How can I mock tasks in Django for testing?

How can I mock tasks in Django for testing?

You can use the unittest.mock library to mock tasks in Django. This allows you to simulate task execution without actually running them.

Can you show me a code example?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

from unittest.mock import patch
from myapp.tasks import my_task

@patch('myapp.tasks.my_task.delay')
def test_my_view(self, mock_delay):
    # Call your view that triggers the task
    response = self.client.get('/my-view/')
    
    # Assert that the task was called
    mock_delay.assert_called_once()

What if I want to test the task's return value?

You can mock the return value of the task like this:

@patch('myapp.tasks.my_task')
def test_my_task(self, mock_task):
    mock_task.return_value = 'expected result'
    result = my_task()
    assert result == 'expected result'