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Re-organize testing. master
authorChristian Heller <c.heller@plomlompom.de>
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 09:36:05 +0000 (11:36 +0200)
committerChristian Heller <c.heller@plomlompom.de>
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 09:36:05 +0000 (11:36 +0200)
tests/conditions.py
tests/days.py
tests/processes.py
tests/todos.py
tests/utils.py

index 6cf06b831bf8a46b206fecfbfa767305aa3f2733..333267f5edbf123a70f22385178d90d5d6ea5678 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Test Conditions module."""
-from tests.utils import TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer, TestCaseSansDB
+from typing import Any
+from tests.utils import (TestCaseSansDB, TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer,
+                         Expected)
 from plomtask.conditions import Condition
 from plomtask.processes import Process
 from plomtask.todos import Todo
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ class TestsWithDB(TestCaseWithDB):
         for depender in (proc, todo):
             c = Condition(None)
             c.save(self.db_conn)
+            assert isinstance(c.id_, int)
             depender.set_condition_relations(self.db_conn, [c.id_], [], [], [])
             depender.save(self.db_conn)
             with self.assertRaises(HandledException):
@@ -36,31 +39,40 @@ class TestsWithDB(TestCaseWithDB):
             c.remove(self.db_conn)
 
 
+class ExpectedGetConditions(Expected):
+    """Builder of expectations for GET /conditions."""
+    _default_dict = {'sort_by': 'title', 'pattern': ''}
+
+    def recalc(self) -> None:
+        """Update internal dictionary by subclass-specific rules."""
+        super().recalc()
+        self._fields['conditions'] = self.as_ids(self.lib_all('Condition'))
+
+
+class ExpectedGetCondition(Expected):
+    """Builder of expectations for GET /condition."""
+    _on_empty_make_temp = ('Condition', 'cond_as_dict')
+
+    def __init__(self, id_: int, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        self._fields = {'condition': id_}
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def recalc(self) -> None:
+        """Update internal dictionary by subclass-specific rules."""
+        super().recalc()
+        for p_field, c_field in [('conditions', 'enabled_processes'),
+                                 ('disables', 'disabling_processes'),
+                                 ('blockers', 'disabled_processes'),
+                                 ('enables', 'enabling_processes')]:
+            self._fields[c_field] = self.as_ids([
+                p for p in self.lib_all('Process')
+                if self._fields['condition'] in p[p_field]])
+        self._fields['is_new'] = False
+
+
 class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
     """Module tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
 
-    @classmethod
-    def GET_condition_dict(cls, cond: dict[str, object]) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of GET /condition to expect."""
-        return {'is_new': False,
-                'enabled_processes': [],
-                'disabled_processes': [],
-                'enabling_processes': [],
-                'disabling_processes': [],
-                'condition': cond['id'],
-                '_library': {'Condition': cls.as_refs([cond])}}
-
-    @classmethod
-    def GET_conditions_dict(cls, conds: list[dict[str, object]]
-                            ) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of GET /conditions to expect."""
-        library = {'Condition': cls.as_refs(conds)} if conds else {}
-        d: dict[str, object] = {'conditions': cls.as_id_list(conds),
-                                'sort_by': 'title',
-                                'pattern': '',
-                                '_library': library}
-        return d
-
     def test_fail_POST_condition(self) -> None:
         """Test malformed/illegal POST /condition requests."""
         # check incomplete POST payloads
@@ -76,111 +88,84 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
 
     def test_POST_condition(self) -> None:
         """Test (valid) POST /condition and its effect on GET /condition[s]."""
-        # test valid POST's effect on …
+        exp_single = ExpectedGetCondition(1)
+        exp_all = ExpectedGetConditions()
+        all_exps = [exp_single, exp_all]
+        # test valid POST's effect on single /condition and full /conditions
         post = {'title': 'foo', 'description': 'oof', 'is_active': False}
-        self.check_post(post, '/condition', redir='/condition?id=1')
-        # … single /condition
-        expected_cond = self.cond_as_dict(titles=['foo'], descriptions=['oof'])
-        assert isinstance(expected_cond['_versioned'], dict)
-        expected_single = self.GET_condition_dict(expected_cond)
-        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', expected_single)
-        # … full /conditions
-        expected_all = self.GET_conditions_dict([expected_cond])
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions', expected_all)
+        self.post_exp_cond(all_exps, 1, post, '', '?id=1')
+        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', exp_single)
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions', exp_all)
         # test (no) effect of invalid POST to existing Condition on /condition
         self.check_post({}, '/condition?id=1', 400)
-        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', expected_single)
+        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', exp_single)
         # test effect of POST changing title and activeness
         post = {'title': 'bar', 'description': 'oof', 'is_active': True}
-        self.check_post(post, '/condition?id=1')
-        expected_cond['_versioned']['title'][1] = 'bar'
-        expected_cond['is_active'] = True
-        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', expected_single)
-        # test deletion POST's effect, both to return id=1 into empty single, …
-        self.check_post({'delete': ''}, '/condition?id=1', redir='/conditions')
-        expected_cond = self.cond_as_dict()
-        assert isinstance(expected_single['_library'], dict)
-        expected_single['_library']['Condition'] = self.as_refs(
-                [expected_cond])
-        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', expected_single)
-        # … and full /conditions into empty list
-        expected_all['conditions'] = []
-        expected_all['_library'] = {}
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions', expected_all)
+        self.post_exp_cond(all_exps, 1, post, '?id=1', '?id=1')
+        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', exp_single)
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions', exp_all)
+        # test deletion POST's effect, both to return id=1 into empty single,
+        # full /conditions into empty list
+        self.post_exp_cond(all_exps, 1, {'delete': ''}, '?id=1', 's')
+        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', exp_single)
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions', exp_all)
 
