CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

test a decorator python

from nose.tools import assert_equal
from mock import Mock

class TestLoginRequired(object):
    def test_no_user(self):
        func = Mock()
        decorated_func = login_required(func)
        request = prepare_request_without_user()
        response = decorated_func(request)
        assert not func.called
        # assert response is redirect

    def test_bad_user(self):
        func = Mock()
        decorated_func = login_required(func)
        request = prepare_request_with_non_authenticated_user()
        response = decorated_func(request)
        assert not func.called
        # assert response is redirect

    def test_ok(self):
        func = Mock(return_value='my response')
        decorated_func = login_required(func)
        request = prepare_request_with_ok_user()
        response = decorated_func(request)
        func.assert_called_with(request)
        assert_equal(response, 'my response')