There are many ways to test an application. In Odoo, we have three kinds of tests
- python unit tests: useful for testing model business logic
- js unit tests: this is necessary to test the javascript code in isolation
- tours: this is a form of integration testing. The tours ensure that the python and the javascript parts properly talk to each other.
Testing Python code
Odoo provides support for testing modules using unittest.
To write tests, simply define a tests sub-package in your module, it will
be automatically inspected for test modules. Test modules should have a name
starting with test_ and should be imported from tests/__init__.py,
e.g.
your_module
|-- ...
`-- tests
|-- __init__.py
|-- test_bar.py
`-- test_foo.py
and __init__.py contains:
from . import test_foo, test_bar
Warning
test modules which are not imported from tests/__init__.py will not be
run
Changed in version 8.0: previously, the test runner would only run modules added to two lists
fast_suite and checks in tests/__init__.py. In 8.0 it will
run all imported modules
The test runner will simply run any test case, as described in the official unittest documentation, but Odoo provides a number of utilities and helpers related to testing Odoo content (modules, mainly):
class odoo.tests.common.TransactionCase(methodName='runTest')[source]
TestCase in which each test method is run in its own transaction, and with its own cursor. The transaction is rolled back and the cursor is closed after each test.
browse_ref(xid)[source]
Returns a record object for the provided external identifier
module.identifierBaseModelref(xid)[source]
Returns database ID for the provided external identifier,
shortcut for get_object_reference
module.identifierclass odoo.tests.common.SingleTransactionCase(methodName='runTest')[source]
TestCase in which all test methods are run in the same transaction, the transaction is started with the first test method and rolled back at the end of the last.
browse_ref(xid)[source]
Returns a record object for the provided external identifier
module.identifierBaseModelref(xid)[source]
Returns database ID for the provided external identifier,
shortcut for get_object_reference
module.identifierclass odoo.tests.common.SavepointCase(methodName='runTest')[source]
Similar to SingleTransactionCase in that all test methods
are run in a single transaction but each test case is run inside a
rollbacked savepoint (sub-transaction).
Useful for test cases containing fast tests but with significant database
setup common to all cases (complex in-db test data): setUpClass()
can be used to generate db test data once, then all test cases use the
same data without influencing one another but without having to recreate
the test data either.
class odoo.tests.common.HttpCase(methodName='runTest')[source]
Transactional HTTP TestCase with url_open and Chrome headless helpers.
browse_ref(xid)[source]
Returns a record object for the provided external identifier
module.identifierBaseModelphantom_js(url_path, code, ready='', login=None, timeout=60, **kw)[source]
Test js code running in the browser - optionnally log as ‘login’ - load page given by url_path - wait for ready object to be available - eval(code) inside the page
To signal success test do: console.log(‘ok’)
To signal failure do: console.log(‘error’)
If neither are done before timeout test fails.
ref(xid)[source]
Returns database ID for the provided external identifier,
shortcut for get_object_reference
module.identifierodoo.tests.common.tagged(*tags)[source]
A decorator to tag TestCase objects Tags are stored in a set that can be accessed from a ‘test_tags’ attribute A tag prefixed by ‘-‘ will remove the tag e.g. to remove the ‘standard’ tag By default, all Test classes from odoo.tests.common have a test_tags attribute that defaults to ‘standard’ and also the module technical name When using class inheritance, the tags are NOT inherited.
By default, tests are run once right after the corresponding module has been installed. Test cases can also be configured to run after all modules have been installed, and not run right after the module installation:
odoo.tests.common.at_install(flag)[source]
Sets the at-install state of a test, the flag is a boolean specifying
whether the test should (True) or should not (False) run during
module installation.
By default, tests are run right after installing the module, before starting the installation of the next module.
Deprecated since version 12.0: at_install is now a flag, you can use tagged() to
add/remove it, although tagged only works on test classes
odoo.tests.common.post_install(flag)[source]
Sets the post-install state of a test. The flag is a boolean specifying whether the test should or should not run after a set of module installations.
By default, tests are not run after installation of all modules in the current installation set.
Deprecated since version 12.0: post_install is now a flag, you can use tagged() to
add/remove it, although tagged only works on test classes
The most common situation is to use
TransactionCase and test a property of a model
in each method:
class TestModelA(common.TransactionCase):
def test_some_action(self):
record = self.env['model.a'].create({'field': 'value'})
record.some_action()
self.assertEqual(
record.field,
expected_field_value)
# other tests...
Note
Test methods must start with test_
class odoo.tests.common.Form(recordp, view=None)[source]
Server-side form view implementation (partial)
Implements much of the “form view” manipulation flow, such that server-side tests can more properly reflect the behaviour which would be observed when manipulating the interface:
- call default_get and the relevant onchanges on “creation”
- call the relevant onchanges on setting fields
- properly handle defaults & onchanges around x2many fields
Saving the form returns the created record if in creation mode.
Regular fields can just be assigned directly to the form, for
Many2one fields assign a singleton recordset:
# empty recordset => creation mode
f = Form(self.env['sale.order'])
f.partner_id = a_partner
so = f.save()
When editing a record, using the form as a context manager to automatically save it at the end of the scope:
with Form(so) as f2:
f2.payment_term_id = env.ref('account.account_payment_term_15days')
# f2 is saved here
For Many2many fields, the field itself is a
M2MProxy and can be altered by adding or
removing records:
with Form(user) as u:
u.groups_id.add(env.ref('account.group_account_manager'))
u.groups_id.remove(id=env.ref('base.group_portal').id)
Finally One2many are reified as
O2MProxy.
