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Add ability to use live_server fixture without DB setup
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db-configuration
enhancement
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Description
I have a Django project that cannot have DB - that's a requirement.
When I create a test that uses live_server fixture, I get an error:
ImproperlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is improperly configured
It seems that you automatically enforce to use DB with live_server fixture. Could you, please, provide a choice for this?
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Research direction
Start with the live_server fixture and reproduce the ImproperlyConfigured error in a Django project without a database. Trace where database setup is enforced and define the fixture behavior that should allow live-server tests without DB configuration; done means such a test runs without the database error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- django, python
- Domain
- backend, testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100