pytest-simplehttpserver

Simple fixture to spin up a simple HTTP server to serve static files for testing.

Can be used for testing web scrapers, etc.

Features

• The fixture spins up a HTTP server that serves static files on port 8000.

Usage

When running your tests you need to point pytest-simplehttpserver to root directory with the static files you want to serve:

$ pytest --simplehttpserver-directory /home/user/mock_website/

In your code, just pass the fixture to your tests:

import requests

def mytest(simplehttpserver):
    response = requests.get('http://localhost:8000/')
    assert response.status_code == 200

Installation

You can install "pytest-simplehttpserver" via pip from PyPI:

$ pip install pytest-simplehttpserver

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome. Tests can be run with pytest, please ensure the coverage at least stays the same before you submit a pull request.

License

Distributed under the terms of the MIT license, "pytest-simplehttpserver" is free and open source software