""" 37. Fixtures. Fixtures are a way of loading data into the database in bulk. Fixure data can be stored in any serializable format (including JSON and XML). Fixtures are identified by name, and are stored in either a directory named 'fixtures' in the application directory, on in one of the directories named in the ``FIXTURE_DIRS`` setting. """ from django.db import models from django.conf import settings class Category(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length=100) description = models.TextField() def __unicode__(self): return self.title class Meta: ordering = ('title',) class Article(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(max_length=100, default='Default headline') pub_date = models.DateTimeField() def __unicode__(self): return self.headline class Meta: ordering = ('-pub_date', 'headline') __test__ = {'API_TESTS': """ >>> from django.core import management >>> from django.db.models import get_app # Reset the database representation of this app. # This will return the database to a clean initial state. >>> management.call_command('flush', verbosity=0, interactive=False) # Syncdb introduces 1 initial data object from initial_data.json. >>> Article.objects.all() [] # Load fixture 1. Single JSON file, with two objects. >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture1.json', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, , ] # Dump the current contents of the database as a JSON fixture >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures', format='json') [{"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.category", "fields": {"description": "Latest news stories", "title": "News Stories"}}, {"pk": 3, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Time to reform copyright", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 13:00:00"}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Poker has no place on ESPN", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 12:00:00"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Python program becomes self aware", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 11:00:00"}}] # Try just dumping the contents of fixtures.Category >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures.Category', format='json') [{"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.category", "fields": {"description": "Latest news stories", "title": "News Stories"}}] # ...and just fixtures.Article >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures.Article', format='json') [{"pk": 3, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Time to reform copyright", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 13:00:00"}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Poker has no place on ESPN", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 12:00:00"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Python program becomes self aware", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 11:00:00"}}] # ...and both >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures.Category', 'fixtures.Article', format='json') [{"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.category", "fields": {"description": "Latest news stories", "title": "News Stories"}}, {"pk": 3, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Time to reform copyright", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 13:00:00"}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Poker has no place on ESPN", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 12:00:00"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Python program becomes self aware", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 11:00:00"}}] # Specify a specific model twice >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures.Article', 'fixtures.Article', format='json') [{"pk": 3, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Time to reform copyright", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 13:00:00"}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Poker has no place on ESPN", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 12:00:00"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Python program becomes self aware", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 11:00:00"}}] # Specify a dump that specifies Article both explicitly and implicitly >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures.Article', 'fixtures', format='json') [{"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.category", "fields": {"description": "Latest news stories", "title": "News Stories"}}, {"pk": 3, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Time to reform copyright", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 13:00:00"}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Poker has no place on ESPN", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 12:00:00"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Python program becomes self aware", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 11:00:00"}}] # Same again, but specify in the reverse order >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures', 'fixtures.Article', format='json') [{"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.category", "fields": {"description": "Latest news stories", "title": "News Stories"}}, {"pk": 3, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Time to reform copyright", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 13:00:00"}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Poker has no place on ESPN", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 12:00:00"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Python program becomes self aware", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 11:00:00"}}] # Specify one model from one application, and an entire other application. >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures.Category', 'sites', format='json') [{"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.category", "fields": {"description": "Latest news stories", "title": "News Stories"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "sites.site", "fields": {"domain": "example.com", "name": "example.com"}}] # Load fixture 2. JSON file imported by default. Overwrites some existing objects >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture2.json', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, , , ] # Load fixture 3, XML format. >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture3.xml', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, , , , ] # Load a fixture that doesn't exist >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'unknown.json', verbosity=0) # object list is unaffected >>> Article.objects.all() [, , , , ] """} # Database flushing does not work on MySQL with the default storage engine # because it requires transaction support. if settings.DATABASE_ENGINE != 'mysql': __test__['API_TESTS'] += \ """ # Reset the database representation of this app. This will delete all data. >>> management.call_command('flush', verbosity=0, interactive=False) >>> Article.objects.all() [] # Load fixture 1 again, using format discovery >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture1', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, , ] # Try to load fixture 2 using format discovery; this will fail # because there are two fixture2's in the fixtures directory >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture2', verbosity=0) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS Multiple fixtures named 'fixture2' in '...fixtures'. Aborting. # object list is unaffected >>> Article.objects.all() [, , ] # Dump the current contents of the database as a JSON fixture >>> management.call_command('dumpdata', 'fixtures', format='json') [{"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.category", "fields": {"description": "Latest news stories", "title": "News Stories"}}, {"pk": 3, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Time to reform copyright", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 13:00:00"}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Poker has no place on ESPN", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 12:00:00"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "fixtures.article", "fields": {"headline": "Python program becomes self aware", "pub_date": "2006-06-16 11:00:00"}}] # Load fixture 4 (compressed), using format discovery >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture4', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, , , ] >>> management.call_command('flush', verbosity=0, interactive=False) # Load fixture 4 (compressed), using format specification >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture4.json', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, ] >>> management.call_command('flush', verbosity=0, interactive=False) # Load fixture 5 (compressed), using format *and* compression specification >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture5.json.zip', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, ] >>> management.call_command('flush', verbosity=0, interactive=False) # Load fixture 5 (compressed), only compression specification >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture5.zip', verbosity=0) >>> Article.objects.all() [, ] >>> management.call_command('flush', verbosity=0, interactive=False) # Try to load fixture 5 using format and compression discovery; this will fail # because there are two fixture5's in the fixtures directory >>> management.call_command('loaddata', 'fixture5', verbosity=0) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS Multiple fixtures named 'fixture5' in '...fixtures'. Aborting. """ from django.test import TestCase class SampleTestCase(TestCase): fixtures = ['fixture1.json', 'fixture2.json'] def testClassFixtures(self): "Check that test case has installed 4 fixture objects" self.assertEqual(Article.objects.count(), 4) self.assertEquals(str(Article.objects.all()), "[, , , ]")