HITEST
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Generates unit test boilerplate for Python modules.
REQUIREMENTS
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* python
* argparse (standard with Python 2.7+)
INSTALLATION
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There are several different ways you can install HiTest. You can clone the git
repo like this:
$ git clone git://github.com/keithfancher/HiTest.git
You can also install with pip:
$ pip install https://github.com/keithfancher/HiTest/tarball/master
Or skip all that nonsense and just download the one file you need:
https://raw.github.com/keithfancher/HiTest/master/hitest.py
USAGE
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Just call it with your module as a command line argument. Output goes to
stdout. For example, to generate test boilerplate for wacky_module.py:
$ ./hitest.py wacky_module.py > test_wacky_module.py
Then fill in your tests and pat yourself on the back for being a Good
Programmer!
A NOTE ON PATHS
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The generated tests will always import your module directly, ignoring any
containing package or path. For instance, if you were to call it thusly:
$ ./hitest.py big_package/impressive_module.py
The generated test will import your module like this:
import impressive_module
NOT like this:
import big_package.impressive_module
Everyone has different preferences and conventions about where they keep their
unit tests. Rather than try to guess what your preference is, I simply assume
that your tests will live in the same package/directory as your tested modules.
If that's not the case, just modify the import statement and you're good to go!