be-optimumoh/TESTING.md

Unit Testing Guide - be-optimumoh

This document provides instructions on how to set up and run unit tests for the be-optimumoh project.

1. Preparation

Install Dependencies

Ensure you have all dependencies installed. This project uses poetry.

# Install dependencies
poetry install

2. Configuration

Pytest Configuration

Ensure the pytest.ini file in the root directory points to the unit test folder:

[pytest]
testpaths = tests/unit
python_files = test_*.py
asyncio_mode = auto

3. Running Tests

Run Unit Tests

To run all unit tests in the project:

poetry run pytest tests/unit

Run Specific Unit Test File

poetry run pytest tests/unit/test_specific_feature.py

4. Best Practices

• Isolation: Unit tests should be isolated from external services. Use mocking for APIs and databases.
• Async Testing: Use @pytest.mark.asyncio for asynchronous test functions.