django-app-helper 3.1.0

Supported versions

Python: 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10

Django: 2.2, 3.2

django CMS: 3.7 - 3.11

Newer versions might work but are not tested yet.

Common options

• --cms: Loads configuration to properly run a django CMS-based application;

• --extra-settings: Path to a helper file to set extra settings; see Project settings with Django App Helper for details;

Base test class

A base test class is available to provide helpers and methods that implements repetitive tasks during development or compatibility shims (especially for django CMS).

Requirements

• django CMS optional; required only to work with --cms option

• docopt

• tox

• dj-database-url

Thanks

The general logic and part of the code of the whole application is heavily taken from django CMS’s own develop.py so all the contributors deserve a huge thanks for their work.

3.1.0 (2022-07-29)

Features

• Upgrade Python / Django versions (#204)

• Add minimal django 4.0 support (#208)

3.0.1 (2020-12-09)

Bugfixes

• Fix loading setting with pytest-django and django 3.1 (#202)

3.0.0 (2020-11-14)

2.2.2 (2020-05-15)

Bugfixes

• Fix pytest args splitting (#155)

• Fix runserver autoreload with channels 2.4 (#157)

2.2.1 (2020-04-23)

• Fix packaging error

2.2.0 (2020-04-23)

Features

• Add Django 3.0 / django CMS 3.7.2 support (#142)

• Replace makefile with invoke (#143)

2.1.1 (2020-02-04)

• Improved pytest compatibility

2.1.0 (2019-12-27)

• Reformat code with black and improve flake8 configuration

• Add pytest-compatible runner

2.0.1 (2019-12-22)

• Add Django 3.0 preliminary support

2.0.0 (2019-10-13)

• Rename application to django-app-helper

1.2.5 (2019-08-16)

• Add django CMS 3.7

• Add Django 2.2

1.2.4 (2019-08-08)

• Fix regression introduced by #116

1.2.3 (2019-08-05)

• Move pyflakes to extras_require

• Fix error in get_request / post_request not preserving current_page

1.2.2 (2019-07-05)

• Improve request generation by adding a more generic request method

1.2.1 (2019-07-04)

• Fix error when creating users with non-writable email attribute

1.2.0 (2019-03-22)

• Drop compatiblity with Django <1.11, Python 3.4

• Add django CMS 3.6

• Add django 2.0, 2.1

1.1.1 (2019-07-03)

• Fix error when creating users with non-writable email attribute

1.1.0 (2018-02-20)

• Remove Django <1.8, Python 2.6, 3.3 from setup.py

• Add Django 1.11, Python 3.6

• Switch to new-style middlewares for Django 1.10+

• Create static methods to generate images

• Fix persistent option behavior with arbitrary commands

• Add minimal changes to allow third party application to run test on django 2.0

• Fix options for channels runserver

• Remove support for django-nose test runner

1.0.0 (2017-07-25)

• Add ApphookReloadMiddleware in server mode

• Add a default for FILE_UPLOAD_TEMP_DIR

• Add fix for django CMS 3.4.4 render_plugin

0.9.8 (2017-03-04)

• Fix compatibility with newer channels releases

0.9.7 (2016-12-03)

• Add support for django-sekizai 0.10

• Fix mock dependency in setup.py

• Fix issue with server command in Django 1.10

• Fix issue with urls.py in Django 1.10

• Fix issue in tests with django CMS 3.4

0.9.6 (2016-08-25)

• Add support for channels runserver.

• Add verbosity level to server command.

• Add support for Django 1.10.

• Add support for django CMS 3.4.

0.9.5 (2016-06-06)

• Fix issue with mocked session storage

• Add verbosity level to tests

• Fix user creation

• Add option to allow parametrizing auto-created user

• Fix extra_applications

0.9.4 (2016-01-20)

• Add Naked setup mode

• Add TEMPLATE_DIRS to special settings

• Add TEMPLATE_LOADERS to special settings

• Allow to specify a locale in makemessages

0.9.3 (2015-10-07)

• Add –no-migrate option to skip migrations

• Add secure argument to generate HTTPS requests

• Better request mocking

• Fix test on django CMS 3.2 (develop)

• Add support for Python 3.5

• Add –persistent option for persistent storage

0.9.2 (2015-09-14)

• Add support for apphooks and parent pages in BaseTestCase.create_pages

• If pages contains apphook, urlconf is reloaded automatically

• Improve documentation

• Add support for top-positioned MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES

• Code cleanup

0.9.1 (2015-08-30)

• Better support for aldryn-boilerplates

0.9.0 (2015-08-20)

• Complete support for Django 1.8 / django CMS develop

• Support for aldryn-boilerplates settings

• Migrations are now enabled by default during tests

• Minor BaseTestCase refactoring

• Remove support for Django 1.5

• Fix treebeard support

• Minor fixes

• Adds login_user_context method to BaseTestCase

0.8.1 (2015-05-31)

• Add basic support for Django 1.8 / django CMS develop

• Code cleanups

• Smarter migration layout detection

0.8.0 (2015-03-22)

• Add –native option to use native test command instead of django-app-helper one

• Use django-discover-runner on Django 1.5 if present

• Better handling of runner options

• Add support for empty/dry-run arguments to makemigrations

• Add USE_CMS flag to settings when using django CMS configuration

0.7.0 (2015-01-22)

• Fix an error which prevents the runner to discover the settings

• django CMS is no more a dependency, install it manually to enable django CMS support

0.6.0 (2015-01-10)

• Add a runner to make cms_helper file itself a runner for django-app-helper

• Fix issues with mptt / treebeard and Django 1.7

• Fix some makemigrations / –migrate issues

• Make django-app-helper less django CMS dependent

0.5.0 (2015-01-01)

• Fixing bugs when using extra settings

• Add messages framework to default environment

• Add CSRF middleware / context_processor to default settings

• Add base helper class for test cases

• Complete Django 1.7 support

• Smarter detection of migration operations in Django 1.6-

• Add option to create migrations for external applications

0.4.0 (2014-09-18)

• Add support for command line test runner options;

• Add check command on Django 1.7+;

• Add cms check command (which triggers cms inclusion);

• Add squashmigration command Django 1.7+;

• Add support for makemigrations merge on Django 1.7+;

• Add helpers for custom user models;

0.3.1 (2014-08-25)

• Add staticfiles application;

• Add djangocms_admin_style if cms is enabled;

0.3.0 (2014-08-14)

• Add support for django nose test runner;

• Add default CMS template;

0.2.0 (2014-08-12)

• Add option to customize sample project settings;

• Add option to exclude django CMS from test project configurations;

• Add support for Django 1.7;

0.1.0 (2014-08-09)

• First public release.