unittest or pytest

[gbowne1]

We should build some tests for the Python Discord Bot,

Do we use the Pytest or unittest module?

[hitblast]

This entirely depends on what you plan to test. Both actually work pretty great, but if you choose to automate the testing using GitHub Actions or any other CI/CD service, I think Pytest is the way to go. Pytest is easily installable and can be integrated into the project with ease. All it takes is the testing functions with the assert keyword and an installed copy of Pytest.

Also since the bot's written in async/await syntax, you'd probably wanna go with the pytest-asyncio package since it supports coroutines as test functions.

Run the following command in your terminal window to install Pytest with async support:

$ pip install pytest-asyncio

An example followed by the installation:

from main import bot # considering you have already defined bot as an object in your main.py file
import pytest

@pytest.mark.asyncio # The decorator to mark the function as asynchronous / coroutine.
class TestTheBot: # The class which will contain the test functions.
    async def testwhatever(self) -> None:
       assert bot.do_something() == 'whatever it is'

[hitblast]

@hitblast After some research, which Github action / workflow to use?

Theres one for CI/CD and one for Pylint. I did not see anything specifically for Pytest.

@gbowne1 Sorry for the late reply. I was away from my residence for a few days.

For Pytest, specifically, a custom workflow can easily be made from scratch. I'll try doing a PR on this repository :)

[gbowne1]

Saw the PR. No worries, I've been away dealing with internet issues, and upgrading my development PC.

That should be enough to get us started.

Thanks for the PR. :-)

[hitblast]

Saw the PR. No worries, I've been away dealing with internet issues, and upgrading my development PC.

That should be enough to get us started.

Thanks for the PR. :-)

No problem. Just saw this reply of yours. GitHub Actions can do a healthy ton of stuff, not gonna lie.

[gbowne1]

If it makes workload easier on us, I am in. :-)

[gbowne1]

We need to start doing PyTest ASAP @hitblast @furtidev @BenCos17 @Ba3a-G