test faculties

functional_test.py

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+#! /usr/bin/python3
+
+## THIS IS A HOLISTIC TEST SUITE
+##   to exercise the fundamental, basic, essential functionality
+##   of this app and what it does, from the perspective of the api.
+
+
+import requests
+
+
+url = "http://localhost:4000/api/"
+
+def get_messages(fourletters):
+    r = requests.get(url + fourletters)
+    messages = r.json()['messages']
+    return messages
+
+def clear_messages(fourletters):
+    r = requests.delete(url + fourletters)
+
+def add_message(fourletters, message):
+    r = requests.post(url + fourletters + f"?message={message}")
+
+###################################################
+#
+#   test for the page 'dumb'
+test_fourletters = "dumb"
+print(f"im going to test fourletters with 'dumb'")
+#
+#   clear the slate
+clear_messages(test_fourletters)
+print("  clearing the messages")
+#
+#   check that the state is clear
+messages = get_messages(test_fourletters)
+assert messages == []
+print("    messages are clear")
+#
+#   add to the state
+add_message(test_fourletters, "yo")
+print("  sending a message: 'yo'")
+#
+#   check that the state matches what i set
+messages = get_messages(test_fourletters)
+assert messages == ["yo"]
+print(f"    messages are now {messages}")
+#
+#   further add to the state
+add_message(test_fourletters, "mama")
+print("  sending a message: 'mama'")
+#
+#   check that the state matches what i set
+messages = get_messages(test_fourletters)
+assert messages == ["yo", "mama"]
+print(f"    messages are now {messages}")
+#
+#   clear the slate
+clear_messages(test_fourletters)
+print("  clearing the messages")
+#
+#   check that the state is clear
+messages = get_messages(test_fourletters)
+assert messages == []
+print("    messages are clear")
+
+print("test was a success!")

test_tools.py

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+import string
+import requests
+import random
+
+host = "http://localhost:4000"
+def add_message_api(fourletters, mess):
+    return f"{host}/api/{fourletters}?message={mess}"
+
+def add_50_rand_messages(fourletters):
+    for i in range(50):
+        word = ''.join(random.sample(string.ascii_lowercase, 10))
+        requests.post(add_message_api(fourletters, word))
+        
+add_50_rand_messages("yooo")