dangjo view tests and URLs

test_views.py

from django.test import TestCase
from django.conf.urlresolvers impor resolve, reverse
 
from myviews import ThingView

class TestThingView(TestCase):
    
    def setUp(self):
        url_name = 'thing_view'
        kwargs = {'pk': '5'}
        self.url = reverse(url_name, kwargs=kwargs)
        resolved = resolve(self.url)

        # Option 1: Check url_name didn't flip in reverse/resolve round-trip.
        self.assertEqual(url_name, resolved.url_name, "reversed URL does not resolve as expected")

        # Option 2: Check the view callback function. Have to check __name__ in case of View.as_view() wrapper shenanigans.
        self.assertEqual(ThingView.__name__, resolved.func.__name__)
        
        
    def test_thing(self):
        response = self.client.get(self.url)