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[plomtask] / tests / utils.py
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 """Shared test utilities."""
+from __future__ import annotations
 from unittest import TestCase
+from typing import Mapping, Any, Callable
 from threading import Thread
 from http.client import HTTPConnection
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from time import sleep
+from json import loads as json_loads
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
-from datetime import datetime
+from uuid import uuid4
 from os import remove as remove_file
-from typing import Mapping
 from plomtask.db import DatabaseFile, DatabaseConnection
 from plomtask.http import TaskHandler, TaskServer
+from plomtask.processes import Process, ProcessStep
+from plomtask.conditions import Condition
+from plomtask.days import Day
+from plomtask.dating import DATE_FORMAT
+from plomtask.todos import Todo
+from plomtask.versioned_attributes import VersionedAttribute, TIMESTAMP_FMT
+from plomtask.exceptions import NotFoundException, HandledException
 
 
-class TestCaseWithDB(TestCase):
+VERSIONED_VALS: dict[str,
+                     list[str] | list[float]] = {'str': ['A', 'B'],
+                                                 'float': [0.3, 1.1]}
+
+
+class TestCaseAugmented(TestCase):
+    """Tester core providing helpful basic internal decorators and methods."""
+    checked_class: Any
+    default_init_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _run_if_checked_class(f: Callable[..., None]) -> Callable[..., None]:
+        def wrapper(self: TestCase) -> None:
+            if hasattr(self, 'checked_class'):
+                f(self)
+        return wrapper
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _run_on_versioned_attributes(cls,
+                                     f: Callable[..., None]
+                                     ) -> Callable[..., None]:
+        @cls._run_if_checked_class
+        def wrapper(self: TestCase) -> None:
+            assert isinstance(self, TestCaseAugmented)
+            for attr_name in self.checked_class.to_save_versioned():
+                default = self.checked_class.versioned_defaults[attr_name]
+                owner = self.checked_class(None, **self.default_init_kwargs)
+                attr = getattr(owner, attr_name)
+                to_set = VERSIONED_VALS[attr.value_type_name]
+                f(self, owner, attr_name, attr, default, to_set)
+        return wrapper
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _make_from_defaults(cls, id_: float | str | None) -> Any:
+        return cls.checked_class(id_, **cls.default_init_kwargs)
+
+
+class TestCaseSansDB(TestCaseAugmented):
+    """Tests requiring no DB setup."""
+    legal_ids: list[str] | list[int] = [1, 5]
+    illegal_ids: list[str] | list[int] = [0]
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_id_validation(self) -> None:
+        """Test .id_ validation/setting."""
+        for id_ in self.illegal_ids:
+            with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
+                self._make_from_defaults(id_)
+        for id_ in self.legal_ids:
+            obj = self._make_from_defaults(id_)
+            self.assertEqual(obj.id_, id_)
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_on_versioned_attributes
+    def test_versioned_set(self,
+                           _: Any,
+                           __: str,
+                           attr: VersionedAttribute,
+                           default: str | float,
+                           to_set: list[str | float]
+                           ) -> None:
+        """Test VersionedAttribute.set() behaves as expected."""
+        attr.set(default)
+        self.assertEqual(list(attr.history.values()), [default])
+        # check same value does not get set twice in a row,
+        # and that not even its timestamp get updated
+        timestamp = list(attr.history.keys())[0]
+        attr.set(default)
+        self.assertEqual(list(attr.history.values()), [default])
+        self.assertEqual(list(attr.history.keys())[0], timestamp)
+        # check that different value _will_ be set/added
+        attr.set(to_set[0])
+        timesorted_vals = [attr.history[t] for
+                           t in sorted(attr.history.keys())]
+        expected = [default, to_set[0]]
+        self.assertEqual(timesorted_vals, expected)
+        # check that a previously used value can be set if not most recent
+        attr.set(default)
+        timesorted_vals = [attr.history[t] for
+                           t in sorted(attr.history.keys())]
+        expected = [default, to_set[0], default]
+        self.assertEqual(timesorted_vals, expected)
+        # again check for same value not being set twice in a row, even for
+        # later items
+        attr.set(to_set[1])
+        timesorted_vals = [attr.history[t] for
+                           t in sorted(attr.history.keys())]
+        expected = [default, to_set[0], default, to_set[1]]
+        self.assertEqual(timesorted_vals, expected)
+        attr.set(to_set[1])
+        self.assertEqual(timesorted_vals, expected)
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_on_versioned_attributes
+    def test_versioned_newest(self,
+                              _: Any,
+                              __: str,
+                              attr: VersionedAttribute,
+                              default: str | float,
+                              to_set: list[str | float]
+                              ) -> None:
+        """Test VersionedAttribute.newest."""
