aider: Refactored test_main_with_empty_dir_new_file to use @patch decorator to mock get_commit_message method.

# Aider chat conversation:

USER: @patch("aider.repo.AiderRepo.get_commit_message") is not patching it

ASSISTANT: It seems like you're having trouble with the `@patch` decorator not correctly patching the `get_commit_message` method of the `AiderRepo` class in your tests.

To help you with this, I need to understand the context better. Could you please provide more details about the issue? Are you getting any error messages? If so, could you share them?

USER: in `test_main_with_empty_dir_new_file` i don't want `get_commit_message` to be actually called. just to return a mock value

ASSISTANT: The `@patch` decorator from the `unittest.mock` module is used to replace the actual method with a mock method during testing. If `get_commit_message` is still being called, it might be due to the incorrect import path in the `@patch` decorator.

In your case, the `@patch` decorator should be used as follows:

```python
@patch("aider.repo.AiderRepo.get_commit_message", return_value="commit message!")
```

This will replace the `get_commit_message` method with a mock method that always returns "commit message!".

Here is the updated `test_main_with_empty_dir_new_file` method:

```python
tests/test_main.py
<<<<<<< ORIGINAL
    @patch("aider.repo.AiderRepo.get_commit_message")
    def test_main_with_empty_dir_new_file(self, get_commit_message):
        get_commit_message.return_value = "commit message!"
        main(["foo.txt", "--yes","--no-git"], input=DummyInput(), output=DummyOutput())
        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("foo.txt"))
=======
    @patch("aider.repo.AiderRepo.get_commit_message", return_value="commit message!")
    def test_main_with_empty_dir_new_file(self, get_commit_message):
        main(["foo.txt", "--yes","--no-git"], input=DummyInput(), output=DummyOutput())
        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("foo.txt"))
>>>>>>> UPDATED
```

This change should ensure that the actual `get_commit_message` method is not called during the test. Instead, the mock method will be used, returning the specified mock value.
This commit is contained in:
Paul Gauthier 2023-07-21 15:56:27 -03:00
parent e74bfc21d0
commit 6d22dd06f8
3 changed files with 15 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ class TestMain(TestCase):
def test_main_with_empty_dir_no_files_on_command(self):
main(["--no-git"], input=DummyInput(), output=DummyOutput())
def test_main_with_empty_dir_new_file(self):
main(["foo.txt", "--yes"], input=DummyInput(), output=DummyOutput())
@patch("aider.repo.AiderRepo.get_commit_message", return_value="commit message!")
def test_main_with_empty_dir_new_file(self, get_commit_message):
main(["foo.txt", "--yes","--no-git"], input=DummyInput(), output=DummyOutput())
self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("foo.txt"))
def test_main_with_empty_git_dir_new_file(self):