Added ability to login as arbitrary user

django_any/test.py

@@ -40,7 +40,15 @@ def _request_context_forms(context):
 class Client(DjangoClient):
     def login_as(self, **kwargs):
         password = xunit.any_string()
-        user = any_user(password=password, **kwargs)
+        if 'user' in kwargs:
+            user = kwargs['user']
+            try:
+                user.set_password(password)
+                user.save()
+            except Exception:
+                raise AssertionError('Bad user object')
+        else:
+            user = any_user(password=password, **kwargs)
 
         if self.login(username=user.username, password=password):
             return user

django_any/tests/test_client.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: django -*-
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, include
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django_any.test import Client
 
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ def test_login_as_super_user(self):
         response = self.client.get('/admin/')
         self.assertEquals(200, response.status_code)
 
+    def test_login_as_custom_user(self):
+        user = User.objects.create_user('john', 'lennon@thebeatles.com', 'johnpassword')
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.login_as(user=user))
+
+    def test_login_as_failed(self):
+        user = None
+        self.assertRaises(AssertionError, self.client.login_as, user=user)
+
     def test_post_any_data(self):
         response = self.client.post_any_data('/view/')
         self.assertRedirects(response, '/view/')

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.2.2
+~~~~~
+
+* Fixed pip installation
+* Added ability to login_as arbitrary user
+
 0.2.1
 ~~~~~
 

docs/contrib.rst

@@ -35,14 +35,15 @@ Creating users
 Custom test client
 ------------------
 
-.. currentmodule:: django_any.contrib
+.. currentmodule:: django_any.test
 
-Django any has custom test clent, that extends default django client.
-It provides two useful methods for authorisation and posting forms.
+Django-whatever has custom test clent, that extends default django client.
+It provides two useful methods for authorization and forms posting.
 
 .. function:: login_as(self, **kwargs):
 
     Log into site as random user. Key-valued arguments are the same as for ``any_user`` function.
+    To log in as specific user, provide argument ``user`` (note, that user password will be reset).
 
     .. code-block:: django
 
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ It provides two useful methods for authorisation and posting forms.
         # log in as admin
         self.client.login_as(is_superuser=True)
 
+        # log in as specific user
+        user = User.objects.create_user('john', 'lennon@thebeatles.com', 'johnpassword')
+        self.client.login_as(user=user)
+
 
 .. _post_any_data:
 .. function:: post_any_data(self, url, extra=None, context_forms=_request_context_forms, **kwargs):