Flask brand API endpoint unit test

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# unit tests for the /brands endpoint

from flask.ext import restful
import unittest
import os
import json
import sys

# tells sql_models to use the testing database
os.environ['API_TESTING'] = '1'
sys.path.append('/opt/backend_api/')

import api
from models import sql_models
from config import settings

class TestBrandsEndpoint(unittest.TestCase):

def setUp(self):
''' fire up a test instance of the flask app '''
self.app = api.APP.test_client()
self.app.testing = True
self.api = api.API
self.test_brand_name = 'Momcorp'

def tearDown(self):
'''
tear down app, reverse any changes made
- remove the brand inserted in test_post()
'''
brand_object = sql_models.Brand.get_by_name(self.test_brand_name)
if brand_object is not None:
sql_models.Brand.delete_brand(brand_object)
pass

def test_post(self):
'''
insert a new brand into the database
- only given field for test is the mandatory brand name but could(should?) be extended for the rest
- test that the response status code == 201 and the returned brand object has the correct name
'''
result = self.app.post( '/' + settings.BASE_API_VERSION + '/brands',
headers=[('user-api-key', '')],
data={'name':self.test_brand_name})
# print(json.loads(result.data))
self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 201)
self.assertEqual(json.loads(result.data)['brand']['name'], self.test_brand_name)

def test_get(self):
'''
get all brands and all currently running offers
- sets the brand's 'offers_running' status
- returns serialized brands like so: {'brands':[serialized_brands]}
- test status code + name, id fields are not null
'''
result = self.app.get('/' + settings.BASE_API_VERSION + '/brands

StackExchange Code Review Q#139653, answer score: 3