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diff --git a/nova/testing/README.rst b/nova/testing/README.rst index 036f1c77d..67fa33d1d 100644 --- a/nova/testing/README.rst +++ b/nova/testing/README.rst @@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ Using Fakes TBD +test.TestCase +------------- +The TestCase class from nova.test (generally imported as test) will +automatically manage self.stubs using the stubout module and self.mox +using the mox module during the setUp step. They will automatically +verify and clean up during the tearDown step. + +If using test.TestCase, calling the super class setUp is required and +calling the super class tearDown is required to be last if tearDown +is overriden. + Writing Functional Tests ------------------------ @@ -42,3 +53,14 @@ Writing Integration Tests ------------------------- TBD + +Tests and assertRaises +---------------------- +When asserting that a test should raise an exception, test against the +most specific exception possible. An overly broad exception type (like +Exception) can mask errors in the unit test itself. + +Example:: + + self.assertRaises(exception.InstanceNotFound, db.instance_get_by_uuid, + elevated, instance_uuid) |