Added fixture to simulate a pre-loaded client-side configuration ConfigParser object

Author: tieneupin

tests/conftest.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from configparser import ConfigParser
 
 import pytest
 from sqlmodel import Session
@@ -21,6 +22,20 @@ def start_postgres():
         murfey_db.commit()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture()
+def mock_client_configuration() -> ConfigParser:
+    """
+    Returns the client-side configuration file as a pre-loaded ConfigParser object.
+    """
+    config = ConfigParser()
+    config["Murfey"] = {
+        "instrument_name": "murfey",
+        "server": "http://0.0.0.0:8000",
+        "token": "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis",
+    }
+    return config
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def mock_security_configuration(tmp_path):
     config_file = tmp_path / mock_security_config_name