mongoengine/docs/guide/mongomock.rst
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Use mongomock for testing
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`mongomock <https://github.com/vmalloc/mongomock/>`_ is a package to do just
what the name implies, mocking a mongo database.
To use with mongoengine, simply specify mongomock when connecting with
mongoengine:
.. code-block:: python
connect('mongoenginetest', host='mongomock://localhost')
conn = get_connection()
or with an alias:
.. code-block:: python
connect('mongoenginetest', host='mongomock://localhost', alias='testdb')
conn = get_connection('testdb')
Example of test file:
--------
.. code-block:: python
import unittest
from mongoengine import connect, disconnect
class Person(Document):
name = StringField()
class TestPerson(unittest.TestCase):
@classmethod
def setUpClass(cls):
connect('mongoenginetest', host='mongomock://localhost')
@classmethod
def tearDownClass(cls):
disconnect()
def test_thing(self):
pers = Person(name='John')
pers.save()
fresh_pers = Person.objects().first()
self.assertEqual(fresh_pers.name, 'John')