test: Support variables that were defined as properties.

ref: #741

app/api/tests/unit/test_unit_api_fields.py

@@ -14,57 +14,60 @@ from app.tests.common import DoesNotExist
 
 
 class APIFieldsTestCases:
-    
-    api_fields_common = {
-        'id': {
-            'expected': int
-        },
-        'display_name': {
-            'expected': str
-        },
-        '_urls': {
-            'expected': dict
-        },
-        '_urls._self': {
-            'expected': str
-        },
-        '_urls.notes': {
-            'expected': str
-        },
-    }
 
-    api_fields_model = {
-        'model_notes': {
-            'expected': str
-        },
-        'created': {
-            'expected': str
-        },
-        'modified': {
-            'expected': str
-        },
-    }
+    @property
+    def parameterized_test_data(self) -> dict:
 
-    api_fields_tenancy = {
-        'organization': {
-            'expected': dict
-        },
-        'organization.id': {
-            'expected': int
-        },
-        'organization.display_name': {
-            'expected': str
-        },
-        'organization.url': {
-            'expected': Hyperlink
-        },
-    }
+        api_fields_common = {
+            'id': {
+                'expected': int
+            },
+            'display_name': {
+                'expected': str
+            },
+            '_urls': {
+                'expected': dict
+            },
+            '_urls._self': {
+                'expected': str
+            },
+            '_urls.notes': {
+                'expected': str
+            },
+        }
 
-    parameterized_test_data = {
-        **api_fields_common,
-        **api_fields_tenancy,
-        **api_fields_model,
-    }
+        api_fields_model = {
+            'model_notes': {
+                'expected': str
+            },
+            'created': {
+                'expected': str
+            },
+            'modified': {
+                'expected': str
+            },
+        }
+
+        api_fields_tenancy = {
+            'organization': {
+                'expected': dict
+            },
+            'organization.id': {
+                'expected': int
+            },
+            'organization.display_name': {
+                'expected': str
+            },
+            'organization.url': {
+                'expected': Hyperlink
+            },
+        }
+
+        return {
+            **api_fields_common.copy(),
+            **api_fields_tenancy.copy(),
+            **api_fields_model.copy(),
+        }
 
     url_view_kwargs = {}
 
@@ -229,3 +232,5 @@ class APIFieldsInheritedCases(
 ):
 
     model = None
+
+    parameterized_test_data = {}

app/conftest.py

@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
 
                 base_values = getattr(base, 'parameterized_' + parameterized_key, None)
 
+                if isinstance(base_values, property):
+
+                    base_values = getattr(base(), 'parameterized_' + parameterized_key, None)
+
                 if not isinstance(base_values, dict):
 
                     continue

docs/projects/centurion_erp/development/testing.md

@@ -85,6 +85,53 @@ Test Cases are to test one object and one object **only**. If the object to be t
 !!! tip
     If you inherit from an `InheritedCases` Class and there is a `class_setup` fixture, don't forget to import this into your test suite. This ensures it's available for use when running tests
 
+!!! tip
+    If you find that a base classes variables are being mutated by other test classes, setup the variable within the base class as a property that contains the defaults as a variable within the function and returns the data as if the property was defined as a variable
+    <!-- markdownlint-disable -->
+
+    Don't do this as `my_variable` will be mutated by other test classes that inherit the base class.
+
+    ``` py
+
+    class MyTestClassBase:
+    
+        my_variable = 'a'
+
+
+
+    class MyTestClass(
+        MyTestClassBase
+    ):
+    
+        my_variable = 'b'
+
+    ```
+
+    Instead, do this. now `MyTestClass` wont override variable `my_variable` which means when another test class inherits from `MyTestClassBase`, variable `my_variable` will always return the desired default value.
+
+    ``` py
+
+    class MyTestClassBase:
+
+        @property
+        def my_variable(self):
+    
+            default = 'a'
+    
+            return default.copy()
+
+
+
+    class MyTestClass(
+        MyTestClassBase
+    ):
+
+        my_variable = 'b'
+
+    ```
+
+    <!-- markdownlint-restore -->
+
 
 ### Fixtures