Because the One2many only exists through its
parent, it is manipulated more directly by creating “sub-forms”
with the new() and
edit() methods. These would
normally be used as context managers since they get saved in the
parent record:
with Form(so) as f3:
# add support
with f3.order_line.new() as line:
line.product_id = env.ref('product.product_product_2')
# add a computer
with f3.order_line.new() as line:
line.product_id = env.ref('product.product_product_3')
# we actually want 5 computers
with f3.order_line.edit(1) as line:
line.product_uom_qty = 5
# remove support
f3.order_line.remove(index=0)
# SO is saved here
- recordp (
odoo.models.Model) – empty or singleton recordset. An empty recordset will put the view in “creation” mode and trigger calls to default_get and on-load onchanges, a singleton will put it in “edit” mode and only load the view’s data. - view (
int | str | odoo.model.Model) – the id, xmlid or actual view object to use for onchanges and view constraints. If none is provided, simply loads the default view for the model.
New in version 12.0.
save()[source]
Saves the form, returns the created record if applicable
- does not save
readonlyfields - does not save unmodified fields (during edition) — any assignment or onchange return marks the field as modified, even if set to its current value
class odoo.tests.common.M2MProxy[source]
Behaves as a Sequence of recordsets, can be
indexed or sliced to get actual underlying recordsets.
add(record)[source]
Adds record to the field, the record must already exist.
The addition will only be finalized when the parent record is saved.
clear()[source]
Removes all existing records in the m2m
remove(id=None, index=None)[source]
Removes a record at a certain index or with a provided id from the field.
class odoo.tests.common.O2MProxy[source]
edit(index)[source]
Returns a Form to edit the pre-existing
One2many record.
The form is created from the list view if editable, or the field’s form view otherwise.
new()[source]
Returns a Form for a new
One2many record, properly initialised.
The form is created from the list view if editable, or the field’s form view otherwise.
remove(index)[source]
Removes the record at index from the parent form.
Running tests
Tests are automatically run when installing or updating modules if
--test-enable was enabled when starting the
Odoo server.
As of Odoo 8, running tests outside of the install/update cycle is not supported.
Test selection
In Odoo, Python tests can be tagged to facilitate the test selection when running tests.
Subclasses of odoo.tests.common.BaseCase (usually through
TransactionCase,
SavepointCase or
HttpCase) are automatically tagged with
standard, at_install and their source module’s name by default.
Invocation
--test-tags can be used to select/filter tests
to run on the command-line.
This option defaults to +standard meaning tests tagged standard
(explicitly or implicitly) will be run by default when starting Odoo
with --test-enable.
When writing tests, the tagged() decorator can be
used on test classes to add or remove tags.
The decorator’s arguments are tag names, as strings.
Danger
tagged() is a class decorator, it has no
effect on functions or methods
Tags can be prefixed with the minus (-) sign, to remove them instead of
add or select them e.g. if you don’t want your test to be executed by
default you can remove the standard tag:
from odoo.tests import TransactionCase, tagged
@tagged('-standard', 'nice')
class NiceTest(TransactionCase):
...
This test will not be selected by default, to run it the relevant tag will have to be selected explicitely:
$ odoo-bin --test-enable --test-tags nice
Note that only the tests tagged nice are going to be executed. To run
both nice and standard tests, provide multiple values to
--test-tags: on the command-line, values
are additive (you’re selecting all tests with any of the specified tags)
$ odoo-bin --test-enable --test-tags nice,standard
The config switch parameter also accepts the + and - prefixes. The
+ prefix is implied and therefore, totaly optional. The - (minus)
prefix is made to deselect tests tagged with the prefixed tags, even if they
are selected by other specified tags e.g. if there are standard tests which
are also tagged as slow you can run all standard tests except the slow
ones:
$ odoo-bin --test-enable --test-tags 'standard,-slow'
When you write a test that does not inherit from the
BaseCase, this test will not have the default tags,
you have to add them explicitely to have the test included in the default test
suite. This is a common issue when using a simple unittest.TestCase as
they’re not going to get run:
import unittest
from odoo.tests import tagged
@tagged('standard', 'at_install')
class SmallTest(unittest.TestCase):
...
Examples
Important
Tests will be executed only in the installed or updated modules. So
modules have to be selected with the -u or
-i switches. For simplicity, those switches are
not specified in the examples below.
Run only the tests from the sale module:
$ odoo-bin --test-enable --test-tags sale
Run the tests from the sale module but not the ones tagged as slow:
$ odoo-bin --test-enable --test-tags 'sale,-slow'
Run only the tests from stock or tagged as slow:
$ odoo-bin --test-enable --test-tags '-standard, slow, stock'
Note
-standard is implicit (not required), and present for clarity
Testing JS code
Qunit test suite
Odoo Web includes means to unit-test both the core code of Odoo Web and your own javascript modules. On the javascript side, unit-testing is based on QUnit with a number of helpers and extensions for better integration with Odoo.
To see what the runner looks like, find (or start) an Odoo server
with the web client enabled, and navigate to /web/tests
This will show the runner selector, which lists all modules with javascript
unit tests, and allows starting any of them (or all javascript tests in all
modules at once).
Clicking any runner button will launch the corresponding tests in the bundled QUnit runner:
Writing a test case
This section will be updated as soon as possible.
Integration Testing
Testing Python code and JS code separately is very useful, but it does not prove that the web client and the server work together. In order to do that, we can write another kind of test: tours. A tour is a mini scenario of some interesting business flow. It explains a sequence of steps that should be followed. The test runner will then create a phantom_js browser, point it to the proper url and simulate the click and inputs, according to the scenario.