fix: Set the environment for local evaluation mode on init

flagsmith/flagsmith.py

@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ def _initialise_local_evaluation(self) -> None:
             self.event_stream_thread.start()
 
         else:
+            # To ensure that the environment is set before allowing subsequent
+            # method calls, update the environment manually.
+            self.update_environment()
             self.environment_data_polling_manager_thread = (
                 EnvironmentDataPollingManager(
                     main=self,

tests/test_flagsmith.py

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 
 def test_flagsmith_starts_polling_manager_on_init_if_enabled(
-    mocker: MockerFixture, server_api_key: str
+    mocker: MockerFixture,
+    server_api_key: str,
+    requests_session_response_ok: None,
 ) -> None:
     # Given
     mock_polling_manager = mocker.MagicMock()

tests/test_polling_manager.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import requests
+import responses
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from flagsmith import Flagsmith
@@ -41,35 +42,50 @@ def test_polling_manager_calls_update_environment_on_each_refresh() -> None:
     polling_manager.stop()
 
 
+@responses.activate()
 def test_polling_manager_is_resilient_to_api_errors(
-    mocker: MockerFixture, server_api_key: str
+    flagsmith: Flagsmith,
+    environment_json: str,
+    mocker: MockerFixture,
+    server_api_key: str,
 ) -> None:
     # Given
-    session_mock = mocker.patch("requests.Session")
-    session_mock.get.return_value = mock.MagicMock(status_code=500)
+    responses.add(method="GET", url=flagsmith.environment_url, body=environment_json)
     flagsmith = Flagsmith(
         environment_key=server_api_key,
         enable_local_evaluation=True,
         environment_refresh_interval_seconds=0.1,
     )
+
+    responses.add(method="GET", url=flagsmith.environment_url, status=500)
     polling_manager = flagsmith.environment_data_polling_manager_thread
 
     # Then
     assert polling_manager.is_alive()
     polling_manager.stop()
 
 
+@responses.activate()
 def test_polling_manager_is_resilient_to_request_exceptions(
-    mocker: MockerFixture, server_api_key: str
+    flagsmith: Flagsmith,
+    environment_json: str,
+    mocker: MockerFixture,
+    server_api_key: str,
 ) -> None:
     # Given
-    session_mock = mocker.patch("requests.Session")
-    session_mock.get.side_effect = requests.RequestException()
+    responses.add(method="GET", url=flagsmith.environment_url, body=environment_json)
     flagsmith = Flagsmith(
         environment_key=server_api_key,
         enable_local_evaluation=True,
         environment_refresh_interval_seconds=0.1,
     )
+
+    responses.add(
+        method="GET",
+        url=flagsmith.environment_url,
+        body=requests.RequestException("Some exception"),
+        status=500,
+    )
     polling_manager = flagsmith.environment_data_polling_manager_thread
 
     # Then