+        # check .newest on empty history returns .default
+        self.assertEqual(attr.newest, default)
+        # check newest element always returned
+        for v in [to_set[0], to_set[1]]:
+            attr.set(v)
+            self.assertEqual(attr.newest, v)
+        # check newest element returned even if also early value
+        attr.set(default)
+        self.assertEqual(attr.newest, default)
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_on_versioned_attributes
+    def test_versioned_at(self,
+                          _: Any,
+                          __: str,
+                          attr: VersionedAttribute,
+                          default: str | float,
+                          to_set: list[str | float]
+                          ) -> None:
+        """Test .at() returns values nearest to queried time, or default."""
+        # check .at() return default on empty history
+        timestamp_a = datetime.now().strftime(TIMESTAMP_FMT)
+        self.assertEqual(attr.at(timestamp_a), default)
+        # check value exactly at timestamp returned
+        attr.set(to_set[0])
+        timestamp_b = list(attr.history.keys())[0]
+        self.assertEqual(attr.at(timestamp_b), to_set[0])
+        # check earliest value returned if exists, rather than default
+        self.assertEqual(attr.at(timestamp_a), to_set[0])
+        # check reverts to previous value for timestamps not indexed
+        sleep(0.00001)
+        timestamp_between = datetime.now().strftime(TIMESTAMP_FMT)
+        sleep(0.00001)
+        attr.set(to_set[1])
+        timestamp_c = sorted(attr.history.keys())[-1]
+        self.assertEqual(attr.at(timestamp_c), to_set[1])
+        self.assertEqual(attr.at(timestamp_between), to_set[0])
+        sleep(0.00001)
+        timestamp_after_c = datetime.now().strftime(TIMESTAMP_FMT)
+        self.assertEqual(attr.at(timestamp_after_c), to_set[1])
+
+
+class TestCaseWithDB(TestCaseAugmented):
     """Module tests not requiring DB setup."""
+    default_ids: tuple[int | str, int | str, int | str] = (1, 2, 3)
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        timestamp = datetime.now().timestamp()
-        self.db_file = DatabaseFile(f'test_db:{timestamp}')
-        self.db_file.remake()
+        Condition.empty_cache()
+        Day.empty_cache()
+        Process.empty_cache()
+        ProcessStep.empty_cache()
+        Todo.empty_cache()
+        self.db_file = DatabaseFile.create_at(f'test_db:{uuid4()}')
         self.db_conn = DatabaseConnection(self.db_file)
 
     def tearDown(self) -> None:
         self.db_conn.close()
         remove_file(self.db_file.path)
 
+    def _load_from_db(self, id_: int | str) -> list[object]:
+        db_found: list[object] = []
+        for row in self.db_conn.row_where(self.checked_class.table_name,
+                                          'id', id_):
+            db_found += [self.checked_class.from_table_row(self.db_conn,
+                                                           row)]
+        return db_found
+
+    def _change_obj(self, obj: object) -> str:
+        attr_name: str = self.checked_class.to_save_simples[-1]
+        attr = getattr(obj, attr_name)
+        new_attr: str | int | float | bool
+        if isinstance(attr, (int, float)):
+            new_attr = attr + 1
+        elif isinstance(attr, str):
+            new_attr = attr + '_'
+        elif isinstance(attr, bool):
+            new_attr = not attr
+        setattr(obj, attr_name, new_attr)
+        return attr_name
+
+    def check_identity_with_cache_and_db(self, content: list[Any]) -> None:
+        """Test both cache and DB equal content."""
+        expected_cache = {}
+        for item in content:
+            expected_cache[item.id_] = item
+        self.assertEqual(self.checked_class.get_cache(), expected_cache)
+        hashes_content = [hash(x) for x in content]
+        db_found: list[Any] = []
+        for item in content:
+            assert isinstance(item.id_, type(self.default_ids[0]))
+            db_found += self._load_from_db(item.id_)
+        hashes_db_found = [hash(x) for x in db_found]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(hashes_content), sorted(hashes_db_found))
+
+    def check_by_date_range_with_limits(self,
+                                        date_col: str,
+                                        set_id_field: bool = True
+                                        ) -> None:
+        """Test .by_date_range_with_limits."""
