[pytest-dev] monkeypatch / mock / higher level helpers

[Antonio Cuni]

On 17/09/13 12:13, holger krekel wrote:
> Not sure it would even be that useful TBH and would indeed be trickier
> to implement, i guess.  Maybe it's better to rather think about
> higher level helpers than argue much about the setattr() convenience.

I think that designing a good API is not only about convenience, but it has a 
high impact on how easy it is to learn to use the tool.

I just though of another variation on the theme:

monkeypatch(os.path).abspath = foobar # OR
monkey(os.path).abspath = foobar

I think this is the easiest to remember, to understand and it's also probably 
very easy to implement.


> Apart from the proposed setattr shortcut, i am also thinking of
> direct mock (the lib from Michael Foord) support:
>
>      mock = monkeypatch.setmock("os.path.abspath")

not sure it's a good idea. I don't think it is much simpler than this:

     mock = monekypatch.setattr("os.path.abspath", Mock())

apart that in the latter case you must import Mock explicitly, which is a good 
thing IMHO.