Added tests.util.get_api() function to create a standard (api, home) tuple for unit testing

ipalib/__init__.py

@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ from frontend import Command, Object, Method, Property, Application
 from ipa_types import Bool, Int, Unicode, Enum
 from frontend import Param, DefaultFrom
 
-def get_standard_api(unit_test=False):
-    api = plugable.API(
+def get_standard_api():
+    return plugable.API(
         Command, Object, Method, Property, Application,
         Backend, Context,
     )
-    if unit_test is True:
-        api.env.mode = 'unit_test'
-    return api
+
 
 api = get_standard_api()

tests/test_ipalib/test_cli.py

@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 Test the `ipalib.cli` module.
 """
 
-from tests.util import raises, getitem, no_set, no_del, read_only, ClassChecker
-from tests.util import TempHome
+from tests.util import raises, get_api, ClassChecker
 from ipalib import cli, plugable, frontend, backend
 
 
@@ -92,8 +91,6 @@ from_cli_conf = overridden in default.conf
 """
 
 
-
-
 class test_CLI(ClassChecker):
     """
     Test the `ipalib.cli.CLI` class.
@@ -101,17 +98,7 @@ class test_CLI(ClassChecker):
     _cls = cli.CLI
 
     def new(self, argv=tuple()):
-        home = TempHome()
-        api = plugable.API(
-            frontend.Command,
-            frontend.Object,
-            frontend.Method,
-            frontend.Property,
-            frontend.Application,
-            backend.Backend,
-        )
-        api.env.mode = 'unit_test'
-        api.env.in_tree = True
+        (api, home) = get_api()
         o = self.cls(api, argv)
         assert o.api is api
         return (o, api, home)

tests/test_ipalib/test_plugable.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Test the `ipalib.plugable` module.
 
 from tests.util import raises, no_set, no_del, read_only
 from tests.util import getitem, setitem, delitem
-from tests.util import ClassChecker, TempHome
+from tests.util import ClassChecker, get_api
 from ipalib import plugable, errors
 
 
@@ -771,13 +771,6 @@ class test_API(ClassChecker):
 
     _cls = plugable.API
 
-    def new(self, *bases):
-        home = TempHome()
-        api = self.cls(*bases)
-        api.env.mode = 'unit_test'
-        api.env.in_tree = True
-        return (api, home)
-
     def test_API(self):
         """
         Test the `ipalib.plugable.API` class.
@@ -802,6 +795,8 @@ class test_API(ClassChecker):
                 return n + 1
 
         api = plugable.API(base0, base1)
+        api.env.mode = 'unit_test'
+        api.env.in_tree = True
         r = api.register
         assert isinstance(r, plugable.Registrar)
         assert read_only(api, 'register') is r
@@ -884,7 +879,7 @@ class test_API(ClassChecker):
         """
         Test the `ipalib.plugable.API.bootstrap` method.
         """
-        (o, home) = self.new()
+        (o, home) = get_api()
         assert o.env._isdone('_bootstrap') is False
         assert o.env._isdone('_finalize_core') is False
         assert o.isdone('bootstrap') is False
@@ -900,7 +895,7 @@ class test_API(ClassChecker):
         """
         Test the `ipalib.plugable.API.load_plugins` method.
         """
-        (o, home) = self.new()
+        (o, home) = get_api()
         assert o.isdone('bootstrap') is False
         assert o.isdone('load_plugins') is False
         o.load_plugins()

tests/util.py

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import os
 from os import path
 import tempfile
 import shutil
-from ipalib import errors
+import ipalib
+
 
 
 class TempDir(object):
@@ -206,5 +207,21 @@ def check_TypeError(value, type_, name, callback, *args, **kw):
     assert e.type is type_
     assert e.name == name
     assert type(e.name) is str
-    assert str(e) == errors.TYPE_FORMAT % (name, type_, value)
+    assert str(e) == ipalib.errors.TYPE_FORMAT % (name, type_, value)
     return e
+
+
+def get_api(**kw):
+    """
+    Returns (api, home) tuple.
+
+    This function returns a tuple containing an `ipalib.plugable.API`
+    instance and a `TempHome` instance.
+    """
+    home = TempHome()
+    api = ipalib.get_standard_api()
+    api.env.mode = 'unit_test'
+    api.env.in_tree = True
+    for (key, value) in kw.iteritems():
+        api.env[key] = value
+    return (api, home)