     def test_GET_condition(self) -> None:
         """More GET /condition testing, especially for Process relations."""
         # check expected default status codes
         self.check_get_defaults('/condition')
         # make Condition and two Processes that among them establish all
-        # possible ConditionsRelations to it, …
+        # possible ConditionsRelations to it, check /condition displays all
+        exp = ExpectedGetCondition(1)
         cond_post = {'title': 'foo', 'description': 'oof', 'is_active': False}
-        self.check_post(cond_post, '/condition', redir='/condition?id=1')
-        proc1_post = {'title': 'A', 'description': '', 'effort': 1.0,
+        self.post_exp_cond([exp], 1, cond_post, '', '?id=1')
+        proc1_post = {'title': 'A', 'description': '', 'effort': 1.1,
                       'conditions': [1], 'disables': [1]}
-        proc2_post = {'title': 'B', 'description': '', 'effort': 1.0,
+        proc2_post = {'title': 'B', 'description': '', 'effort': 0.9,
                       'enables': [1], 'blockers': [1]}
-        self.post_process(1, proc1_post)
-        self.post_process(2, proc2_post)
-        # … then check /condition displays all these properly.
-        cond_expected = self.cond_as_dict(titles=['foo'], descriptions=['oof'])
-        assert isinstance(cond_expected['id'], int)
-        proc1 = self.proc_as_dict(conditions=[cond_expected['id']],
-                                  disables=[cond_expected['id']])
-        proc2 = self.proc_as_dict(2, 'B',
-                                  blockers=[cond_expected['id']],
-                                  enables=[cond_expected['id']])
-        display_expected = self.GET_condition_dict(cond_expected)
-        assert isinstance(display_expected['_library'], dict)
-        display_expected['enabled_processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc1])
-        display_expected['disabled_processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc2])
-        display_expected['enabling_processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc2])
-        display_expected['disabling_processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc1])
-        display_expected['_library']['Process'] = self.as_refs([proc1, proc2])
-        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', display_expected)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], proc1_post, 1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], proc2_post, 2)
+        self.check_json_get('/condition?id=1', exp)
 
     def test_GET_conditions(self) -> None:
         """Test GET /conditions."""
         # test empty result on empty DB, default-settings on empty params
-        expected = self.GET_conditions_dict([])
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetConditions()
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions', exp)
         # test ignorance of meaningless non-empty params (incl. unknown key),
         # that 'sort_by' default to 'title' (even if set to something else, as
         # long as without handler) and 'pattern' get preserved
-        expected['pattern'] = 'bar'  # preserved despite zero effect!
-        expected['sort_by'] = 'title'  # for clarity (actually already set)
-        url = '/conditions?sort_by=foo&pattern=bar&foo=x'
-        self.check_json_get(url, expected)
+        exp.set('pattern', 'bar')  # preserved despite zero effect!
+        exp.set('sort_by', 'title')  # for clarity (already default)
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions?sort_by=foo&pattern=bar&foo=x', exp)
         # test non-empty result, automatic (positive) sorting by title
         post_cond1 = {'is_active': False, 'title': 'foo', 'description': 'oof'}
         post_cond2 = {'is_active': False, 'title': 'bar', 'description': 'rab'}
         post_cond3 = {'is_active': True, 'title': 'baz', 'description': 'zab'}
-        self.check_post(post_cond1, '/condition', redir='/condition?id=1')
-        self.check_post(post_cond2, '/condition', redir='/condition?id=2')
-        self.check_post(post_cond3, '/condition', redir='/condition?id=3')
-        cond1 = self.cond_as_dict(1, False, ['foo'], ['oof'])
-        cond2 = self.cond_as_dict(2, False, ['bar'], ['rab'])
-        cond3 = self.cond_as_dict(3, True, ['baz'], ['zab'])
-        expected = self.GET_conditions_dict([cond2, cond3, cond1])
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions', expected)
+        for i, post in enumerate([post_cond1, post_cond2, post_cond3]):
+            self.post_exp_cond([exp], i+1, post, '', f'?id={i+1}')
+        exp.set('pattern', '')
+        exp.force('conditions', [2, 3, 1])
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions', exp)
         # test other sortings
-        expected['sort_by'] = '-title'
-        assert isinstance(expected['conditions'], list)
-        expected['conditions'].reverse()
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions?sort_by=-title', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = 'is_active'
-        expected['conditions'] = self.as_id_list([cond1, cond2, cond3])
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions?sort_by=is_active', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = '-is_active'
-        expected['conditions'].reverse()
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions?sort_by=-is_active', expected)
+        exp.set('sort_by', '-title')
+        exp.force('conditions', [1, 3, 2])
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions?sort_by=-title', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', 'is_active')
+        exp.force('conditions', [1, 2, 3])
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions?sort_by=is_active', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', '-is_active')
+        exp.force('conditions', [3, 2, 1])
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions?sort_by=-is_active', exp)
         # test pattern matching on title
-        expected = self.GET_conditions_dict([cond2, cond3])
-        expected['pattern'] = 'ba'
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions?pattern=ba', expected)
+        exp.set('sort_by', 'title')
+        exp.set('pattern', 'ba')
+        exp.force('conditions', [2, 3])
+        exp.lib_del('Condition', 1)
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions?pattern=ba', exp)
         # test pattern matching on description
-        assert isinstance(expected['_library'], dict)
-        expected['pattern'] = 'of'
-        expected['conditions'] = self.as_id_list([cond1])
-        expected['_library']['Condition'] = self.as_refs([cond1])
-        self.check_json_get('/conditions?pattern=of', expected)
+        exp.set('pattern', 'of')
+        exp.lib_wipe('Condition')
+        exp.set_cond_from_post(1, post_cond1)
+        exp.force('conditions', [1])
+        self.check_json_get('/conditions?pattern=of', exp)
index c36a9efde131ac3b10f8737735ce62fa0a4a5258..78c5552467101fff7508433114e3d3a50f28c720 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """Test Days module."""
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from typing import Callable
-from tests.utils import TestCaseSansDB, TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer
+from typing import Any
+from tests.utils import (TestCaseSansDB, TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer,
+                         Expected)
 from plomtask.dating import date_in_n_days as tested_date_in_n_days
 from plomtask.days import Day
 
@@ -10,6 +11,17 @@ from plomtask.days import Day
 TESTING_DATE_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%d'
 
 
+def _testing_date_in_n_days(n: int) -> str:
+    """Return in TEST_DATE_FORMAT date from today + n days.
+
+    As with TESTING_DATE_FORMAT, we assume this equal the original's code
+    at plomtask.dating.date_in_n_days, but want to state our expectations
+    explicitly to rule out importing issues from the original.
+    """
+    date = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=n)
+    return date.strftime(TESTING_DATE_FORMAT)
+
+
 class TestsSansDB(TestCaseSansDB):
     """Days module tests not requiring DB setup."""
     checked_class = Day
@@ -94,91 +106,59 @@ class TestsWithDB(TestCaseWithDB):
         self.assertEqual(result, [yesterday, today, tomorrow])
 
