mamba 0.9.2

The definitive testing tool for Python. Born under the banner of Behavior Driven Development.

# mamba: the definitive test runner for Python

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**mamba** is the definitive test runner for Python. Born under the banner of [behavior-driven development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-driven_development).

## Installation

To install **mamba**, just run:

```sh
$ pip install mamba
```


## Usage

```sh
$ mamba --help
```

You can also read the [Overview](#overview) and take a look at the [spec](./spec).


## Overview

```python
# Importing mamba is not needed!
# import mamba

with description('mamba'):
with it('is tested with mamba itself'):
pass

with it('supports Python 3'):
pass

with context('features'):
with context('defining example groups'):
with context('with arbitrary levels of nesting'):
with it('is supported'):
pass

with context('hooks'):
with before.all:
print('This code will be run once, before all examples in this group')

with before.each:
print('This code will be run once before each example in this group')

with after.each:
print('This code will be run once after each example in this group')

with after.all:
print('This code will be run once, after all examples in this group')

with context('pending tests'):
with _context('when running pending contexts (marked with an underscore)'):
with it('will not run any spec under a pending context'):
pass

with _it('will not run pending specs (marked with an underscore)'):
pass

with it('highlights slow tests'):
time.sleep(10)

with context('when using your code from the tests'):
with it('supports importing installed modules'):
pass

with it('supports importing local, non-installed modules'):
pass

with context('code coverage measurement'):
with it('is performed if you pass `--enable-coverage`'):
pass

with it('is performed using `coverage`'):
# see https://pypi.python.org/pypi/coverage/
pass

with it('is configured in a `.coveragerc` file at the root of your project'):
# see https://coverage.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config.html
pass


with context('when writing assertions'):
with it('does not include an assertion mechanism'):
pass

with it('works with virtually any assertion mechanism'):
pass

with it('can be used with expects'):
expect(True).to(be_true)

with it('can be used with hamcrest'):
assert_that(True, is_(True))

with it('can be used with should_dsl'):
True |should| be(True)

with it('can be used with sure'):
True.should.be.true

with it('can be used with plain assertions'):
assert True

with context('when using test doubles'):
with it('does not include a test doubles library'):
pass

with it('works with virtually any test doubles library'):
pass

with it('can be used with mockito'):
stub = mock()
when(stub).is_usable_with_mockito().thenReturn(True)

expect(stub.is_usable_with_mockito()).to(be_true)

with it('can be used with doublex'):
with Spy() as sender:
sender.is_usable_with_doublex().returns(True)

assert_that(sender.is_usable_with_doublex(), is_(True))
assert_that(sender.is_usable_with_doublex, called())

with it('can be used with mock'):
is_usable_with_mock = Mock(return_value=True)

assert is_usable_with_mock()
```


## Contributing

If you'd like to contribute, fork this [repository](http://github.com/nestorsalceda/mamba) and send a pull request.