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
+        f = self.checked_class.by_date_range_with_limits
+        # check illegal ranges
+        legal_range = ('yesterday', 'tomorrow')
+        for i in [0, 1]:
+            for bad_date in ['foo', '2024-02-30', '2024-01-01 12:00:00']:
+                date_range = list(legal_range[:])
+                date_range[i] = bad_date
+                with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
+                    f(self.db_conn, date_range, date_col)
+        # check empty, translation of 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow'
+        items, start, end = f(self.db_conn, legal_range, date_col)
+        self.assertEqual(items, [])
+        yesterday = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=-1)
+        tomorrow = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=+1)
+        self.assertEqual(start, yesterday.strftime(DATE_FORMAT))
+        self.assertEqual(end, tomorrow.strftime(DATE_FORMAT))
+        # prepare dated items for non-empty results
+        kwargs_with_date = self.default_init_kwargs.copy()
+        if set_id_field:
+            kwargs_with_date['id_'] = None
+        objs = []
+        dates = ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-02', '2024-01-04']
+        for date in ['2024-01-01', '2024-01-02', '2024-01-04']:
+            kwargs_with_date['date'] = date
+            obj = self.checked_class(**kwargs_with_date)
+            objs += [obj]
+        # check ranges still empty before saving
+        date_range = [dates[0], dates[-1]]
+        self.assertEqual(f(self.db_conn, date_range, date_col)[0], [])
+        # check all objs displayed within closed interval
+        for obj in objs:
+            obj.save(self.db_conn)
+        self.assertEqual(f(self.db_conn, date_range, date_col)[0], objs)
+        # check that only displayed what exists within interval
+        date_range = ['2023-12-20', '2024-01-03']
+        expected = [objs[0], objs[1]]
+        self.assertEqual(f(self.db_conn, date_range, date_col)[0], expected)
+        date_range = ['2024-01-03', '2024-01-30']
+        expected = [objs[2]]
+        self.assertEqual(f(self.db_conn, date_range, date_col)[0], expected)
+        # check that inverted interval displays nothing
+        date_range = [dates[-1], dates[0]]
+        self.assertEqual(f(self.db_conn, date_range, date_col)[0], [])
+        # check that "today" is interpreted, and single-element interval
+        today_date = datetime.now().strftime(DATE_FORMAT)
+        kwargs_with_date['date'] = today_date
+        obj_today = self.checked_class(**kwargs_with_date)
+        obj_today.save(self.db_conn)
+        date_range = ['today', 'today']
+        items, start, end = f(self.db_conn, date_range, date_col)
+        self.assertEqual(start, today_date)
+        self.assertEqual(start, end)
+        self.assertEqual(items, [obj_today])
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_on_versioned_attributes
+    def test_saving_versioned_attributes(self,
+                                         owner: Any,
+                                         attr_name: str,
+                                         attr: VersionedAttribute,
+                                         _: str | float,
+                                         to_set: list[str | float]
+                                         ) -> None:
+        """Test storage and initialization of versioned attributes."""
+
+        def retrieve_attr_vals(attr: VersionedAttribute) -> list[object]:
+            attr_vals_saved: list[object] = []
+            for row in self.db_conn.row_where(attr.table_name, 'parent',
+                                              owner.id_):
+                attr_vals_saved += [row[2]]
+            return attr_vals_saved
+
+        attr.set(to_set[0])
+        # check that without attr.save() no rows in DB
+        rows = self.db_conn.row_where(attr.table_name, 'parent', owner.id_)
+        self.assertEqual([], rows)
+        # fail saving attributes on non-saved owner
+        with self.assertRaises(NotFoundException):
+            attr.save(self.db_conn)
+        # check owner.save() created entries as expected in attr table
+        owner.save(self.db_conn)
+        attr_vals_saved = retrieve_attr_vals(attr)
+        self.assertEqual([to_set[0]], attr_vals_saved)
+        # check changing attr val without save affects owner in memory …
+        attr.set(to_set[1])
+        cmp_attr = getattr(owner, attr_name)
+        self.assertEqual(to_set, list(cmp_attr.history.values()))
+        self.assertEqual(cmp_attr.history, attr.history)
+        # … but does not yet affect DB
+        attr_vals_saved = retrieve_attr_vals(attr)
+        self.assertEqual([to_set[0]], attr_vals_saved)
+        # check individual attr.save also stores new val to DB
+        attr.save(self.db_conn)
+        attr_vals_saved = retrieve_attr_vals(attr)
+        self.assertEqual(to_set, attr_vals_saved)
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_saving_and_caching(self) -> None:
+        """Test effects of .cache() and .save()."""
