test automation

.github/workflows/python-app.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         playwright install chromium ffmpeg
     - name: Serve website locally
       run: |
-        python web2py/web2py.py -a 'admin1234' &
+        python web2py/web2py.py -a 'admin1234' -p 8020 &
     - name: Run PyTest UTs
       run: |
         cd web2py/applications/OpenLex/

models/db_pydoctor.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 __author__ = "María Andrea Vignau ([email protected])"
 __copyright__ = "(C) 2016 María Andrea Vignau. GNU GPL 3."
 
+import os
 from gluon.contrib.markdown.markdown2 import markdown
 from gluon.tools import *
 
@@ -22,9 +23,12 @@
                 tsv_with_hidden_cols=False,
                 tsv=False,
                 json=False)
-
-
-db = DAL('sqlite://openlex.sqlite')
+# import pdb; breakpoint()
+if os.getenv('WEB2PY_USE_DB_TESTING'):
+    temp_dir = '/dev/shm'
+    db = DAL('sqlite://testing.sqlite', folder=temp_dir)
+else:
+    db = DAL('sqlite://openlex.sqlite')
 
 auth = Auth(globals(), db)
 auth.define_tables()

pytest.ini

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [pytest]
 # To run chrome with UI pass --headed
-addopts = --browser chromium --base-url=http://127.0.0.1:8000/OpenLex/
+addopts = --browser chromium --base-url=http://127.0.0.1:8020/OpenLex/

test.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# this variable can be used on creating database
+export WEB2PY_USE_DB_TESTING="True"
+# default port_number
+PORT_NUMBER=8020
+# remove all temporary in memory files
+rm -f /dev/shm/*.table
+rm -f /dev/shm/sql.log
+rm -f /dev/shm/testing.sqlite
+# run web2py
+python ../../web2py.py -a 123 -p ${PORT_NUMBER} --no_gui &
+# run tests
+fades -r requirements.txt -x pytest -v --pdb
+# kill web2py
+fuser -k -TERM -n tcp ${PORT_NUMBER} > /dev/null
+# clear environment variable
+unset WEB2PY_USE_DB_TESTING