from datetime import datetime from django.test import TestCase from models import Article, Person class LatestTests(TestCase): def test_latest(self): # Because no Articles exist yet, latest() raises ArticleDoesNotExist. self.assertRaises(Article.DoesNotExist, Article.objects.latest) a1 = Article.objects.create( headline="Article 1", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 26), expire_date=datetime(2005, 9, 1) ) a2 = Article.objects.create( headline="Article 2", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27), expire_date=datetime(2005, 7, 28) ) a3 = Article.objects.create( headline="Article 3", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27), expire_date=datetime(2005, 8, 27) ) a4 = Article.objects.create( headline="Article 4", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 28), expire_date=datetime(2005, 7, 30) ) # Get the latest Article. self.assertEqual(Article.objects.latest(), a4) # Get the latest Article that matches certain filters. self.assertEqual( Article.objects.filter(pub_date__lt=datetime(2005, 7, 27)).latest(), a1 ) # Pass a custom field name to latest() to change the field that's used # to determine the latest object. self.assertEqual(Article.objects.latest('expire_date'), a1) self.assertEqual( Article.objects.filter(pub_date__gt=datetime(2005, 7, 26)).latest('expire_date'), a3, ) def test_latest_manual(self): # You can still use latest() with a model that doesn't have # "get_latest_by" set -- just pass in the field name manually. p1 = Person.objects.create(name="Ralph", birthday=datetime(1950, 1, 1)) p2 = Person.objects.create(name="Stephanie", birthday=datetime(1960, 2, 3)) self.assertRaises(AssertionError, Person.objects.latest) self.assertEqual(Person.objects.latest("birthday"), p2)