 
-class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
-    """Tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
+class ExpectedGetCalendar(Expected):
+    """Builder of expectations for GET /calendar."""
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _testing_date_in_n_days(n: int) -> str:
-        """Return in TEST_DATE_FORMAT date from today + n days.
+    def __init__(self, start: int, end: int, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any
+                 ) -> None:
+        self._fields = {'start': _testing_date_in_n_days(start),
+                        'end': _testing_date_in_n_days(end),
+                        'today': _testing_date_in_n_days(0)}
+        self._fields['days'] = [_testing_date_in_n_days(i)
+                                for i in range(start, end+1)]
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        for date in self._fields['days']:
+            self.lib_set('Day', [self.day_as_dict(date)])
 
-        As with TESTING_DATE_FORMAT, we assume this equal the original's code
-        at plomtask.dating.date_in_n_days, but want to state our expectations
-        explicitly to rule out importing issues from the original.
-        """
-        date = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=n)
-        return date.strftime(TESTING_DATE_FORMAT)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _day_as_dict(date: str) -> dict[str, object]:
-        return {'id': date, 'comment': '', 'todos': []}
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _todo_node_as_dict(todo_id: int) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of TodoNode to expect."""
-        return {'children': [], 'seen': False, 'todo': todo_id}
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _post_args_return_expectation(
-            args: list[object],
-            names_of_simples: list[str],
-            names_of_versioneds: list[str],
-            f_as_dict: Callable[..., dict[str, object]],
-            f_to_post: Callable[..., None | dict[str, object]]
-            ) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Create expected=f_as_dict(*args), post as names_* with f_to_post."""
-        expected = f_as_dict(*args)
-        assert isinstance(expected['_versioned'], dict)
-        to_post = {}
-        for name in names_of_simples:
-            to_post[name] = expected[name]
-        for name in names_of_versioneds:
-            to_post[name] = expected['_versioned'][name][0]
-        f_to_post(expected['id'], to_post)
-        return expected
-
-    def _post_day(self, params: str = '',
-                  form_data: None | dict[str, object] = None,
-                  redir_to: str = '',
-                  status: int = 302,
-                  ) -> None:
-        """POST /day?{params} with form_data."""
-        if not form_data:
-            form_data = {'day_comment': '', 'make_type': ''}
-        target = f'/day?{params}'
-        if not redir_to:
-            redir_to = f'{target}&make_type={form_data["make_type"]}'
-        self.check_post(form_data, target, status, redir_to)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def GET_day_dict(cls, date: str) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of GET /day to expect."""
-        day = cls._day_as_dict(date)
-        d: dict[str, object] = {'day': date,
-                                'top_nodes': [],
-                                'make_type': '',
-                                'enablers_for': {},
-                                'disablers_for': {},
-                                'conditions_present': [],
-                                'processes': [],
-                                '_library': {'Day': cls.as_refs([day])}}
-        return d
-
-    @classmethod
-    def GET_calendar_dict(cls, start: int, end: int) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of GET /calendar to expect.
-
-        NB: the date string list to key 'days' implies/expects a continuous (=
-        gaps filled) alphabetical order of dates by virtue of range(start,
-        end+1) and date_in_n_days.
-        """
-        today_date = cls._testing_date_in_n_days(0)
-        start_date = cls._testing_date_in_n_days(start)
-        end_date = cls._testing_date_in_n_days(end)
-        dates = [cls._testing_date_in_n_days(i) for i in range(start, end+1)]
-        days = [cls._day_as_dict(d) for d in dates]
-        library = {'Day': cls.as_refs(days)} if len(days) > 0 else {}
-        return {'today': today_date, 'start': start_date, 'end': end_date,
-                'days': dates, '_library': library}
+
+class ExpectedGetDay(Expected):
+    """Builder of expectations for GET /day."""
+    _default_dict = {'make_type': ''}
+    _on_empty_make_temp = ('Day', 'day_as_dict')
+
+    def __init__(self, date: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        self._fields = {'day': date}
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def recalc(self) -> None:
+        super().recalc()
+        todos = [t for t in self.lib_all('Todo')
+                 if t['date'] == self._fields['day']]
+        self.lib_get('Day', self._fields['day'])['todos'] = self.as_ids(todos)
+        self._fields['top_nodes'] = [
+                {'children': [], 'seen': False, 'todo': todo['id']}
+                for todo in todos]
+        for todo in todos:
+            proc = self.lib_get('Process', todo['process_id'])
+            for title in ['conditions', 'enables', 'blockers', 'disables']:
+                todo[title] = proc[title]
+        conds_present = set()
+        for todo in todos:
+            for title in ['conditions', 'enables', 'blockers', 'disables']:
+                for cond_id in todo[title]:
+                    conds_present.add(cond_id)
+        self._fields['conditions_present'] = list(conds_present)
+        for prefix in ['en', 'dis']:
+            blers = {}
+            for cond_id in conds_present:
+                blers[str(cond_id)] = self.as_ids(
+                        [t for t in todos if cond_id in t[f'{prefix}ables']])
+            self._fields[f'{prefix}ablers_for'] = blers
+        self._fields['processes'] = self.as_ids(self.lib_all('Process'))
+
+
+class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
+    """Tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
 
     def test_basic_GET_day(self) -> None:
         """Test basic (no Processes/Conditions/Todos) GET /day basics."""
@@ -186,19 +166,19 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         self.check_get('/day?date=foo', 400)
         self.check_get('/day?date=2024-02-30', 400)
         # check undefined day
-        date = self._testing_date_in_n_days(0)
-        expected = self.GET_day_dict(date)
-        self.check_json_get('/day', expected)
+        date = _testing_date_in_n_days(0)
+        exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
+        self.check_json_get('/day', exp)
         # check defined day, with and without make_type parameter
         date = '2024-01-01'
-        expected = self.GET_day_dict(date)
-        expected['make_type'] = 'bar'
-        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}&make_type=bar', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
+        exp.set('make_type', 'bar')
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}&make_type=bar', exp)
         # check parsing of 'yesterday', 'today', 'tomorrow'
         for name, dist in [('yesterday', -1), ('today', 0), ('tomorrow', +1)]:
-            date = self._testing_date_in_n_days(dist)
-            expected = self.GET_day_dict(date)
-            self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={name}', expected)
+            date = _testing_date_in_n_days(dist)
+            exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
+            self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={name}', exp)
 
