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#VCR.py
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This is a Python version of [Ruby's VCR library](https://github.com/myronmarston/vcr).
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[](http://travis-ci.org/kevin1024/vcrpy)
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##What it does
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Simplify and speed up testing HTTP by recording all HTTP interactions and saving them to
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"cassette" files, which are yaml files containing the contents of your
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requests and responses. Then when you run your tests again, they all
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just hit the text files instead of the internet. This speeds up
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your tests and lets you work offline.
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If the server you are testing against ever changes its API, all you need
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to do is delete your existing cassette files, and run your tests again.
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All of the mocked responses will be updated with the new API.
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##Compatibility Notes
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This should work with Python 2.6 and 2.7, and [pypy](http://pypy.org).
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Currently I've only tested this with urllib2, urllib3, and requests. It's known to *NOT WORK* with urllib.
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##How to use it
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```python
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import vcr
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import urllib2
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with vcr.use_cassette('fixtures/vcr_cassettes/synopsis.yaml'):
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response = urllib2.urlopen('http://www.iana.org/domains/reserved').read()
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assert 'Example domains' in response
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```
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Run this test once, and VCR.py will record the http request to
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`fixtures/vcr_cassettes/synopsis.yml`. Run it again, and VCR.py will replay the
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response from iana.org when the http request is made. This test is now fast (no
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real HTTP requests are made anymore), deterministic (the test will continue to
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pass, even if you are offline, or iana.org goes down for maintenance) and
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accurate (the response will contain the same headers and body you get from a
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real request).
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## Configuration
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If you don't like VCR's defaults, you can set options by instantiating a
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VCR class and setting the options on it.
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```python
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import vcr
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my_vcr = vcr.VCR(
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serializer = 'json',
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cassette_library_dir = 'fixtures/cassettes',
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)
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with my_vcr.use_cassette('test.json'):
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# your http code here
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```
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Otherwise, you can override options each time you use a cassette.
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```python
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with vcr.use_cassette('test.yml', serializer='json'):
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# your http code here
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```
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Note: Per-cassette overrides take precedence over the global config.
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## Advanced Features
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If you want, VCR.py can return information about the cassette it is
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using to record your requests and responses. This will let you record
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your requests and responses and make assertions on them, to make sure
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that your code under test is generating the expected requests and
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responses. This feature is not present in Ruby's VCR, but I think it is
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a nice addition. Here's an example:
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```python
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import vcr
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import urllib2
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with vcr.use_cassette('fixtures/vcr_cassettes/synopsis.yaml') as cass:
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response = urllib2.urlopen('http://www.zombo.com/').read()
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# cass should have 1 request inside it
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assert len(cass) == 1
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# the request url should have been http://www.zombo.com/
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assert cass.requests[0].url == 'http://www.zombo.com/'
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```
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The Cassette object exposes the following properties which I consider
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part of the API. The fields are as follows:
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* `requests`: A list of vcr.Request objects containing the requests made
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while this cassette was being used, ordered by the order that the
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request was made.
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* `responses`: A list of the responses made.
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* `play_count`: The number of times this cassette has had a response
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played back
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* `play_counts`: A collections.Counter showing the number of times each
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response has been played back, indexed by the request
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* `response_of(request)`: Access the response for a given request.
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The Request object has the following properties
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* `URL`: The full url of the request, including the protocol. Example: "http://www.google.com/"
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* `path`: The path of the request. For example "/" or "/home.html"
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* `host`: The host of the request, for example "www.google.com"
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* `port`: The port the request was made on
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* `method` : The method used to make the request, for example "GET" or "POST"
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* `protocol`: The protocol used to make the request (http or https)
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* `body`: The body of the request, usually empty except for POST / PUT / etc
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## Register your own serializer
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Don't like JSON or YAML? That's OK, VCR.py can serialize to any format
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you would like. Create your own module or class instance with 2 methods:
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* `def deserialize(cassette_string)`
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* `def serialize(cassette_dict)`
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Finally, register your class with VCR to use your
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new serializer.
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```
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import vcr
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BogoSerializer(object):
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"""
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Must implement serialize() and deserialize() methods
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"""
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pass
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my_vcr = vcr.VCR()
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my_vcr.register_serializer('bogo', BogoSerializer())
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with my_vcr.use_cassette('test.bogo', serializer='bogo'):
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# your http here
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# After you register, you can set the default serializer to your new serializer
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my_vcr.serializer = 'bogo'
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with my_vcr.use_cassette('test.bogo'):
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# your http here
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```
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##Installation
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VCR.py is a package on PyPI, so you can `pip install vcrpy` (first you may need to `brew install libyaml` [[Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/)])
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##Ruby VCR compatibility
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I'm not trying to match the format of the Ruby VCR YAML files. Cassettes generated by
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Ruby's VCR are not compatible with VCR.py.
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##Known Issues
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This library is a work in progress, so the API might change on you.
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There are probably some [bugs](https://github.com/kevin1024/vcrpy/issues?labels=bug&page=1&state=open) floating around too.
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##Changelog
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* 0.2.0: Added configuration API, which lets you configure some settings
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on VCR (see the README). Also, VCR no longer saves cassettes if they
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haven't changed at all and supports JSON as well as YAML
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(thanks @sirpengi). Added amazing new skeumorphic logo, thanks @hairarrow.
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* 0.1.0: *backwards incompatible release - delete your old cassette files*:
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This release adds the ability to access the cassette to make assertions
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on it, as well as a major code refactor thanks to @dlecocq. It also
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fixes a couple longstanding bugs with redirects and HTTPS. [#3 and #4]
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* 0.0.4: If you have libyaml installed, vcrpy will use the c bindings
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instead. Speed up your tests! Thanks @dlecocq
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* 0.0.3: Add support for requests 1.2.3. Support for older versions of requests dropped (thanks @vitormazzi and @bryanhelmig)
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* 0.0.2: Add support for requests / urllib3
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* 0.0.1: Initial Release
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##Similar libraries in Python
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Neither of these really implement the API I want, but I have cribbed some code
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from them.
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* https://github.com/bbangert/Dalton
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* https://github.com/storborg/replaylib
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These were created after I created VCR.py but do something similar:
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* https://github.com/gabrielfalcao/HTTPretty
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* https://github.com/kanzure/python-requestions
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* https://github.com/uber/cassette
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#License
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This library uses the MIT license. See [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for more details
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