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] if conn.vendor == 'sqlite' and conn.is_in_memory_db(): self.skipTest("the sqlite backend's close() method is a no-op when using an in-memory database") # Pass a connection to the thread to check they are being closed. connections_override = {DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS: conn} saved_sharing = conn.allow_thread_sharing try: conn.allow_thread_sharing = True self.assertTrue(conn.is_usable()) self.run_live_server_thread(connections_override) self.assertFalse(conn.is_usable()) finally: conn.allow_thread_sharing = saved_sharing