pytest-rabbitmq

What is this?

A pytest plugin for tests that require a running RabbitMQ broker. It provides process and client fixtures.

How to use

The plugin contains two fixtures:

rabbitmq - it is a client fixture with function scope. After each test, it removes queues and exchanges created during the test to keep tests isolated and reliable.
rabbitmq_proc - a session-scoped fixture that starts a RabbitMQ instance at its first use and stops it at the end of the test session.

Simply include one of these fixtures in your test fixture list.

You can also create additional RabbitMQ client and process fixtures if you need to:

from pytest_rabbitmq import factories

rabbitmq_my_proc = factories.rabbitmq_proc(
    port=None)
rabbitmq_my = factories.rabbitmq('rabbitmq_my_proc')

Prerequisites

Install RabbitMQ on the machine where tests are executed. The plugin starts a local RabbitMQ process and uses rabbitmq-server and rabbitmqctl binaries.

By default, binary paths are set to typical Linux locations:

/usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-server
/usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmqctl

If your environment uses different paths, override them with fixture arguments, command-line options, or pytest.ini settings described below.

Quickstart: first test

Install the plugin:

pip install pytest-rabbitmq

Create a test that uses the built-in fixture:

def test_rabbitmq_fixture_available(rabbitmq):
    assert rabbitmq is not None

Run your tests:

pytest -q

Configuration

You can define settings in three ways: fixture factory argument, command-line option, and pytest.ini configuration option. You can pick which you prefer, but remember that these settings are handled in the following order:

Fixture factory argument

Command-line option

Configuration option in your pytest.ini file

Configuration options
RabbitMQ option	Fixture factory argument	Command-line option	pytest.ini option	Default
host	host	–rabbitmq-host	rabbitmq_host	127.0.0.1
RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT	port	–rabbitmq-port	rabbitmq_port	random
Port search count		–rabbitmq-port-search-count	rabbitmq_port_search_count	5
RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT	distribution_port	–rabbitmq-distribution-port	rabbitmq_distribution_port	random
rabbitmqctl path	ctl	–rabbitmq-ctl	rabbitmq_ctl	/usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmqctl
rabbitmq server path	server	–rabbitmq-server	rabbitmq_server	/usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-server
Plugin directory location	plugin_path	–rabbitmq-plugindir	rabbitmq_plugindir	$TMPDIR
Node name	node	–rabbitmq-node	rabbitmq_node	rabbitmq-test-{port}

Example usage:

Pass it as an argument in your own fixture.

rabbitmq_proc = factories.rabbitmq_proc(port=8888)

Use the --rabbitmq-port command-line option when you run your tests.
```
pytest tests --rabbitmq-port=8888
```
Specify your port as rabbitmq_port in your pytest.ini file.
To do so, put a line like the following under the [pytest] section of your pytest.ini:
```
[pytest]
rabbitmq_port = 8888
```

Package resources

Bug tracker: https://github.com/dbfixtures/pytest-rabbitmq/issues

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