ipytest 0.5.0b4

Unit tests in IPython notebooks.

# ipytest - unit tests in IPython notbeooks

[Usage](#usage)
| [Global state](#global-state)
| [Changes](#changes)
| [Related packages](#related-packages)
| [Reference](#reference)
| [Development](#development)
| [Legacy functionality](#legacy-functionality)
| [License](#license)


Sometimes quick experiments in IPython grow large and you find yourself wanting
unit tests. This module aims to make testing code in IPython notebooks easy. At
its core, it offers a way to run [`pytest`](https://pytest.org) tests inside the
notebook environment. It is also designed to make the transfer of the tests into
proper python modules easy.

Installation: `pip install ipytest`

Features:

- support for [pytest](pytest.org) inside notebooks (with all bells and
whistles)
- tight integration with IPython via magics and automatic code transforms

## Usage

For usage see the [example notebook](./Example.ipynb) or the documentation for
the core API below.

The suggested way to import `ipytest` is:

```python
import ipytest
ipytest.config(rewrite_asserts=True, magics=True)
```

Afterwards test in the current cell can be executed as in:

```python
%%run_pytest[clean] -qq

def test_example():
assert [1, 2, 3] == [1, 2, 3]
```

This command will first delete any previously defined tests, execute the cell
and then run pytest. See the [reference](#reference) for a detailed list of
available functionality.

## Global state

There are two sources of global state when using pytest inside the notebook:

1. pytest will find any test function ever defined. This behavior can lead to
unexpected results when test functions are renamed, as their previous
definition is still available inside the kernel. `ipytest` ships the
[`clean_test`](#ipytestclean_tests) function to delete such instances.
Also the [`%%run_pytest[clean]`](#run_pytestclean-) magic clears any
previously defined tests.
2. Python's module system caches imports and therefore acts as a global state.
To test the most recent version of any module, the module needs to be
reloaded. `ipytest` offers the [`reload`](#ipytestreload) function. The
`autoreload` extension of IPython may also help here. To test local
packages, it is advisable to install them as development packages, e.g.,
`pip install -e .`.

## Changes

- `0.5.0`:
- Currently in beta, use `ipytest==0.5.0b3`.
- Fix assertion rewriting via magics in `ipython>=7`
- Add support to raise a `RuntimeError` on test errors (set
`ipytest.config.raise_on_error = True`)
- Add support to set base arguments (set `ipytest.config.addopts = []`)
- Add config setting to enable magics (set `ipytest.config.magics = True`).
- Allow to set multiple config values at the same time by calling the
config object (`ipytest.config(...)``).
- Add `ipytest.running_as_test()` to detect whether a notebook is executed
as a test.
- `0.4.0`: add support for automatic AST transforms, deprecate non pytest API.
- `0.3.0`: change default pattern for `clean_tests` to match pytest discovery
- `0.2.2`: add support for assert rewriting with current pytest versions
- `0.2.1`: add ipython magics to simplify test execution
- `0.2.0`: support for using pytest inside notebooks
- `0.1.0`: support for running `unittest.FunctionTestCase`,
`unittest.TestCases`, and `doctests`.

## Related packages

`ipytest` is designed to enable running tests within an interactive notebook
session. There are also other packages that aim to use notebooks as tests
themselves, for example by comparing the output of running all cells to the
output of previous runs. These packages include:

- [nbval](https://github.com/computationalmodelling/nbval) is actively
maintained. It is also used in the integration tests of `ipytest`.
- [pytest-ipynb](https://github.com/zonca/pytest-ipynb) seems to be no longer
maintained as the latest commit was on March 2016. .
- ...

Please create an issue, if I missed a packaged or mischaracterized any package.

## Reference

### `ipytest.run`
`ipytest.run(*args)`

Execute all tests in the passed module (defaults to __main__) with pytest.

#### Parameters

* **args** (*any*):
additional commandline options passed to pytest
* **module** (*any*):
the module containing the tests. If not given, __main__ will be used.
* **filename** (*any*):
the filename of the file containing the tests. It has to be a real
file, e.g., a notebook name, since itts existence will be checked by
pytest. If not given, the __file__ attribute of the passed module
will be used.
* **plugins** (*any*):
additional plugins passed to pytest.



### `%%run_pytest ...`

IPython magic that first executes the cell, then executes `ipytest.run()`.
Any arguments passed on the magic line be passed on to pytest.
To register the magics, run `ipytest.config.magics = True` first.

For example:

```python
%%run_pytest -qq


def test_example():
...