     def test_fail_POST_day(self) -> None:
         """Test malformed/illegal POST /day requests."""
@@ -208,7 +188,7 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         self.check_post({'day_comment': ''}, url, 400)
         self.check_post({'make_type': ''}, url, 400)
         # to next check illegal new_todo values, we need an actual Process
-        self.post_process(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([], {}, 1)
         # check illegal new_todo values
         post: dict[str, object]
         post = {'make_type': '', 'day_comment': '', 'new_todo': ['foo']}
@@ -267,98 +247,143 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
                                      ('today', 0, 'b'),
                                      ('yesterday', -1, 'c'),
                                      ('tomorrow', +1, 'd')]:
-            date = name if dist is None else self._testing_date_in_n_days(dist)
+            date = name if dist is None else _testing_date_in_n_days(dist)
             post = {'day_comment': test_str, 'make_type': f'x:{test_str}'}
             post_url = f'/day?date={name}'
             redir_url = f'{post_url}&make_type={post["make_type"]}'
             self.check_post(post, post_url, 302, redir_url)
-            expected = self.GET_day_dict(date)
-            assert isinstance(expected['_library'], dict)
-            expected['_library']['Day'][date]['comment'] = test_str
-            self.check_json_get(post_url, expected)
+            exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
+            exp.set_day_from_post(date, post)
+            self.check_json_get(post_url, exp)
 
     def test_GET_day_with_processes_and_todos(self) -> None:
         """Test GET /day displaying Processes and Todos (no trees)."""
         date = '2024-01-01'
+        exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
         # check Processes get displayed in ['processes'] and ['_library'],
         # even without any Todos referencing them
-        procs_data = [[1, 'foo', 'oof', 1.1],  # id, title, desc, effort
-                      [2, 'bar', 'rab', 0.9]]
-        procs_expected = []
-        for p_data in procs_data:
-            procs_expected += [self._post_args_return_expectation(
-                p_data, [], ['title', 'description', 'effort'],
-                self.proc_as_dict, self.post_process)]
-        expected = self.GET_day_dict(date)
-        assert isinstance(expected['_library'], dict)
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list(procs_expected)
-        expected['_library']['Process'] = self.as_refs(procs_expected)
-        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', expected)
+        proc_posts = [{'title': 'foo', 'description': 'oof', 'effort': 1.1},
+                      {'title': 'bar', 'description': 'rab', 'effort': 0.9}]
+        for i, proc_post in enumerate(proc_posts):
+            self.post_exp_process([exp], proc_post, i+1)
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
         # post Todos of either process and check their display
-        post_day: dict[str, object]
-        post_day = {'day_comment': '', 'make_type': '', 'new_todo': [1, 2]}
-        todos = [self.todo_as_dict(1, 1, date), self.todo_as_dict(2, 2, date)]
-        expected['_library']['Todo'] = self.as_refs(todos)
-        expected['_library']['Day'][date]['todos'] = self.as_id_list(todos)
-        nodes = [self._todo_node_as_dict(1), self._todo_node_as_dict(2)]
-        expected['top_nodes'] = nodes
-        self._post_day(f'date={date}', post_day)
-        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', expected)
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1, 2]})
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # test malformed Todo manipulation posts
+        post_day = {'day_comment': '', 'make_type': '', 'comment': [''],
+                    'new_todo': [], 'done': [1], 'effort': [2.3]}
+        self.check_post(post_day, f'/day?date={date}', 400)  # no todo_id
+        post_day['todo_id'] = [2]  # not identifying Todo refered by done
+        self.check_post(post_day, f'/day?date={date}', 400)
+        post_day['todo_id'] = [1, 2]  # imply range beyond that of effort etc.
+        self.check_post(post_day, f'/day?date={date}', 400)
+        post_day['comment'] = ['FOO', '']
+        self.check_post(post_day, f'/day?date={date}', 400)
+        post_day['effort'] = [2.3, '']
+        post_day['comment'] = ['']
+        self.check_post(post_day, f'/day?date={date}', 400)
         # add a comment to one Todo and set the other's doneness and effort
-        post_day = {'day_comment': '', 'make_type': '', 'new_todo': [],
-                    'todo_id': [1, 2], 'done': [2], 'comment': ['FOO', ''],
-                    'effort': [2.3, '']}
-        expected['_library']['Todo']['1']['comment'] = 'FOO'
-        expected['_library']['Todo']['1']['effort'] = 2.3
-        expected['_library']['Todo']['2']['is_done'] = True
-        self._post_day(f'date={date}', post_day)
-        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', expected)
+        post_day['comment'] = ['FOO', '']
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], post_day)
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # invert effort and comment between both Todos
+        # (cannot invert doneness, /day only collects positive setting)
+        post_day['comment'] = ['', 'FOO']
+        post_day['effort'] = ['', 2.3]
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], post_day)
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+
+    def test_POST_day_todo_make_types(self) -> None:
+        """Test behavior of POST /todo on 'make_type'='full' and 'empty'."""
+        date = '2024-01-01'
+        exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
+        # create two Processes, with second one step of first one
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 2)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': 2}, 1)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(1, 1, 2, None)])
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # post Todo of adopting Process, with make_type=full
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'make_type': 'full', 'new_todo': [1]})
+        exp.lib_get('Todo', 1)['children'] = [2]
+        exp.lib_set('Todo', [exp.todo_as_dict(2, 2)])
+        top_nodes = [{'todo': 1,
+                      'seen': False,
+                      'children': [{'todo': 2,
+                                    'seen': False,
+                                    'children': []}]}]
+        exp.force('top_nodes', top_nodes)
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # post another Todo of adopting Process, expect to adopt existing
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'make_type': 'full', 'new_todo': [1]})
+        exp.lib_set('Todo', [exp.todo_as_dict(3, 1, children=[2])])
+        top_nodes += [{'todo': 3,
+                       'seen': False,
+                       'children': [{'todo': 2,
+                                     'seen': True,
+                                     'children': []}]}]
+        exp.force('top_nodes', top_nodes)
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # post another Todo of adopting Process, make_type=empty
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'make_type': 'empty', 'new_todo': [1]})
+        exp.lib_set('Todo', [exp.todo_as_dict(4, 1)])
+        top_nodes += [{'todo': 4,
+                       'seen': False,
+                       'children': []}]
+        exp.force('top_nodes', top_nodes)
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+
+    def test_POST_day_new_todo_order_commutative(self) -> None:
+        """Check that order of 'new_todo' values in POST /day don't matter."""
+        date = '2024-01-01'
+        exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 2)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': 2}, 1)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(1, 1, 2, None)])
+        # make-full-day-post batch of Todos of both Processes in one order …,
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'make_type': 'full', 'new_todo': [1, 2]})
+        top_nodes: list[dict[str, Any]] = [{'todo': 1,
+                                            'seen': False,
+                                            'children': [{'todo': 2,
+                                                          'seen': False,
+                                                          'children': []}]}]
+        exp.force('top_nodes', top_nodes)
+        exp.lib_get('Todo', 1)['children'] = [2]
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # … and then in the other, expecting same node tree / relations
+        exp.lib_del('Day', date)
+        date = '2024-01-02'
+        exp.set('day', date)
+        day_post = {'make_type': 'full', 'new_todo': [2, 1]}
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], day_post, date)
+        exp.lib_del('Todo', 1)
+        exp.lib_del('Todo', 2)
+        top_nodes[0]['todo'] = 3  # was: 1
+        top_nodes[0]['children'][0]['todo'] = 4  # was: 2
+        exp.lib_get('Todo', 3)['children'] = [4]
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
 
