What problem does it solve?
Writing tests for Django and Django REST Framework applications is often time-consuming, inconsistent, and incomplete, leading to undetected bugs, fragile code, and slow development cycles for Python web projects.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Standardized TDD Workflow: Step-by-step Red-Green-Refactor cycle tailored specifically for Django models, views, and serializers.
- Pre-Configured Test Infrastructure: Ready-to-use pytest configuration, test settings, and conftest fixtures to eliminate manual test environment setup.
- Factory Boy Integration: Reusable model factories to automate test data creation and reduce repetitive test code.
- Comprehensive Test Coverage Examples: Guidance for model validation, view testing, DRF API endpoint testing, external service mocking, and end-to-end integration testing.
- Use Case: A developer building a Django e-commerce API can use this skill to quickly set up a full test suite for product models, API endpoints, and payment gateway mocking, achieving 80%+ code coverage without manual configuration.
Quick Start
Use the django-tdd skill to set up a complete pytest test suite for your new Django REST Framework product API, including model factories, API client fixtures, and sample serializer tests.