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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5
*read_data* is now reset on each call to the *mock*.

.. versionchanged:: 3.8
Added :meth:`__iter__` to implementation so that iteration (such as in for
loops) correctly consumes *read_data*.

Using :func:`open` as a context manager is a great way to ensure your file handles
are closed properly and is becoming common::

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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions Lib/unittest/mock.py
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return type(read_data)().join(_state[0])

def _readline_side_effect():
yield from _iter_side_effect()
while True:
yield type(read_data)()

def _iter_side_effect():
if handle.readline.return_value is not None:
while True:
yield handle.readline.return_value
for line in _state[0]:
yield line
while True:
yield type(read_data)()


global file_spec
if file_spec is None:
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_state[1] = _readline_side_effect()
handle.readline.side_effect = _state[1]
handle.readlines.side_effect = _readlines_side_effect
handle.__iter__.side_effect = _iter_side_effect

def reset_data(*args, **kwargs):
_state[0] = _iterate_read_data(read_data)
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testmock.py
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f2_data = f2.read()
self.assertEqual(f1_data, f2_data)

def test_mock_open_dunder_iter_issue(self):
# Test dunder_iter method generates the expected result and
# consumes the iterator.
mocked_open = mock.mock_open(read_data='Remarkable\nNorwegian Blue')
f1 = mocked_open('a-name')
lines = [line for line in f1]
self.assertEqual(lines[0], 'Remarkable\n')
self.assertEqual(lines[1], 'Norwegian Blue')
self.assertEqual(list(f1), [])

def test_mock_open_write(self):
# Test exception in file writing write()
mock_namedtemp = mock.mock_open(mock.MagicMock(name='JLV'))
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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testwith.py
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def test_readline_data(self):
# Check that readline will return all the lines from the fake file
# And that once fully consumed, readline will return an empty string.
mock = mock_open(read_data='foo\nbar\nbaz\n')
with patch('%s.open' % __name__, mock, create=True):
h = open('bar')
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self.assertEqual(line1, 'foo\n')
self.assertEqual(line2, 'bar\n')
self.assertEqual(line3, 'baz\n')
self.assertEqual(h.readline(), '')

# Check that we properly emulate a file that doesn't end in a newline
mock = mock_open(read_data='foo')
with patch('%s.open' % __name__, mock, create=True):
h = open('bar')
result = h.readline()
self.assertEqual(result, 'foo')
self.assertEqual(h.readline(), '')


def test_dunder_iter_data(self):
# Check that dunder_iter will return all the lines from the fake file.
mock = mock_open(read_data='foo\nbar\nbaz\n')
with patch('%s.open' % __name__, mock, create=True):
h = open('bar')
lines = [l for l in h]
self.assertEqual(lines[0], 'foo\n')
self.assertEqual(lines[1], 'bar\n')
self.assertEqual(lines[2], 'baz\n')
self.assertEqual(h.readline(), '')


def test_readlines_data(self):
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:func:`unittest.mock.mock_open` now supports iteration over the file
contents. Patch by Tony Flury.