Improve test

functional_tests/test.py

@@ -1,12 +1,54 @@
+import time
+
+from django.test import LiveServerTestCase
 from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.common.exceptions import WebDriverException
+
+MAX_WAIT = 10
 
 
-def main():
-    browser = webdriver.Firefox()
-    browser.get('http://localhost:8000')
+class NewVisitorTest(LiveServerTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.browser = webdriver.Firefox()
 
-    assert 'Django' in browser.title
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.browser.quit()
 
+    def test_can_start_a_list_and_retrieve_it_later(self):
+        # Edith has received a mail from her librarian about a website
+        # she can use to tell the books she needs. She goes
+        # to check out its homepage
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url)
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+        # She notices the page title and header mention "manuels"
+        self.assertIn('Manuels', self.browser.title)
+
+        # She is invited to enter her contact information (first name,
+        # last name and phone number)
+        # She types "Edith" into the first name text box
+
+        # She types "Doe" as her last name
+
+        # She types "0612345678" as her phone number
+
+        # When she hits enter, the page updates, and now the page displays
+        # her contact info on top and a form to enter book data
+
+        # Edith wonders whether the site will remember her books. Then she sees
+        # that the site has generated a unique URL for her -- there is some
+        # explanatory text to that effect.
+
+        # She visits that URL - her books list is still there.
+
+        # Satisfied, she goes back to sleep
+        self.fail('Finish the test!')
+
+    def wait_for(self, fn):
+        start_time = time.time()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                return fn()
+            except (AssertionError, WebDriverException) as e:
+                if time.time() - start_time > MAX_WAIT:
+                    raise e
+                time.sleep(0.5)