API

Caching Request Data

faux.client.get(*args, **kwargs)

Sends a GET request.

Parameters:

• url – URL for the new Request object.
• params – (optional) Dictionary, list of tuples or bytes to send in the body of the Request.
• **kwargs – Optional arguments that request takes.

Returns:

Response object

Return type:

requests.Response

faux.client.post(*args, **kwargs)

Sends a POST request.

Parameters:

• url – URL for the new Request object.
• data – (optional) Dictionary, list of tuples, bytes, or file-like object to send in the body of the Request.
• json – (optional) json data to send in the body of the Request.
• **kwargs – Optional arguments that request takes.

Returns:

Response object

Return type:

requests.Response

faux.client.put(*args, **kwargs)

Sends a PUT request.

Parameters:

• url – URL for the new Request object.
• data – (optional) Dictionary, list of tuples, bytes, or file-like object to send in the body of the Request.
• json – (optional) json data to send in the body of the Request.
• **kwargs – Optional arguments that request takes.

Returns:

Response object

Return type:

requests.Response

faux.client.delete(*args, **kwargs)

Sends a DELETE request.

Parameters:

• url – URL for the new Request object.
• **kwargs – Optional arguments that request takes.

Returns:

Response object

Return type:

requests.Response

Mocking Servers

class faux.server.Server(*args, **kwargs)

Object mimicking flask server to allow for spinning up server mock.

init()

Method for decorating custom url handlers on server.

logger

Expose flask logger so user can change settings.

TODO: update this class to use __getattr__ for defaulting

to internal getattr(self.flask, item)

route(*args, **kwargs)

Override flask route decorator to provide easier UX for return data. With these changes, users can simply return a dictionary or xml Element object instead of needing to craft a full response.

class faux.server.Instance(app, **kwargs)

Contextmanager for running managing server mock.