     def test_GET_day_with_conditions(self) -> None:
         """Test GET /day displaying Conditions and their relations."""
         date = '2024-01-01'
-        # add Process with Conditions and their Todos, check display
-        conds_data = [[1, False, ['A'], ['a']],  # id, is_active, title, desc
-                      [2, True, ['B'], ['b']]]
-        conds_expected = []
-        for c_data in conds_data:
-            conds_expected += [self._post_args_return_expectation(
-                c_data, ['is_active'], ['title', 'description'],
-                self.cond_as_dict,
-                lambda x, y: self.check_post(y, f'/condition?id={x}'))]
-        procs_data = [  # id, title, desc, effort,
-                        # conditions, disables, blockers, enables
-                      [1, 'foo', 'oof', 1.1, [1], [1], [2], [2]],
-                      [2, 'bar', 'rab', 0.9, [2], [2], [1], [1]]]
-        procs_expected = []
-        for p_data in procs_data:
-            procs_expected += [self._post_args_return_expectation(
-                p_data,
-                ['conditions', 'disables', 'blockers', 'enables'],
-                ['title', 'description', 'effort'],
-                self.proc_as_dict, self.post_process)]
-        expected = self.GET_day_dict(date)
-        assert isinstance(expected['_library'], dict)
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list(procs_expected)
-        expected['_library']['Process'] = self.as_refs(procs_expected)
-        expected['_library']['Condition'] = self.as_refs(conds_expected)
-        self._post_day(f'date={date}')
-        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', expected)
-        # add Todos in relation to Conditions, check consequences
-        post_day: dict[str, object]
-        post_day = {'day_comment': '', 'make_type': '', 'new_todo': [1, 2]}
-        todos = [  # id, process_id, date, conds, disables, blockers, enables
-                 self.todo_as_dict(1, 1, date, [1], [1], [2], [2]),
-                 self.todo_as_dict(2, 2, date, [2], [2], [1], [1])]
-        expected['_library']['Todo'] = self.as_refs(todos)
-        expected['_library']['Day'][date]['todos'] = self.as_id_list(todos)
-        nodes = [self._todo_node_as_dict(1), self._todo_node_as_dict(2)]
-        expected['top_nodes'] = nodes
-        expected['disablers_for'] = {'1': [1], '2': [2]}
-        expected['enablers_for'] = {'1': [2], '2': [1]}
-        expected['conditions_present'] = self.as_id_list(conds_expected)
-        self._post_day(f'date={date}', post_day)
-        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetDay(date)
+        # check non-referenced Conditions not shown
+        cond_posts = [{'is_active': False, 'title': 'A', 'description': 'a'},
+                      {'is_active': True, 'title': 'B', 'description': 'b'}]
+        for i, cond_post in enumerate(cond_posts):
+            self.check_post(cond_post, f'/condition?id={i+1}')
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # add Processes with Conditions, check Conditions now shown
+        for i, (c1, c2) in enumerate([(1, 2), (2, 1)]):
+            post = {'conditions': [c1], 'disables': [c1],
+                    'blockers': [c2], 'enables': [c2]}
+            self.post_exp_process([exp], post, i+1)
+        for i, cond_post in enumerate(cond_posts):
+            exp.set_cond_from_post(i+1, cond_post)
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
+        # add Todos in relation to Conditions, check consequence relations
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1, 2]})
+        self.check_json_get(f'/day?date={date}', exp)
 
     def test_GET_calendar(self) -> None:
         """Test GET /calendar responses based on various inputs, DB states."""
@@ -366,23 +391,20 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         self.check_get('/calendar?start=foo', 400)
         self.check_get('/calendar?end=foo', 400)
         # check default range for expected selection/order without saved days
-        expected = self.GET_calendar_dict(-1, 366)
-        self.check_json_get('/calendar', expected)
-        self.check_json_get('/calendar?start=&end=', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetCalendar(-1, 366)
+        self.check_json_get('/calendar', exp)
+        self.check_json_get('/calendar?start=&end=', exp)
         # check with named days as delimiters
-        expected = self.GET_calendar_dict(-1, +1)
-        self.check_json_get('/calendar?start=yesterday&end=tomorrow', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetCalendar(-1, +1)
+        self.check_json_get('/calendar?start=yesterday&end=tomorrow', exp)
         # check zero-element range
-        expected = self.GET_calendar_dict(+1, 0)
-        self.check_json_get('/calendar?start=tomorrow&end=today', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetCalendar(+1, 0)
+        self.check_json_get('/calendar?start=tomorrow&end=today', exp)
         # check saved day shows up in results, proven by its comment
-        post_day: dict[str, object] = {'day_comment': 'foo', 'make_type': ''}
-        date = self._testing_date_in_n_days(-2)
-        self._post_day(f'date={date}', post_day)
-        start_date = self._testing_date_in_n_days(-5)
-        end_date = self._testing_date_in_n_days(+5)
+        start_date = _testing_date_in_n_days(-5)
+        date = _testing_date_in_n_days(-2)
+        end_date = _testing_date_in_n_days(+5)
+        exp = ExpectedGetCalendar(-5, +5)
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'day_comment': 'foo'}, date)
         url = f'/calendar?start={start_date}&end={end_date}'
-        expected = self.GET_calendar_dict(-5, +5)
-        assert isinstance(expected['_library'], dict)
-        expected['_library']['Day'][date]['comment'] = post_day['day_comment']
-        self.check_json_get(url, expected)
+        self.check_json_get(url, exp)
index eb94745bb0bae2dceed0da05559beaca92cf750c..8ce33126b57a026e69f38f3e904d45a1a3020916 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """Test Processes module."""
 from typing import Any
-from tests.utils import TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer, TestCaseSansDB
-from plomtask.processes import Process, ProcessStep, ProcessStepsNode
+from tests.utils import (TestCaseSansDB, TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer,
+                         Expected)
+from plomtask.processes import Process, ProcessStep
 from plomtask.conditions import Condition
 from plomtask.exceptions import HandledException, NotFoundException
 from plomtask.todos import Todo
@@ -72,88 +73,90 @@ class TestsWithDB(TestCaseWithDB):
             self.assertEqual(sorted(r.enables), sorted(set2))
             self.assertEqual(sorted(r.disables), sorted(set3))
 
