Boot background flask app to test against.

Author: pglombardo

tests/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 import os
+import time
+import threading
 import opentracing
 import instana.tracer
+from .apps.flaskalino import app as flaskalino
 os.environ["INSTANA_TEST"] = "true"
 
 opentracing.global_tracer = instana.tracer.InstanaTracer()
+
+# Spawn our background Flask app that the tests will throw
+# requests at.  Don't continue until the test app is fully
+# up and running.
+timer = threading.Thread(target=flaskalino.run)
+timer.daemon = True
+timer.name = "Test Flask app"
+print("Starting background test app")
+timer.start()
+time.sleep(1)

tests/apps/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from flask import Flask
+app = Flask(__name__)
+app.debug = False
+app.use_reloader = False
+
+
+@app.route("/")
+def hello():
+    return "<center><h1>🐍 Hello Stan! 🦄</h1></center>"
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run()