```

### `%%run_pytest[clean] ...`

Same as the `%%run_pytest`, but cleans any previously found tests, i.e., only
tests defined in the current cell are executed.
To register the magics, run `ipytest.config.magics = True` first.

### `%%rewrite_asserts`

Rewrite any asserts in the current cell using pytest without running the tests.
To get best results run the tests with `run_pytest`.
To register the magics, run `ipytest.config.magics = True` first.

For example::

```python
%%rewrite_asserts

def test_example():
...
```

### `ipytest.config`

Configure `ipytest`. The following settings are suported:

- `ipytest.config.rewrite_asserts` (default: `False`): enable ipython AST
transforms globally to rewrite asserts.
- `ipytest.config.magics` (default: `False`): if set to `True` register the
ipytest magics.
- `ipytest.config.clean` (default: `[Tt]est*`): the pattern used to clean
variables.
- `ipytest.config.addopts` (default: `()`): pytest command line arguments to
prepend to every pytest invocation. For example setting
`ipytest.config.addopts= ['-qq']` will execute pytest with the least
verbosity.
- `ipytest.config.raise_on_error` (default: `False`): if `True`, unsuccessful
invocations will raise a `RuntimeError`.

To set multiple arguments at once, the config object can also be called, as in:

```python

ipytest.config(rewrite_asserts=True, raise_on_error=True)
```

### `ipytest.exit_code`

The return code of the last pytest invocation.

### `ipytest.clean_tests`
`ipytest.clean_tests(pattern=None, items=None)`

Delete tests with names matching the given pattern.

In IPython the results of all evaluations are kept in global variables
unless explicitly deleted. This behavior implies that when tests are renamed
the previous definitions will still be found if not deleted. This method
aims to simply this process.

An effecitve pattern is to start with the cell containing tests with a call
to clean_tests, then defined all test cases, and finally call run_tests.
This way renaming tests works as expected.

**Arguments:**

- pattern: a glob pattern used to match the tests to delete.
- * **items: the globals object containing the tests. If None is given, the**:
globals object is determined from the call stack.



### `ipytest.reload`
`ipytest.reload(*mods)`

Reload all modules passed as strings.

This function may be useful, when mixing code in external modules and
notebooks.

Usage:

```
reload("ipytest._util", "ipytest")
```



### `ipytest.running_as_test`
`ipytest.running_as_test()`

Check whether the notebook is executed as a test.

This function may be useful, when running notebooks as integration tests to
ensure the runtime is not exceedingly long.

Usage:

```
model.fit(x, y, epochs=500 if not ipytest.running_as_test() else 1)
```



## Development

To execute the unit tests of `ipytest` run

pipenv sync --dev
pipenv run test

Before commit execute `pipenv run precommit` to update the documentation,
format the code, and run tests.

## Legacy functionality

### `ipytest.run_pytest`
`ipytest.run_pytest(*args, **kwargs)`

Execute tests in the passed module (defaults to __main__) with pytest.

**Arguments:**

- module: the module containing the tests.
If not given, __main__ will be used.
- filename: the filename of the file containing the tests.
It has to be a real file, e.g., a notebook name, since itts existence will
be checked by pytest.
If not given, the __file__ attribute of the passed module will be used.
- pytest_options: additional options passed to pytest
- pytest_plugins: additional plugins passed to pytest.



### `ipytest.run_tests`
`ipytest.run_tests(*args, **kwargs)`

Run all tests in the given items dictionary.

**Arguments:**

- doctest: if True search for doctests.
- * **items: the globals object containing the tests. If None is given, the**:
globals object is determined from the call stack.



### `ipytest.collect_tests`
`ipytest.collect_tests(*args, **kwargs)`

Collect all test cases and return a unittest.TestSuite.

The arguments are the same as for ipytest.run_tests.



### `ipytest.assert_equals`
`ipytest.assert_equals(*args, **kwargs)`

Compare two objects and throw and exception if they are not equal.

This method uses ipytest.get_assert_function to determine the assert
implementation to use depending on the argument type.

**Arguments**

- a, b: the two objects to compare.
- * **args, kwargs: (keyword) arguments that are passed to the underlying**:
test function. This option can, for example, be used to set the
tolerance when comparing numpy.array objects



### `ipytest.get_assert_function`
`ipytest.get_assert_function(*args, **kwargs)`

Determine the assert function to use depending on the arguments.

If either object is a numpy .ndarray, a pandas.Series, a
pandas.DataFrame, or pandas.Panel, it returns the assert functions
supplied by numpy and pandas.



### `ipytest.unittest_assert_equals`
`ipytest.unittest_assert_equals(*args, **kwargs)`

Compare two objects with the assertEqual method of unittest.TestCase.



## License

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