+        id1 = self.default_ids[0]
+        # check failure to cache without ID (if None-ID input possible)
+        if isinstance(id1, int):
+            obj0 = self._make_from_defaults(None)
+            with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
+                obj0.cache()
+        # check mere object init itself doesn't even store in cache
+        obj1 = self._make_from_defaults(id1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.checked_class.get_cache(), {})
+        # check .cache() fills cache, but not DB
+        obj1.cache()
+        self.assertEqual(self.checked_class.get_cache(), {id1: obj1})
+        found_in_db = self._load_from_db(id1)
+        self.assertEqual(found_in_db, [])
+        # check .save() sets ID (for int IDs), updates cache, and fills DB
+        # (expect ID to be set to id1, despite obj1 already having that as ID:
+        # it's generated by cursor.lastrowid on the DB table, and with obj1
+        # not written there, obj2 should get it first!)
+        id_input = None if isinstance(id1, int) else id1
+        obj2 = self._make_from_defaults(id_input)
+        obj2.save(self.db_conn)
+        self.assertEqual(self.checked_class.get_cache(), {id1: obj2})
+        # NB: we'll only compare hashes because obj2 itself disappears on
+        # .from_table_row-trioggered database reload
+        obj2_hash = hash(obj2)
+        found_in_db += self._load_from_db(id1)
+        self.assertEqual([hash(o) for o in found_in_db], [obj2_hash])
+        # check we cannot overwrite obj2 with obj1 despite its same ID,
+        # since it has disappeared now
+        with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
+            obj1.save(self.db_conn)
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_by_id(self) -> None:
+        """Test .by_id()."""
+        id1, id2, _ = self.default_ids
+        # check failure if not yet saved
+        obj1 = self._make_from_defaults(id1)
+        with self.assertRaises(NotFoundException):
+            self.checked_class.by_id(self.db_conn, id1)
+        # check identity of cached and retrieved
+        obj1.cache()
+        self.assertEqual(obj1, self.checked_class.by_id(self.db_conn, id1))
+        # check identity of saved and retrieved
+        obj2 = self._make_from_defaults(id2)
+        obj2.save(self.db_conn)
+        self.assertEqual(obj2, self.checked_class.by_id(self.db_conn, id2))
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_by_id_or_create(self) -> None:
+        """Test .by_id_or_create."""
+        # check .by_id_or_create fails if wrong class
+        if not self.checked_class.can_create_by_id:
+            with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
+                self.checked_class.by_id_or_create(self.db_conn, None)
+            return
+        # check ID input of None creates, on saving, ID=1,2,… for int IDs
+        if isinstance(self.default_ids[0], int):
+            for n in range(2):
+                item = self.checked_class.by_id_or_create(self.db_conn, None)
+                self.assertEqual(item.id_, None)
+                item.save(self.db_conn)
+                self.assertEqual(item.id_, n+1)
+        # check .by_id_or_create acts like normal instantiation (sans saving)
+        id_ = self.default_ids[2]
+        item = self.checked_class.by_id_or_create(self.db_conn, id_)
+        self.assertEqual(item.id_, id_)
+        with self.assertRaises(NotFoundException):
+            self.checked_class.by_id(self.db_conn, item.id_)
+        self.assertEqual(self.checked_class(item.id_), item)
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_from_table_row(self) -> None:
+        """Test .from_table_row() properly reads in class directly from DB."""
+        id_ = self.default_ids[0]
+        obj = self._make_from_defaults(id_)
+        obj.save(self.db_conn)
+        assert isinstance(obj.id_, type(id_))
+        for row in self.db_conn.row_where(self.checked_class.table_name,
+                                          'id', obj.id_):
+            # check .from_table_row reproduces state saved, no matter if obj
+            # later changed (with caching even)
+            # NB: we'll only compare hashes because obj itself disappears on
+            # .from_table_row-triggered database reload
+            hash_original = hash(obj)
+            attr_name = self._change_obj(obj)
+            obj.cache()
+            to_cmp = getattr(obj, attr_name)
+            retrieved = self.checked_class.from_table_row(self.db_conn, row)
+            self.assertNotEqual(to_cmp, getattr(retrieved, attr_name))
+            self.assertEqual(hash_original, hash(retrieved))
+            # check cache contains what .from_table_row just produced
+            self.assertEqual({retrieved.id_: retrieved},
+                             self.checked_class.get_cache())
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_on_versioned_attributes
+    def test_versioned_history_from_row(self,
+                                        owner: Any,
+                                        _: str,
+                                        attr: VersionedAttribute,
+                                        default: str | float,
+                                        to_set: list[str | float]
+                                        ) -> None:
+        """"Test VersionedAttribute.history_from_row() knows its DB rows."""