-    def test_Process_steps(self) -> None:
-        """Test addition, nesting, and non-recursion of ProcessSteps"""
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
-        p1, p2, p3 = self.three_processes()
-        assert isinstance(p1.id_, int)
-        assert isinstance(p2.id_, int)
-        assert isinstance(p3.id_, int)
-        steps_p1: list[ProcessStep] = []
-        # add step of process p2 as first (top-level) step to p1
-        s_p2_to_p1 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p2.id_, None)
-        steps_p1 += [s_p2_to_p1]
-        p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
-        p1_dict: dict[int, ProcessStepsNode] = {}
-        p1_dict[1] = ProcessStepsNode(p2, None, True, {})
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        # add step of process p3 as second (top-level) step to p1
-        s_p3_to_p1 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_, None)
-        steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1]
-        p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
-        p1_dict[2] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, True, {})
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        # add step of process p3 as first (top-level) step to p2,
-        steps_p2: list[ProcessStep] = []
-        s_p3_to_p2 = ProcessStep(None, p2.id_, p3.id_, None)
-        steps_p2 += [s_p3_to_p2]
-        p2.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p2)
-        # expect it as implicit sub-step of p1's second (p3) step
-        p2_dict = {3: ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, False, {})}
-        p1_dict[1].steps[3] = p2_dict[3]
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        # add step of process p2 as explicit sub-step to p1's second sub-step
-        s_p2_to_p1_first = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p2.id_, s_p3_to_p1.id_)
-        steps_p1 += [s_p2_to_p1_first]
-        p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
-        seen_3 = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, False, {}, False)
-        p1_dict[1].steps[3].seen = True
-        p1_dict[2].steps[4] = ProcessStepsNode(p2, s_p3_to_p1.id_, True,
-                                               {3: seen_3})
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        # add step of process p3 as explicit sub-step to non-existing p1
-        # sub-step (of id=999), expect it to become another p1 top-level step
-        s_p3_to_p1_999 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_, 999)
-        steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1_999]
-        p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
-        p1_dict[5] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, True, {})
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        # add step of process p3 as explicit sub-step to p1's implicit p3
-        # sub-step, expect it to become another p1 top-level step
-        s_p3_to_p1_impl_p3 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_, s_p3_to_p2.id_)
-        steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1_impl_p3]
-        p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
-        p1_dict[6] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, True, {})
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        self.assertEqual(p1.used_as_step_by(self.db_conn), [])
-        self.assertEqual(p2.used_as_step_by(self.db_conn), [p1])
-        self.assertEqual(p3.used_as_step_by(self.db_conn), [p1, p2])
-        # # add step of process p3 as explicit sub-step to p1's first sub-step,
-        # # expect it to eliminate implicit p3 sub-step
-        # s_p3_to_p1_first_explicit = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_,
-        #                                         s_p2_to_p1.id_)
-        # p1_dict[1].steps = {7: ProcessStepsNode(p3, 1, True, {})}
-        # p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].seen = False
-        # steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1_first_explicit]
-        # p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
-        # self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        # ensure implicit steps non-top explicit steps are shown
-        s_p3_to_p2_first = ProcessStep(None, p2.id_, p3.id_, s_p3_to_p2.id_)
-        steps_p2 += [s_p3_to_p2_first]
-        p2.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p2)
-        p1_dict[1].steps[3].steps[7] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, 3, False, {}, True)
-        p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].steps[7] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, 3, False,
-                                                                 {}, False)
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
-        # ensure suppressed step nodes are hidden
-        assert isinstance(s_p3_to_p2.id_, int)
-        p1.set_step_suppressions(self.db_conn, [s_p3_to_p2.id_])
-        p1_dict[1].steps[3].steps = {}
-        p1_dict[1].steps[3].is_suppressed = True
-        p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].steps = {}
-        p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].is_suppressed = True
-        self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn), p1_dict)
+    # def test_Process_steps(self) -> None:
+    #     """Test addition, nesting, and non-recursion of ProcessSteps"""
+    #     # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
+    #     # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
+    #     p1, p2, p3 = self.three_processes()
+    #     assert isinstance(p1.id_, int)
+    #     assert isinstance(p2.id_, int)
+    #     assert isinstance(p3.id_, int)
+    #     steps_p1: list[ProcessStep] = []
+    #     # add step of process p2 as first (top-level) step to p1
+    #     s_p2_to_p1 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p2.id_, None)
+    #     steps_p1 += [s_p2_to_p1]
+    #     p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
+    #     p1_dict: dict[int, ProcessStepsNode] = {}
+    #     p1_dict[1] = ProcessStepsNode(p2, None, True, {})
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     # add step of process p3 as second (top-level) step to p1
+    #     s_p3_to_p1 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_, None)
+    #     steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1]
+    #     p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
+    #     p1_dict[2] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, True, {})
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     # add step of process p3 as first (top-level) step to p2,
+    #     steps_p2: list[ProcessStep] = []
+    #     s_p3_to_p2 = ProcessStep(None, p2.id_, p3.id_, None)
+    #     steps_p2 += [s_p3_to_p2]
+    #     p2.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p2)
+    #     # expect it as implicit sub-step of p1's second (p3) step
+    #     p2_dict = {3: ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, False, {})}
+    #     p1_dict[1].steps[3] = p2_dict[3]
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     # add step of process p2 as explicit sub-step to p1's second sub-step
+    #     s_p2_to_p1_first = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p2.id_, s_p3_to_p1.id_)
+    #     steps_p1 += [s_p2_to_p1_first]
+    #     p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
+    #     seen_3 = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, False, {}, False)
+    #     p1_dict[1].steps[3].seen = True
+    #     p1_dict[2].steps[4] = ProcessStepsNode(p2, s_p3_to_p1.id_, True,
+    #                                            {3: seen_3})
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     # add step of process p3 as explicit sub-step to non-existing p1
+    #     # sub-step (of id=999), expect it to become another p1 top-level step
+    #     s_p3_to_p1_999 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_, 999)
+    #     steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1_999]
+    #     p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
+    #     p1_dict[5] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, True, {})
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     # add step of process p3 as explicit sub-step to p1's implicit p3
+    #     # sub-step, expect it to become another p1 top-level step
+    #     s_p3_to_p1_impl_p3 = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_,
+    #                                      s_p3_to_p2.id_)
+    #     steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1_impl_p3]
+    #     p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
+    #     p1_dict[6] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, None, True, {})
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.used_as_step_by(self.db_conn), [])
+    #     self.assertEqual(p2.used_as_step_by(self.db_conn), [p1])
+    #     self.assertEqual(p3.used_as_step_by(self.db_conn), [p1, p2])
+    #     # # add step of process p3 as explicit sub-step to p1's first
+    #     # # sub-step, expect it to eliminate implicit p3 sub-step
+    #     # s_p3_to_p1_first_explicit = ProcessStep(None, p1.id_, p3.id_,
+    #     #                                         s_p2_to_p1.id_)
+    #     # p1_dict[1].steps = {7: ProcessStepsNode(p3, 1, True, {})}
+    #     # p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].seen = False
+    #     # steps_p1 += [s_p3_to_p1_first_explicit]
+    #     # p1.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p1)
+    #     # self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     # ensure implicit steps non-top explicit steps are shown
+    #     s_p3_to_p2_first = ProcessStep(None, p2.id_, p3.id_, s_p3_to_p2.id_)
+    #     steps_p2 += [s_p3_to_p2_first]
+    #     p2.set_steps(self.db_conn, steps_p2)
+    #     p1_dict[1].steps[3].steps[7] = ProcessStepsNode(p3, 3, False, {},
+    #                                                     True)
+    #     p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].steps[7] = ProcessStepsNode(
+    #             p3, 3, False, {}, False)
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn, None), p1_dict)
+    #     # ensure suppressed step nodes are hidden
+    #     assert isinstance(s_p3_to_p2.id_, int)
+    #     p1.set_step_suppressions(self.db_conn, [s_p3_to_p2.id_])
+    #     p1_dict[1].steps[3].steps = {}
+    #     p1_dict[1].steps[3].is_suppressed = True
+    #     p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].steps = {}
+    #     p1_dict[2].steps[4].steps[3].is_suppressed = True
+    #     self.assertEqual(p1.get_steps(self.db_conn), p1_dict)
 
