Improve testing

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "appendonly",
     "appname",
     "asgiref",
+    "autouse",
     "Behaviour",
     "cacd",
     "cellspacing",

core/settings.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Literal
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ from django.contrib import messages
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from platformdirs import user_data_dir
 
+logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 # Parse a .env file and then load all the variables found as environment variables.
 load_dotenv(verbose=True)
 

core/tests/conftest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import pytest
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from django.conf import LazySettings
+
+logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _media_root(
+    settings: LazySettings,
+    tmpdir_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """Forces django to save media files into temp folder."""
+    settings.MEDIA_ROOT = tmpdir_factory.mktemp("media", numbered=True)
+    logger.info("Testing: Media root is set to %s", settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _password_hashers(settings: LazySettings) -> None:
+    """Forces django to use fast password hashers for tests."""
+    settings.PASSWORD_HASHERS = [
+        "django.contrib.auth.hashers.MD5PasswordHasher",
+    ]
+    logger.info("Testing: Password hashers are set to %s", settings.PASSWORD_HASHERS)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _debug(settings: LazySettings) -> None:
+    """Sets proper DEBUG and TEMPLATE debug mode for coverage."""
+    settings.DEBUG = False
+    for template in settings.TEMPLATES:
+        template["OPTIONS"]["debug"] = True
+
+    logger.info("Testing: DEBUG is set to %s", settings.DEBUG)

pyproject.toml

@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "core.settings"
 # Only run tests in files that match this pattern.
 python_files = ["*_test.py"]
 
+# Enable logging in the console.
+log_cli = true
+log_cli_level = "INFO"
+log_cli_format = "%(asctime)s [%(levelname)8s] %(message)s (%(filename)s:%(lineno)s)"
+log_cli_date_format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+
 [tool.mypy]
 plugins = ["mypy_django_plugin.main"]