+        attr.set(to_set[0])
+        attr.set(to_set[1])
+        owner.save(self.db_conn)
+        # make empty VersionedAttribute, fill from rows, compare to owner's
+        for row in self.db_conn.row_where(owner.table_name, 'id', owner.id_):
+            loaded_attr = VersionedAttribute(owner, attr.table_name, default)
+            for row in self.db_conn.row_where(attr.table_name, 'parent',
+                                              owner.id_):
+                loaded_attr.history_from_row(row)
+            self.assertEqual(len(attr.history.keys()),
+                             len(loaded_attr.history.keys()))
+            for timestamp, value in attr.history.items():
+                self.assertEqual(value, loaded_attr.history[timestamp])
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_all(self) -> None:
+        """Test .all() and its relation to cache and savings."""
+        id1, id2, id3 = self.default_ids
+        item1 = self._make_from_defaults(id1)
+        item2 = self._make_from_defaults(id2)
+        item3 = self._make_from_defaults(id3)
+        # check .all() returns empty list on un-cached items
+        self.assertEqual(self.checked_class.all(self.db_conn), [])
+        # check that all() shows only cached/saved items
+        item1.cache()
+        item3.save(self.db_conn)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(self.checked_class.all(self.db_conn)),
+                         sorted([item1, item3]))
+        item2.save(self.db_conn)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(self.checked_class.all(self.db_conn)),
+                         sorted([item1, item2, item3]))
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_singularity(self) -> None:
+        """Test pointers made for single object keep pointing to it."""
+        id1 = self.default_ids[0]
+        obj = self._make_from_defaults(id1)
+        obj.save(self.db_conn)
+        # change object, expect retrieved through .by_id to carry change
+        attr_name = self._change_obj(obj)
+        new_attr = getattr(obj, attr_name)
+        retrieved = self.checked_class.by_id(self.db_conn, id1)
+        self.assertEqual(new_attr, getattr(retrieved, attr_name))
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_on_versioned_attributes
+    def test_versioned_singularity(self,
+                                   owner: Any,
+                                   attr_name: str,
+                                   attr: VersionedAttribute,
+                                   _: str | float,
+                                   to_set: list[str | float]
+                                   ) -> None:
+        """Test singularity of VersionedAttributes on saving."""
+        owner.save(self.db_conn)
+        # change obj, expect retrieved through .by_id to carry change
+        attr.set(to_set[0])
+        retrieved = self.checked_class.by_id(self.db_conn, owner.id_)
+        attr_retrieved = getattr(retrieved, attr_name)
+        self.assertEqual(attr.history, attr_retrieved.history)
+
+    @TestCaseAugmented._run_if_checked_class
+    def test_remove(self) -> None:
+        """Test .remove() effects on DB and cache."""
+        id_ = self.default_ids[0]
+        obj = self._make_from_defaults(id_)
+        # check removal only works after saving
+        with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
+            obj.remove(self.db_conn)
+        obj.save(self.db_conn)
+        obj.remove(self.db_conn)
+        # check access to obj fails after removal
+        with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
+            print(obj.id_)
+        # check DB and cache now empty
+        self.check_identity_with_cache_and_db([])
+
 
 class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
     """Module tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
@@ -35,6 +510,7 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
         self.server_thread.start()
         self.conn = HTTPConnection(str(self.httpd.server_address[0]),
                                    self.httpd.server_address[1])
+        self.httpd.set_json_mode()
 
     def tearDown(self) -> None:
         self.httpd.shutdown()
@@ -42,6 +518,71 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
         self.server_thread.join()
         super().tearDown()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def as_id_list(items: list[dict[str, object]]) -> list[int | str]:
+        """Return list of only 'id' fields of items."""
