Here is one approach... class FBFriends: def get_friends(self, current_user): return __get_friends(current_user) # heavy call
def suggest(request, usrid=None, friend_source=FBFriends()): current_user = request.facebook.user facebook_friends = friend_source.get_friends(current_user) Meanwhile, in tests.py... class FBFriendsMock: def get_friends(self, current_user): return [(2, 'John Doe'), (4, 'Jane Doe'), (5, 'The Frog')] def test_suggest(self): request = some_hand_crafted_request() response = suggest(request, friend_source=FBFriendsMock()) self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200) # or whatever --Stuart On Oct 4, 7:34 am, Reikje <reik.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > In one of my views, I am doing a call to the Facebook graph API which > is a bit heavyweight and you also need a valid token. I am looking > into ways to use mocking/dependency injection to avoid having to do > this call during view tests. So let's say i have this view method: > > def suggest(request, usrid = None): > current_user = request.facebook.user > facebook_friends = __get_friends(current_user) # heavy call > > during testing I want to use something simple: > > def suggest(request, usrid = None): > current_user = request.facebook.user > facebook_friends = [(2, 'John Doe'), (4, 'Jane Doe'), (5, 'The > Frog')] > > Any suggestion how to do mocking/DI from a view? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.