Mini Shell

import cherrypy
from cherrypy.test import helper
from cherrypy._json import json


json_out = cherrypy.config(**{'tools.json_out.on': True})
json_in = cherrypy.config(**{'tools.json_in.on': True})


class JsonTest(helper.CPWebCase):

    @staticmethod
    def setup_server():
        class Root(object):

            @cherrypy.expose
            def plain(self):
                return 'hello'

            @cherrypy.expose
            @json_out
            def json_string(self):
                return 'hello'

            @cherrypy.expose
            @json_out
            def json_list(self):
                return ['a', 'b', 42]

            @cherrypy.expose
            @json_out
            def json_dict(self):
                return {'answer': 42}

            @cherrypy.expose
            @json_in
            def json_post(self):
                if cherrypy.request.json == [13, 'c']:
                    return 'ok'
                else:
                    return 'nok'

            @cherrypy.expose
            @json_out
            @cherrypy.config(**{'tools.caching.on': True})
            def json_cached(self):
                return 'hello there'

        root = Root()
        cherrypy.tree.mount(root)

    def test_json_output(self):
        if json is None:
            self.skip('json not found ')
            return

        self.getPage('/plain')
        self.assertBody('hello')

        self.getPage('/json_string')
        self.assertBody('"hello"')

        self.getPage('/json_list')
        self.assertBody('["a", "b", 42]')

        self.getPage('/json_dict')
        self.assertBody('{"answer": 42}')

    def test_json_input(self):
        if json is None:
            self.skip('json not found ')
            return

        body = '[13, "c"]'
        headers = [('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
                   ('Content-Length', str(len(body)))]
        self.getPage('/json_post', method='POST', headers=headers, body=body)
        self.assertBody('ok')

        body = '[13, "c"]'
        headers = [('Content-Type', 'text/plain'),
                   ('Content-Length', str(len(body)))]
        self.getPage('/json_post', method='POST', headers=headers, body=body)
        self.assertStatus(415, 'Expected an application/json content type')

        body = '[13, -]'
        headers = [('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
                   ('Content-Length', str(len(body)))]
        self.getPage('/json_post', method='POST', headers=headers, body=body)
        self.assertStatus(400, 'Invalid JSON document')

    def test_cached(self):
        if json is None:
            self.skip('json not found ')
            return

        self.getPage('/json_cached')
        self.assertStatus(200, '"hello"')

        self.getPage('/json_cached')  # 2'nd time to hit cache
        self.assertStatus(200, '"hello"')