{"id": "testing_plugins:testing-plugins-datasette-test-instance", "page": "testing_plugins", "ref": "testing-plugins-datasette-test-instance", "title": "Setting up a Datasette test instance", "content": "The above example shows the easiest way to start writing tests against a Datasette instance: \n             from datasette.app import Datasette\nimport pytest\n\n\n@pytest.mark.asyncio\nasync def test_plugin_is_installed():\n    datasette = Datasette(memory=True)\n    response = await datasette.client.get(\"/-/plugins.json\")\n    assert response.status_code == 200 \n             Creating a  Datasette()  instance like this as useful shortcut in tests, but there is one detail you need to be aware of. It's important to ensure that the async method  .invoke_startup()  is called on that instance. You can do that like this: \n             datasette = Datasette(memory=True)\nawait datasette.invoke_startup() \n             This method registers any  startup(datasette)  or  prepare_jinja2_environment(env, datasette)  plugins that might themselves need to make async calls. \n             If you are using  await datasette.client.get()  and similar methods then you don't need to worry about this - Datasette automatically calls  invoke_startup()  the first time it handles a request.", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Testing plugins\"]", "references": "[]"}