from django.http import Http404 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, get_list_or_404 from django.test import TestCase from models import Author, Article class GetObjectOr404Tests(TestCase): def test_get_object_or_404(self): a1 = Author.objects.create(name="Brave Sir Robin") a2 = Author.objects.create(name="Patsy") # No Articles yet, so we should get a Http404 error. self.assertRaises(Http404, get_object_or_404, Article, title="Foo") article = Article.objects.create(title="Run away!") article.authors = [a1, a2] # get_object_or_404 can be passed a Model to query. self.assertEqual( get_object_or_404(Article, title__contains="Run"), article ) # We can also use the Article manager through an Author object. self.assertEqual( get_object_or_404(a1.article_set, title__contains="Run"), article ) # No articles containing "Camelot". This should raise a Http404 error. self.assertRaises(Http404, get_object_or_404, a1.article_set, title__contains="Camelot" ) # Custom managers can be used too. self.assertEqual( get_object_or_404(Article.by_a_sir, title="Run away!"), article ) # QuerySets can be used too. self.assertEqual( get_object_or_404(Article.objects.all(), title__contains="Run"), article ) # Just as when using a get() lookup, you will get an error if more than # one object is returned. self.assertRaises(Author.MultipleObjectsReturned, get_object_or_404, Author.objects.all() ) # Using an EmptyQuerySet raises a Http404 error. self.assertRaises(Http404, get_object_or_404, Article.objects.none(), title__contains="Run" ) # get_list_or_404 can be used to get lists of objects self.assertEqual( get_list_or_404(a1.article_set, title__icontains="Run"), [article] ) # Http404 is returned if the list is empty. self.assertRaises(Http404, get_list_or_404, a1.article_set, title__icontains="Shrubbery" ) # Custom managers can be used too. self.assertEqual( get_list_or_404(Article.by_a_sir, title__icontains="Run"), [article] ) # QuerySets can be used too. self.assertEqual( get_list_or_404(Article.objects.all(), title__icontains="Run"), [article] )