test.RequestFactory

class RequestFactory [source]

The RequestFactory shares the same API as the test client. However, instead of behaving like a browser, the RequestFactory provides a way to generate a request instance that can be used as the first argument to any view. This means you can test a view function the same way as you would test any other function – as a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing for specific outputs.

The API for the RequestFactory is a slightly restricted subset of the test client API:

• It only has access to the HTTP methods get(), post(), put(), delete(), head(), options(), and trace().
• These methods accept all the same arguments except for follows. Since this is just a factory for producing requests, it’s up to you to handle the response.
• It does not support middleware. Session and authentication attributes must be supplied by the test itself if required for the view to function properly.