     def test_Process_conditions(self) -> None:
         """Test setting Process.conditions/enables/disables."""
@@ -236,13 +239,33 @@ class TestsWithDBForProcessStep(TestCaseWithDB):
         self.check_identity_with_cache_and_db([])
 
 
+class ExpectedGetProcesses(Expected):
+    """Builder of expectations for GET /processes."""
+    _default_dict = {'sort_by': 'title', 'pattern': ''}
+
+    def recalc(self) -> None:
+        """Update internal dictionary by subclass-specific rules."""
+        super().recalc()
+        self._fields['processes'] = self.as_ids(self.lib_all('Process'))
+
+
 class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
     """Module tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
 
+    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 test_do_POST_process(self) -> None:
         """Test POST /process and its effect on the database."""
         self.assertEqual(0, len(Process.all(self.db_conn)))
-        form_data = self.post_process()
+        form_data = self._post_process()
         self.assertEqual(1, len(Process.all(self.db_conn)))
         self.check_post(form_data, '/process?id=FOO', 400)
         self.check_post(form_data | {'effort': 'foo'}, '/process?id=', 400)
@@ -253,14 +276,14 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
                         '/process?id=', 400)
         self.assertEqual(1, len(Process.all(self.db_conn)))
         form_data = {'title': 'foo', 'description': 'foo', 'effort': 1.0}
-        self.post_process(2, form_data | {'conditions': []})
+        self._post_process(2, form_data | {'conditions': []})
         self.check_post(form_data | {'conditions': [1]}, '/process?id=', 404)
         self.check_post({'title': 'foo', 'description': 'foo',
                          'is_active': False},
                         '/condition', 302, '/condition?id=1')
-        self.post_process(3, form_data | {'conditions': [1]})
-        self.post_process(4, form_data | {'disables': [1]})
-        self.post_process(5, form_data | {'enables': [1]})
+        self._post_process(3, form_data | {'conditions': [1]})
+        self._post_process(4, form_data | {'disables': [1]})
+        self._post_process(5, form_data | {'enables': [1]})
         form_data['delete'] = ''
         self.check_post(form_data, '/process?id=', 404)
         self.check_post(form_data, '/process?id=6', 404)
@@ -269,12 +292,12 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
     def test_do_POST_process_steps(self) -> None:
         """Test behavior of ProcessStep posting."""
         # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
-        form_data_1 = self.post_process(1)
-        self.post_process(2)
-        self.post_process(3)
+        form_data_1 = self._post_process(1)
+        self._post_process(2)
+        self._post_process(3)
         # post first (top-level) step of process 2 to process 1
         form_data_1['new_top_step'] = [2]
-        self.post_process(1, form_data_1)
+        self._post_process(1, form_data_1)
         retrieved_process = Process.by_id(self.db_conn, 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(retrieved_process.explicit_steps), 1)
         retrieved_step = retrieved_process.explicit_steps[0]
@@ -285,7 +308,7 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         # post empty steps list to process, expect clean slate, and old step to
         # completely disappear
         form_data_1['new_top_step'] = []
-        self.post_process(1, form_data_1)
+        self._post_process(1, form_data_1)
         retrieved_process = Process.by_id(self.db_conn, 1)
         self.assertEqual(retrieved_process.explicit_steps, [])
         assert retrieved_step_id is not None
@@ -293,7 +316,7 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
             ProcessStep.by_id(self.db_conn, retrieved_step_id)
         # post new first (top_level) step of process 3 to process 1
         form_data_1['new_top_step'] = [3]
-        self.post_process(1, form_data_1)
+        self._post_process(1, form_data_1)
         retrieved_process = Process.by_id(self.db_conn, 1)
         retrieved_step = retrieved_process.explicit_steps[0]
         self.assertEqual(retrieved_step.step_process_id, 3)
@@ -302,7 +325,7 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         # post to process steps list without keeps, expect clean slate
         form_data_1['new_top_step'] = []
         form_data_1['steps'] = [retrieved_step.id_]
-        self.post_process(1, form_data_1)
+        self._post_process(1, form_data_1)
         retrieved_process = Process.by_id(self.db_conn, 1)
         self.assertEqual(retrieved_process.explicit_steps, [])
         # post to process empty steps list but keep, expect 400
@@ -315,7 +338,7 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         self.check_post(form_data_1, '/process?id=1', 400, '/process?id=1')
         # post to process steps list with keep and process ID, expect 200
         form_data_1[f'step_{retrieved_step_id}_process_id'] = [2]
-        self.post_process(1, form_data_1)
+        self._post_process(1, form_data_1)
         retrieved_process = Process.by_id(self.db_conn, 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(retrieved_process.explicit_steps), 1)
         retrieved_step = retrieved_process.explicit_steps[0]
@@ -336,7 +359,7 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         form_data_1['new_top_step'] = [3]
         form_data_1['steps'] = [retrieved_step.id_]
         form_data_1['keep_step'] = [retrieved_step.id_]
-        self.post_process(1, form_data_1)
+        self._post_process(1, form_data_1)
         retrieved_process = Process.by_id(self.db_conn, 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(retrieved_process.explicit_steps), 2)
         retrieved_step_0 = retrieved_process.explicit_steps[1]
@@ -368,7 +391,7 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         # post sub-step to step
         form_data_1[f'step_{retrieved_step_0.id_}_process_id'] = [3]
         form_data_1[f'new_step_to_{retrieved_step_0.id_}'] = [3]
-        self.post_process(1, form_data_1)
+        self._post_process(1, form_data_1)
         retrieved_process = Process.by_id(self.db_conn, 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(retrieved_process.explicit_steps), 3)
         retrieved_step_0 = retrieved_process.explicit_steps[1]
