django unit tests without a db

Question

Is there a possibility to write django unittests without setting up a db? I want to test business logic which doesn\'t require the db to set up. And while it is fast to setu

Answer 1

As an alternative to modifying your settings to make NoDbTestRunner "safe", here's a modified version of NoDbTestRunner that closes the current database connection and removes the connection information from settings and the connection object. Works for me, test it in your environment before relying on it :)

class NoDbTestRunner(DjangoTestSuiteRunner):
    """ A test runner to test without database creation """

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        # hide/disconnect databases to prevent tests that 
        # *do* require a database which accidentally get 
        # run from altering your data
        from django.db import connections
        from django.conf import settings
        connections.databases = settings.DATABASES = {}
        connections._connections['default'].close()
        del connections._connections['default']
        super(NoDbTestRunner,self).__init__(*args,**kwargs)

    def setup_databases(self, **kwargs):
        """ Override the database creation defined in parent class """
        pass

    def teardown_databases(self, old_config, **kwargs):
        """ Override the database teardown defined in parent class """
        pass