diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt index 70f2444da6..63e0df6c41 100644 --- a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt +++ b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt @@ -826,12 +826,21 @@ Python path: $ pip install selenium Then, add a ``LiveServerTestCase``-based test to your app's tests module -(for example: ``myapp/tests.py``). The code for this test may look as follows:: +(for example: ``myapp/tests.py``). For this example, we'll assume you're using +the :mod:`~django.contrib.staticfiles` app and want to have static files served +during the execution of your tests similar to what we get at development time +with ``DEBUG=True``, i.e. without having to collect them using +:djadmin:`collectstatic`. We'll use +the :class:`~django.contrib.staticfiles.testing.StaticLiveServerTestCase` +subclass which provides that functionality. Replace it with +``django.test.LiveServerTestCase`` if you don't need that. - from django.test import LiveServerTestCase +The code for this test may look as follows:: + + from django.contrib.staticfiles.testing import StaticLiveServerTestCase from selenium.webdriver.firefox.webdriver import WebDriver - class MySeleniumTests(LiveServerTestCase): + class MySeleniumTests(StaticLiveServerTestCase): fixtures = ['user-data.json'] @classmethod