How do I test views in Django?

How do I test views in Django?

To test views in Django, you can use the Django test client to simulate requests and check responses.

Can you show me an example of a simple view test?

Sure! Here's a basic example:

from django.test import TestCase
from django.urls import reverse

class MyViewTests(TestCase):
    def test_view_status_code(self):
        response = self.client.get(reverse('my_view'))
        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)

What if I want to test a view that requires authentication?

You can use the self.client.login() method to log in a user before making the request. Here's an example:

class AuthenticatedViewTests(TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.user = User.objects.create_user(username='testuser', password='12345')

    def test_authenticated_view(self):
        self.client.login(username='testuser', password='12345')
        response = self.client.get(reverse('protected_view'))
        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)