Test client

[davidbrochart]

It seems that a real server is used for testing. I was wondering if there could be a test client, similar to what Starlette has, and for instance a TestFastAPIComponent that would not start a server?

[agronholm]

What would this accomplish?

[davidbrochart]

It would not require to launch a server, so I guess it's faster? And there would be no need to specify a base URL or port in the client.
Also, if we can use Starlette's test client, it's easier to test WebSocket sessions.

[agronholm]

Unless I'm mistaken, the test client would have to be specific to each type of framework, yes?

[agronholm]

What kind of difficulties are there with websocket that would be solved with a test client?

[davidbrochart]

Unless I'm mistaken, the test client would have to be specific to each type of framework, yes?

I think so, yes.

What kind of difficulties are there with websocket that would be solved with a test client?

Currently, for instance using an httpx client, one needs to find a WebSocket client that works well with it, such as httpx-ws, because httpx doesn't have WebSocket support. But httpx's test client has.

[agronholm]

But httpx's test client has.

You mean Starlette's...?

[davidbrochart]

Yes, sorry.

[agronholm]

My point is that I don't want to shoulder the additional burden of maintaining several test clients if the benefits are only marginal.

[davidbrochart]

That's perfectly understandable, thanks for the feedback.