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Using url_for in tests (outside of request context)

Using url_for in tests (outside of request context) by Vladimir Mihailenco
- Re: [flask] Using url_for in tests (outside of request context) by Ron DuPlain
  - Re: [flask] Using url_for in tests (outside of request context) by Vladimir Mihailenco

Using url_for in tests (outside of request context)

From:: Vladimir Mihailenco
Date:: 2011-08-25 @ 09:46

I am using url_for() in my model pre_save() hook to generate some
urls. There is no errors in production, but in tests I am getting:

RuntimeError: working outside of request context

There is workaround like this:

with app.test_request_context('/'):
        user = User(name='name').save()

but I think this is far from being ideal... What else can I do? Thanks.

Re: [flask] Using url_for in tests (outside of request context)

From:: Ron DuPlain
Date:: 2011-08-25 @ 13:37

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:46 AM, Vladimir Mihailenco
<vladimir.webdev@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am using url_for() in my model pre_save() hook to generate some
> urls. There is no errors in production, but in tests I am getting:
>
> RuntimeError: working outside of request context
>
> There is workaround like this:
>
> with app.test_request_context('/'):
>        user = User(name='name').save()
>
> but I think this is far from being ideal... What else can I do? Thanks.

The Flask-Testing extension provides an extension to unittest which
does the request context work for you.

You can also setup with:

    ctx = app.test_request_context()
    ctx.push()

Do your tests. Teardown with:

    ctx.pop()

This is discussed here:
http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/reqcontext/

-Ron

Re: [flask] Using url_for in tests (outside of request context)

From:: Vladimir Mihailenco
Date:: 2011-08-25 @ 15:09

Many thanks Ron, I will try Flask-Testing.

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Ron DuPlain <ron.duplain@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:46 AM, Vladimir Mihailenco
> <vladimir.webdev@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am using url_for() in my model pre_save() hook to generate some
>> urls. There is no errors in production, but in tests I am getting:
>>
>> RuntimeError: working outside of request context
>>
>> There is workaround like this:
>>
>> with app.test_request_context('/'):
>>        user = User(name='name').save()
>>
>> but I think this is far from being ideal... What else can I do? Thanks.
>
> The Flask-Testing extension provides an extension to unittest which
> does the request context work for you.
>
> You can also setup with:
>
>    ctx = app.test_request_context()
>    ctx.push()
>
> Do your tests. Teardown with:
>
>    ctx.pop()
>
> This is discussed here:
> http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/reqcontext/
>
> -Ron
>