tempest/tests/base.py

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import mock
from oslotest import base


class TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):

    def patch(self, target, **kwargs):
        """Returns a started `mock.patch` object for the supplied target.

        The caller may then call the returned patcher to create a mock object.

        The caller does not need to call stop() on the returned
        patcher object, as this method automatically adds a cleanup
        to the test class to stop the patcher.

        :param target: String module.class or module.object expression to patch
        :param **kwargs: Passed as-is to `mock.patch`. See mock documentation
                         for details.
        """
        p = mock.patch(target, **kwargs)
        m = p.start()
        self.addCleanup(p.stop)
        return m

    def patchobject(self, target, attribute, new=mock.DEFAULT):
        """Convenient wrapper around `mock.patch.object`

        Returns a started mock that will be automatically stopped after the
        test ran.
        """

        p = mock.patch.object(target, attribute, new)
        m = p.start()
        self.addCleanup(p.stop)
        return m