from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections from django.test import LiveServerTestCase, TestCase class LiveServerThreadTest(TestCase): def run_live_server_thread(self, connections_override=None): thread = LiveServerTestCase._create_server_thread(connections_override) thread.daemon = True thread.start() thread.is_ready.wait() thread.terminate() def test_closes_connections(self): conn = connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS] # Pass a connection to the thread to check they are being closed. connections_override = {DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS: conn} conn.inc_thread_sharing() try: self.assertTrue(conn.is_usable()) self.run_live_server_thread(connections_override) self.assertFalse(conn.is_usable()) finally: conn.dec_thread_sharing()