python - (unittest) Testing Flask-Security: Cannot get past login page -

i'm trying add tests basic app. accessing requires login.

here's test case class:

class myapptestcase(flasktestcasemixin):      def _create_app(self):         raise notimplementederror      def _create_fixtures(self):         self.user = employeefactory()      def setup(self):         super(myapptestcase, self).setup()         self.app = self._create_app()         self.client = self.app.test_client()         self.app_context = self.app.app_context()         self.app_context.push()         db.create_all()         self._create_fixtures()         self._create_csrf_token()      def teardown(self):         super(myapptestcase, self).teardown()         db.drop_all()         self.app_context.pop()      def _post(self, route, data=none, content_type=none, follow_redirects=true, headers=none):         content_type = content_type or 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'         return self.client.post(route, data=data, follow_redirects=follow_redirects, content_type=content_type, headers=headers)      def _login(self, email=none, password=none):         email = email or self.user.email         password = password or 'password'         data = {             'email': email,             'password': password,             'remember': 'y'             }         return self._post('/login', data=data)   class myfrontendtestcase(myapptestcase):      def _create_app(self):         return create_app(settings)      def setup(self):         super(myfrontendtestcase, self).setup()         self._login() 

i running tests use nosetests in terminal so: source my_env/bin/activate && nosetests --exe

basic tests these fail:

class cooltestcase(myfrontendtestcase):      def test_logged_in(self):         r = self._login()         self.assertin('myappname', r.data)      def test_authenticated_access(self):         r = self.get('/myroute/')         self.assertin('myappname', r.data) 

from output, see r.data html of login page no errors (e.g., wrong username or password) or alerts ("please log in access page").

i logging in during setup process, test_authenticated_access should have let me either access /myroute/ or redirect me login page flashed message "please log in access page". didn't.

i can't figure out what's wrong. based test off of ones found in flask documentation , this app boilerplate

i figured out after week of killing myself...

there several problems:

1. there conflict between flask-security , flask-sslify. although automatic https redirection works fine on actual web server, in tests prevent logging in completely. figured out making fake test routes , trying post random data. no post in test client worked. fix this, had change test config debug true. note not great workaround, since stuff css , js won't compiled , other app behavior might different...

2. flask-security not work factory_boy(or not using factory_boy correctly?). trying create users , roles through factory_boy because saw sample app tutorial used it. after fixed above problem, kept telling me user did not exist. ended stealing code flask-security's own tests creating fake users different roles.

the problematic code:

session = db.create_scoped_session()  class rolefactory(sqlalchemymodelfactory):     factory_for = role     factory_session = session      id = sequence(int)     name = 'admin'     description = 'administrator'   class employeefactory(sqlalchemymodelfactory):     factory_for = employee     factory_session = session      id = sequence(int)     email = sequence(lambda n: 'user{0}@app.com'.format(n))     password = lazyattribute(lambda a: encrypt_password('password'))     username = sequence(lambda n: 'user{0}'.format(n))     #last_login_at = datetime.utcnow()     #current_login_at = datetime.utcnow()     last_login_ip = '127.0.0.1'     current_login_ip = '127.0.0.1'     login_count = 1     roles = lazyattribute(lambda _: [rolefactory()])     active = true 

this test case:

class myapptestcase(flasktestcasemixin, mytestcase):      def _create_app(self):         raise notimplementederror      def _create_fixtures(self):         #self.user = employeefactory()         populate_data(1)      def setup(self):         super(myapptestcase, self).setup()         self.app = self._create_app()         self.client = self.app.test_client()         self.app_context = self.app.app_context()         self.app_context.push()         db.create_all()         self._create_fixtures()         self._create_csrf_token()      def teardown(self):         super(myapptestcase, self).teardown()         db.drop_all()         self.app_context.pop()      def _post(self, route, data=none, content_type=none, follow_redirects=true, headers=none):         content_type = content_type or 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'         return self.client.post(route, data=data, follow_redirects=follow_redirects, content_type=content_type, headers=headers)      def _login(self, email=none, password=none):         email = email or 'matt@lp.com' #self.user.email         password = password or 'password'         data = {             'email': email,             'password': password,             'remember': 'y'             }         return self._post('/login', data=data)