+        id_list = []
+        for item in items:
+            assert isinstance(item['id'], (int, str))
+            id_list += [item['id']]
+        return id_list
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def as_refs(items: list[dict[str, object]]
+                ) -> dict[str, dict[str, object]]:
+        """Return dictionary of items by their 'id' fields."""
+        refs = {}
+        for item in items:
+            refs[str(item['id'])] = item
+        return refs
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def cond_as_dict(id_: int = 1,
+                     is_active: bool = False,
+                     titles: None | list[str] = None,
+                     descriptions: None | list[str] = None
+                     ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        """Return JSON of Condition to expect."""
+        d = {'id': id_,
+             'is_active': is_active,
+             '_versioned': {
+                 'title': {},
+                 'description': {}}}
+        titles = titles if titles else []
+        descriptions = descriptions if descriptions else []
+        assert isinstance(d['_versioned'], dict)
+        for i, title in enumerate(titles):
+            d['_versioned']['title'][i] = title
+        for i, description in enumerate(descriptions):
+            d['_versioned']['description'][i] = description
+        return d
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def proc_as_dict(id_: int = 1,
+                     title: str = 'A',
+                     description: str = '',
+                     effort: float = 1.0,
+                     conditions: None | list[int] = None,
+                     disables: None | list[int] = None,
+                     blockers: None | list[int] = None,
+                     enables: None | list[int] = None
+                     ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        """Return JSON of Process to expect."""
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+        d = {'id': id_,
+             'calendarize': False,
+             'suppressed_steps': [],
+             'explicit_steps': [],
+             '_versioned': {
+                 'title': {0: title},
+                 'description': {0: description},
+                 'effort': {0: effort}},
+             'conditions': conditions if conditions else [],
+             'disables': disables if disables else [],
+             'enables': enables if enables else [],
+             'blockers': blockers if blockers else []}
+        return d
+
     def check_redirect(self, target: str) -> None:
         """Check that self.conn answers with a 302 redirect to target."""
         response = self.conn.getresponse()
@@ -54,7 +595,7 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
         self.assertEqual(self.conn.getresponse().status, expected_code)
 
     def check_post(self, data: Mapping[str, object], target: str,
-                   expected_code: int, redirect_location: str = '/') -> None:
+                   expected_code: int = 302, redir: str = '') -> None:
         """Check that POST of data to target yields expected_code."""
         encoded_form_data = urlencode(data, doseq=True).encode('utf-8')
         headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
@@ -62,6 +603,55 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
         self.conn.request('POST', target,
                           body=encoded_form_data, headers=headers)
         if 302 == expected_code:
-            self.check_redirect(redirect_location)
+            redir = target if redir == '' else redir
+            self.check_redirect(redir)
         else:
             self.assertEqual(self.conn.getresponse().status, expected_code)
+
+    def check_get_defaults(self, path: str) -> None:
+        """Some standard model paths to test."""
+        self.check_get(path, 200)
+        self.check_get(f'{path}?id=', 200)
+        self.check_get(f'{path}?id=foo', 400)
+        self.check_get(f'/{path}?id=0', 500)
+        self.check_get(f'{path}?id=1', 200)
+
+    def post_process(self, id_: int = 1,
+                     form_data: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+                     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """POST basic Process."""
+        if not form_data:
+            form_data = {'title': 'foo', 'description': 'foo', 'effort': 1.1}
+        self.check_post(form_data, f'/process?id={id_}',
+                        redir=f'/process?id={id_}')
+        return form_data
+
+    def check_json_get(self, path: str, expected: dict[str, object]) -> None:
+        """Compare JSON on GET path with expected.
+
+        To simplify comparison of VersionedAttribute histories, transforms
+        timestamp keys of VersionedAttribute history keys into integers
+        counting chronologically forward from 0.
+        """
+
+        def rewrite_history_keys_in(item: Any) -> Any:
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                if '_versioned' in item.keys():
+                    for k in item['_versioned']:
+                        vals = item['_versioned'][k].values()
+                        history = {}
+                        for i, val in enumerate(vals):
+                            history[i] = val
+                        item['_versioned'][k] = history
+                for k in list(item.keys()):
+                    rewrite_history_keys_in(item[k])
+            elif isinstance(item, list):
+                item[:] = [rewrite_history_keys_in(i) for i in item]
+            return item
+
+        self.conn.request('GET', path)
+        response = self.conn.getresponse()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status, 200)
+        retrieved = json_loads(response.read().decode())
+        rewrite_history_keys_in(retrieved)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, retrieved)