Run sandboxed Mongo DB instance from a python application.
Project description
Mongo Box
---------
Mongo Box helps starting and stopping sandboxed MongoDB instance
from within a Python process. MongoDB instance is created with a
temporary directory to store database file and is configured to
be as lightweight as possible. It will choose a free port on localhost,
so it will not interfere with default MongoDB processes.
It is primarily expected to be used in unit tests and for prototyping concepts.
A typical use of a Mongo Box:
```python
from mongobox import MongoBox
box = MongoBox()
box.start()
client = box.client() # pymongo client
assert client.alive()
# do stuff with Mongo
box.stop()
assert not client.alive()
```
Nose 1
------
Mongo Box comes with a Nose plugin which is automatically installed.
If used as a plugin, port of the running instance will be exported
in environment variable `MONGOBOX_PORT`. This name can be overridden
in settings.
The plugin exposes several configuration options. To see them, run:
nosetests --help
The options you are interested in start with `--mongobox-`.
Nose 2
------
`nose2.cfg` should look similar to this:
```ini
[unittest]
plugins = mongobox.nose2_plugin
[mongobox]
# Optionally specify the path to the mongod executable
# bin =
# Optionally specify the port to run mongodb on
# port =
# Optionally enable mongodb script engine
# scripting = True
# Path to database files directory. Creates temporary directory by default
# dbpath =
# Optionally store the mongodb log here (default is /dev/null)
# logpath =
# Optionally preallocate db files
# prealloc = True
# Which environment variable port number will be exported to
port_envvar = MONGOBOX_PORT
```
Unit tests
----------
For an easy unit tests integration there is a `MongoTestCase` class
inherited from `unittest.TestCase`. It assumes tests are run from `nosetests`
with `--with-mongobox` flag. `MongoTestCases` provides a `pymongo` client
connected to the sandboxed mongo instance and a `purge_database` helper
to clean up the database after every test:
```python
from mongobox.unittest import MongoTestCase
class MyTest(MongoTestCase):
def setUp(self):
deploy_fixtures(self.mongo_client)
def tearDown(self):
self.purge_database()
```
Installation
------------
Get it from PyPi:
pip install mongobox
Get it from GitHub:
pip install https://github.com/theorm/mongobox.git
Authors
=======
Roman Kalyakin
Thanks
------
MongoBox is based on `mongonose` nose plugin by Kapil Thangavelu.
For a list of contributors see `AUTHORS.md`.
---------
Mongo Box helps starting and stopping sandboxed MongoDB instance
from within a Python process. MongoDB instance is created with a
temporary directory to store database file and is configured to
be as lightweight as possible. It will choose a free port on localhost,
so it will not interfere with default MongoDB processes.
It is primarily expected to be used in unit tests and for prototyping concepts.
A typical use of a Mongo Box:
```python
from mongobox import MongoBox
box = MongoBox()
box.start()
client = box.client() # pymongo client
assert client.alive()
# do stuff with Mongo
box.stop()
assert not client.alive()
```
Nose 1
------
Mongo Box comes with a Nose plugin which is automatically installed.
If used as a plugin, port of the running instance will be exported
in environment variable `MONGOBOX_PORT`. This name can be overridden
in settings.
The plugin exposes several configuration options. To see them, run:
nosetests --help
The options you are interested in start with `--mongobox-`.
Nose 2
------
`nose2.cfg` should look similar to this:
```ini
[unittest]
plugins = mongobox.nose2_plugin
[mongobox]
# Optionally specify the path to the mongod executable
# bin =
# Optionally specify the port to run mongodb on
# port =
# Optionally enable mongodb script engine
# scripting = True
# Path to database files directory. Creates temporary directory by default
# dbpath =
# Optionally store the mongodb log here (default is /dev/null)
# logpath =
# Optionally preallocate db files
# prealloc = True
# Which environment variable port number will be exported to
port_envvar = MONGOBOX_PORT
```
Unit tests
----------
For an easy unit tests integration there is a `MongoTestCase` class
inherited from `unittest.TestCase`. It assumes tests are run from `nosetests`
with `--with-mongobox` flag. `MongoTestCases` provides a `pymongo` client
connected to the sandboxed mongo instance and a `purge_database` helper
to clean up the database after every test:
```python
from mongobox.unittest import MongoTestCase
class MyTest(MongoTestCase):
def setUp(self):
deploy_fixtures(self.mongo_client)
def tearDown(self):
self.purge_database()
```
Installation
------------
Get it from PyPi:
pip install mongobox
Get it from GitHub:
pip install https://github.com/theorm/mongobox.git
Authors
=======
Roman Kalyakin
Thanks
------
MongoBox is based on `mongonose` nose plugin by Kapil Thangavelu.
For a list of contributors see `AUTHORS.md`.
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