Clarified the text and example describing the RequestFactory. Thanks to Alex for the feedback.
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.. Class:: RequestFactory
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The :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` is a simplified
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version of the test client that provides a way to generate a request
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instance that can be used as the first argument to any view. This
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means you can test a view function the same way as you would test any
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other function -- as a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing
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for specific outputs.
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.. versionadded:: 1.3
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The :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` shares the same API as
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the test client. However, instead of behaving like a browser, the
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RequestFactory provides a way to generate a request instance that can
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be used as the first argument to any view. This means you can test a
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view function the same way as you would test any other function -- as
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a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing for specific outputs.
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The API for the :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` is a slightly
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restricted subset of the test client API:
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self.factory = RequestFactory()
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def test_details(self):
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# Issue a GET request.
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# Create a in instance of a GET request.
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request = self.factory.get('/customer/details')
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# Test my_view() as if it were deployed at /customer/details
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