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Clean, human-readable tests for Appdaemon

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# Appdaemon Test Framework
Clean, human-readable tests for your Appdaemon automations.

* Totally transparent, No code modification is needed.
* Mock the state of your home: `given_that.state_of('sensor.temperature').is_set_to('24.9')`
* Seamless assertions: `assert_that('light.bathroom').was.turned_on()`
* Simulate time: `time_travel.fast_forward(2).minutes()`

##### How does it look?
```python
def test_during_night_light_turn_on(given_that, living_room, assert_that):
given_that.state_of('sensor.living_room_illumination').is_set_to(200) # 200lm == night
living_room._new_motion(None, None, None)
assert_that('light.living_room').was.turned_on()

def test_click_light_turn_on_for_5_minutes(given_that, living_room, assert_that):
living_room._new_button_click(None, None, None)
assert_that('light.bathroom').was.turned_on()

# At T=4min light should not yet have been turned off
time_travel.fast_forward(4).minutes()
assert_that('light.bathroom').was_not.turned_off()

# At T=5min light should been have turned off
time_travel.fast_forward(1).minutes()
time_travel.assert_current_time(5).minutes()
assert_that('light.bathroom').was.turned_off()
```

---

## 5-Minutes Quick Start Guide
### Initial Setup
1. Install **pytest**: `pip install pytest`
1. Install **framework**: `pip install appdaemontestframework`
1. Copy `conftest.py` at the **root** of your project

### Write you first unit test
Let's test an Appdaemon automation we created, which, say, handles automatic lighting in the Living Room: `class LivingRoom`
<!-- We called the class `LivingRoom`. Since it's an Appdaemon automation its lifecycle is handled -->

1. **Initialize** the Automation Under Test in a pytest fixture:
##### Complete initialization fixture
```python
@pytest.fixture
def living_room(given_that):
living_room = LivingRoom(None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None)
living_room.initialize()
given_that.mock_functions_are_cleared()
return living_room
```
> ##### Steps breakdown
> 1. **Create** the instance
> * `living_room = LivingRoom((None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None)`
> * Don't worry about all these `None` dependencies, they're mocked by the framework
> 1. **Replicate Appdaemon lifecycle** by calling `living_room.initialize()`
> 1. **Reset mock functions** that might have been called during the previous step:
> `given_that.mock_functions_are_cleared()`
1. **Write your first test:**
##### Our first unit test
```python
def test_during_night_light_turn_on(given_that, living_room, assert_that):
given_that.state_of('sensor.living_room_illumination').is_set_to(200) # 200lm == night
living_room._new_motion(None, None, None)
assert_that('light.living_room').was.turned_on()
```
> ##### Note
> The following fixtures are **injected** by pytest using the **`conftest.py` file** and the **initialisation fixture created at Step 1**:
> * `living_room`
> * `given_that`
> * `assert_that`
> * `time_travel` (Optionally)


---
## General Test Flow and Available helpers
### 1. Set the stage to prepare for the test: `given_that`
* #### State
```python
# Command
given_that.state_of(ENTITY_ID).is_set_to(STATE_TO_SET)

# Example
given_that.state_of(media_player.speaker).is_set_to('playing')
```

* #### Time
```python
# Command
given_that.time_is(TIME_AS_DATETIME)

# Example
given_that.time_is(time(hour=20))
```

* #### Extra
```python
# Clear all calls recorded on the mocks
given_that.mock_functions_are_cleared()

# To also clear all mocked state, use the option: 'clear_mock_states'
given_that.mock_functions_are_cleared(clear_mock_states=True)
```

### 2. Trigger action on your automation
The way Automations work in Appdaemon is:
* First you **register callback methods** during the `initialize()` phase
* At some point **Appdaemon will trigger these callback**
* Your Automation **reacts to the call on the callback**

To **trigger actions** on your automation, simply **call one of the registered callbacks**.
#### Example
##### `LivingRoom.py`
```python
class LivingRoom(hass.Hass):
def initialize(self):
...
self.listen_event(
self._new_motion,
'motion',
entity_id='binary_sensor.bathroom_motion')
...

def _new_motion(self, event_name, data, kwargs):
< Handle motion here >
```
##### `LivingRoomTest.py`
```python
def test_during_night_light_turn_on(given_that, living_room, assert_that):
...
living_room._new_motion(None, None, None)
...
```

> #### Note
> It is best practice to have an initial test that will test the callbacks
> are _actually_ registered as expected during the `initialize()` phase.
>
> _For now you need to use direct call to the mocked `hass_functions`_
> _See: [Full example - Kitchen](https://github.com/FlorianKempenich/Appdaemon-Test-Framework/blob/master/doc/full_example/tests/test_kitchen.py) & [Direct call to `hass_functions`](https://github.com/FlorianKempenich/Appdaemon-Test-Framework/blob/master/doc/full_example/tests/test_kitchen.py)_



### 3. Assert on your way out: `assert_that`

* #### Entities
```python
# Available commmands
assert_that(ENTITY_ID).was.turned_on(OPTIONAL_KWARGS)
assert_that(ENTITY_ID).was.turned_off()
assert_that(ENTITY_ID).was_not.turned_on(OPTIONAL_KWARGS)
assert_that(ENTITY_ID).was_not.turned_off()

# Examples
assert_that('light.living_room').was.turned_on()
assert_that('light.living_room').was.turned_on(color_name=SHOWER_COLOR)
assert_that('light.living_room').was_not.turned_off()
```

* #### Services
```python
# Available commmands
assert_that(SERVICE).was.called_with(OPTIONAL_KWARGS)
assert_that(SERVICE).was_not.called_with(OPTIONAL_KWARGS)

# Examples
assert_that('notify/pushbullet').was.called_with(
message='Hello :)',
target='My Phone')

assert_that('media_player/volume_set').was.called_with(
entity_id='media_player.bathroom_speaker',
volume_level=0.6)
```


### Bonus - Travel in Time: `time_travel`
This helper simulate going forward in time.

It will run the callbacks registered with the `run_in`function of Appdaemon:
* **Order** is kept
* **Callback is run only if due** at current simulated time
* **Multiples calls** can be made in the same test
* Automatically **resets between each test** _(with default config)_


```python
# Available commmands

## Simulate time
time_travel.fast_forward(MINUTES).minutes()
time_travel.fast_forward(SECONDS).seconds()

## Assert time in test - Only useful for sanity check
time_travel.assert_current_time(MINUTES).minutes()
time_travel.assert_current_time(SECONDS).seconds()



# Example

# 2 services:
# * 'first/service': Should be called at T=3min
# * 'second/service': Should be called at T=5min
time_travel.assert_current_time(0).minutes()

time_travel.fast_forward(3).minutes()
assert_that('some/service').was.called()
assert_that('some_other/service').was_not.called()

time_travel.fast_forward(2).minutes()
assert_that('some_other/service').was.called()
```


---
## Under The Hood
EXPLAIN HERE HOW IT WORKS
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## Advanced Usage
### No `pytest`
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### Direct call to mocked functions
Inject `hass_functions` bla bla bla


# TODO
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**Notes:**
Explanation of `conftest.py`: https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/fixture.html?highlight=conftest#conftest-py-sharing-fixture-functions

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