[tests] Fixed pytest suite

Author: pandafy

pytest.ini

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ addopts = -p no:warnings --create-db --reuse-db --nomigrations
 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = openwisp2.settings
 python_files = pytest*.py
 python_classes = *Test*
+pythonpath = tests

runtests.py

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-import pytest
-
 
 def run_tests(args, settings_module):
     """
@@ -20,6 +18,9 @@ def run_tests(args, settings_module):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Configure Django settings for test execution
+    # (sets Celery to eager mode, configures in-memory channels layer, etc.)
+    os.environ.setdefault('TESTING', '1')
     base_args = sys.argv.copy()[1:]
     if not os.environ.get('SAMPLE_APP', False):
         test_app = 'openwisp_controller'
@@ -43,5 +44,8 @@ def run_tests(args, settings_module):
     run_tests(psql_args, 'openwisp2.postgresql_settings')
 
     # Run pytest tests
-    sys.path.insert(0, 'tests')
-    sys.exit(pytest.main([app_dir]))
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ['pytest', app_dir],
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        sys.exit(result.returncode)  # Exit immediately if tests fail

tests/openwisp2/settings.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 DEBUG = True
-TESTING = sys.argv[1:2] == ['test']
+TESTING = os.environ.get('TESTING', False) or sys.argv[1:2] == ['test']
 SELENIUM_HEADLESS = True if os.environ.get('SELENIUM_HEADLESS', False) else False
 SHELL = 'shell' in sys.argv or 'shell_plus' in sys.argv
 REDIS_URL = os.getenv('REDIS_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379')