)
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- Tests should run even if there is no network connectivity (please mock
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urllib calls, for example)
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- Tests should be stable and not require modifications every time the
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tested code's implementation changes slightly (been there / done that)
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Right now, ``bumblebee-status`` is moving away from Python's
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built-in ``unittest`` framework (tests located inside ``tests/``)
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and towards ``pytest`` (tests located inside ``pytests/``).
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First implication: To run the new tests, you need to have ``pytest``
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installed, it is not part of the Python Standard Library. Most
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distributions call the package ``python-pytest`` or ``python3-pytest``
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or something similar (or you just use ``pip install --use pytest``)
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Aside from that, you just write your tests using ``pytest`` as usual,
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with one big caveat:
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**If** you create a new directory inside ``pytests/``, you need to
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also create a file called ``__init__.py`` inside that, otherwise,
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modules won't load correctly.
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For examples, just browse the existing code. A good, minimal sample
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for unit testing ``bumblebee-status`` is ``pytests/core/test_event.py``.
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