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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ factory_boy supports Python 2.6 and 2.7 (Python 3 is in the works), and requires Download -------- +PyPI: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/factory_boy/ Github: http://github.com/rbarrois/factory_boy/ PyPI: @@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ Factories declare a set of attributes used to instantiate an object. The class o .. code-block:: python import factory - from models import User + from . import models class UserFactory(factory.Factory): - FACTORY_FOR = User + FACTORY_FOR = models.User first_name = 'John' last_name = 'Doe' @@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ Factories declare a set of attributes used to instantiate an object. The class o # Another, different, factory for the same object class AdminFactory(factory.Factory): - FACTORY_FOR = User + FACTORY_FOR = models.User first_name = 'Admin' last_name = 'User' @@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ Most factory attributes can be added using static values that are evaluated when .. code-block:: python class UserFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = models.User first_name = 'Joe' last_name = 'Blow' email = factory.LazyAttribute(lambda a: '{0}.{1}@example.com'.format(a.first_name, a.last_name).lower()) @@ -139,9 +141,8 @@ Associated instances can also be generated using ``SubFactory``: .. code-block:: python - from models import Post - class PostFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = models.Post author = factory.SubFactory(UserFactory) @@ -151,14 +152,18 @@ The associated object's strategy will be used: .. code-block:: python # Builds and saves a User and a Post - post = PostFactory() - post.id == None # => False - post.author.id == None # => False + >>> post = PostFactory() + >>> post.id is None # Post has been 'saved' + False + >>> post.author.id is None # post.author has been saved + False # Builds but does not save a User, and then builds but does not save a Post - post = PostFactory.build() - post.id == None # => True - post.author.id == None # => True + >>> post = PostFactory.build() + >>> post.id is None + True + >>> post.author.id is None + True Inheritance @@ -169,9 +174,11 @@ You can easily create multiple factories for the same class without repeating co .. code-block:: python class PostFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = models.Post title = 'A title' class ApprovedPost(PostFactory): + # No need to replicate the FACTORY_FOR attribute approved = True approver = factory.SubFactory(UserFactory) @@ -184,31 +191,39 @@ Unique values in a specific format (for example, e-mail addresses) can be genera .. code-block:: python class UserFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = models.User email = factory.Sequence(lambda n: 'person{0}@example.com'.format(n)) - UserFactory().email # => 'person0@example.com' - UserFactory().email # => 'person1@example.com' + >>> UserFactory().email + 'person0@example.com' + >>> UserFactory().email + 'person1@example.com' Sequences can be combined with lazy attributes: .. code-block:: python class UserFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = models.User + name = 'Mark' email = factory.LazyAttributeSequence(lambda a, n: '{0}+{1}@example.com'.format(a.name, n).lower()) - UserFactory().email # => mark+0@example.com + >>> UserFactory().email + 'mark+0@example.com' If you wish to use a custom method to set the initial ID for a sequence, you can override the ``_setup_next_sequence`` class method: .. code-block:: python class MyFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = MyClass @classmethod def _setup_next_sequence(cls): return cls.FACTORY_FOR.objects.values_list('id').order_by('-id')[0] + 1 + Customizing creation -------------------- @@ -231,6 +246,7 @@ Factory._prepare method: .. OHAI VIM** + Subfactories ------------ @@ -240,10 +256,12 @@ the global factory, using a simple syntax : ``field__attr=42`` will set the attr .. code-block:: python class InnerFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = InnerClass foo = 'foo' bar = factory.LazyAttribute(lambda o: foo * 2) class ExternalFactory(factory.Factory): + FACTORY_FOR = OuterClass inner = factory.SubFactory(InnerFactory, foo='bar') >>> e = ExternalFactory() |