This repository is now deprecated. We have integrated pytest-mimesis into mimesis itself, and there is no longer a need to use a separate package. Refer to the Integration with Pytest section for more details.

pytest-mimesis is a pytest plugin that provides pytest fixtures for Mimesis providers. This allows you to quickly and easily use randomized, dummy data as part of your test suite.

pip install pytest-mimesis

Using the personal provider as part of a test.

# your_module/__init__.py

def validate_email(email):
    # code that validates an e-mail address
    return True

And your test file:

# tests/test_email.py

from your_module import validate_email

def test_validate_email(mimesis):
    assert validate_email(mimesis('email'))

You can also specify locales:

@pytest.mark.parameterize('mimesis_locale', ['de'])  # use German locale
def test_create_user(mimesis):
    assert create_user(name=mimesis('full_name'))


@pytest.mark.parameterize('mimesis_locale', ['de', 'en', 'jp'])  # test multiple locales
def test_add_phone(user, mimesis):
    assert user.add_phone_number(name=mimesis('full_name'))

We provide two public fixtures: mimesis_locale and mimesis. While mimesis_locale is just a string (like: en, ru), mimesis is an instance of mimesis.schema.Field.

We use caching of mimesis instances for different locales for the whole test session, so creating new instances is cheap.

You might also be interested in:

• mimesis itself, it is awesome!
• mimesis-factory which brings factory_boy integration to mimesis

pytest-mimesis is licensed under the MIT License.