Thanks Lorin! That helps me quite a bit. -joe
On Apr 8, 2012, at 3:20 PM, Lorin Hochstein wrote: > mox and mock are two competing Python libraries for defining mock objects for > unit tests. I think they're basically equivalent in terms of what you can do > with them, but they use different styles: In mox the assertions are written > before the code under test, and in mock the assertions are written after the > code under test. > > I personally think mock is more Pythonic, and it's what I use on other > projects. Mox is a port of a Java library, and mock was (AFAIK) written > specifically for Python. Also, Mock has been accepted into the Python 3.3(?) > standard library as a submodule of unit tests. However, mox has been the main > mocking library used in Nova unit test for as long as I have been familiar > with the code. > > Take care, > > Lorin > -- > Lorin Hochstein > Lead Architect - Cloud Services > Nimbis Services, Inc. > www.nimbisservices.com > > > > > > On Apr 8, 2012, at 4:06 PM, Joseph Heck wrote: > >> Poking around through all various mechanisms we have to test and verify >> OpenStack - does anyone have a concise writeup on the various tools and >> techniques that we're using? >> >> I'm not familiar with the "stubs" or "mock" libraries, and a little familiar >> with mox. >> >> Is anyone who is familiar with them all willing to take a stab at outlining >> where they're individually most effective and useful? >> >> -joe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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