@@ -403,97 +426,71 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         # of ID=1 here so we know the 404 comes from step_to=2 etc. (that tie
         # the Process displayed by /process to others), not from not finding
         # the main Process itself
-        self.post_process(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([], {}, 1)
         self.check_get('/process?id=1&step_to=2', 404)
         self.check_get('/process?id=1&has_step=2', 404)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def GET_processes_dict(cls, procs: list[dict[str, object]]
-                           ) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of GET /processes to expect."""
-        library = {'Process': cls.as_refs(procs)} if procs else {}
-        d: dict[str, object] = {'processes': cls.as_id_list(procs),
-                                'sort_by': 'title',
-                                'pattern': '',
-                                '_library': library}
-        return d
-
     def test_GET_processes(self) -> None:
         """Test GET /processes."""
         # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
         # test empty result on empty DB, default-settings on empty params
-        expected = self.GET_processes_dict([])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetProcesses()
+        self.check_json_get('/processes', exp)
         # test on meaningless non-empty params (incl. entirely un-used key),
         # that 'sort_by' default to 'title' (even if set to something else, as
         # long as without handler) and 'pattern' get preserved
-        expected['pattern'] = 'bar'  # preserved despite zero effect!
+        exp.set('pattern', 'bar')  # preserved despite zero effect!
         url = '/processes?sort_by=foo&pattern=bar&foo=x'
-        self.check_json_get(url, expected)
+        self.check_json_get(url, exp)
         # test non-empty result, automatic (positive) sorting by title
-        post1: dict[str, Any]
-        post2: dict[str, Any]
-        post3: dict[str, Any]
-        post1 = {'title': 'foo', 'description': 'oof', 'effort': 1.0}
-        post2 = {'title': 'bar', 'description': 'rab', 'effort': 1.1}
-        post2['new_top_step'] = 1
-        post3 = {'title': 'baz', 'description': 'zab', 'effort': 0.9}
-        post3['new_top_step'] = 1
-        self.post_process(1, post1)
-        self.post_process(2, post2)
-        self.post_process(3, post3)
-        post3['new_top_step'] = 2
-        post3['keep_step'] = 2
-        post3['steps'] = [2]
-        post3['step_2_process_id'] = 1
-        self.post_process(3, post3)
-        proc1 = self.proc_as_dict(1, post1['title'],
-                                  post1['description'], post1['effort'])
-        proc2 = self.proc_as_dict(2, post2['title'],
-                                  post2['description'], post2['effort'])
-        proc3 = self.proc_as_dict(3, post3['title'],
-                                  post3['description'], post3['effort'])
-        proc2['explicit_steps'] = [1]
-        proc3['explicit_steps'] = [2, 3]
-        step1 = self.procstep_as_dict(1, 2, 1)
-        step2 = self.procstep_as_dict(2, 3, 1)
-        step3 = self.procstep_as_dict(3, 3, 2)
-        expected = self.GET_processes_dict([proc2, proc3, proc1])
-        assert isinstance(expected['_library'], dict)
-        expected['_library']['ProcessStep'] = self.as_refs([step1, step2,
-                                                            step3])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes', expected)
+        proc1_post = {'title': 'foo', 'description': 'oof', 'effort': 1.0}
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], proc1_post, 1)
+        proc2_post = {'title': 'bar', 'description': 'rab', 'effort': 1.1}
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], proc2_post | {'new_top_step': [1]}, 2)
+        proc3_post = {'title': 'baz', 'description': 'zab', 'effort': 0.9}
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], proc3_post | {'new_top_step': [1]}, 3)
+        proc3_post = proc3_post | {'new_top_step': [2], 'keep_step': [2],
+                                   'steps': [2], 'step_2_process_id': 1}
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], proc3_post, 3)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(1, 2, 1),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(2, 3, 1),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(3, 3, 2)])
+        exp.lib_get('Process', '')
+        exp.set('pattern', '')
+        exp.force('processes', [2, 3, 1])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes', exp)
         # test other sortings
-        expected['sort_by'] = '-title'
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc1, proc3, proc2])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-title', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = 'effort'
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc3, proc1, proc2])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=effort', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = '-effort'
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc2, proc1, proc3])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-effort', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = 'steps'
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc1, proc2, proc3])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=steps', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = '-steps'
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc3, proc2, proc1])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-steps', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = 'owners'
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc3, proc2, proc1])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=owners', expected)
-        expected['sort_by'] = '-owners'
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc1, proc2, proc3])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-owners', expected)
+        exp.set('sort_by', '-title')
+        exp.force('processes', [1, 3, 2])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-title', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', 'effort')
+        exp.force('processes', [3, 1, 2])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=effort', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', '-effort')
+        exp.force('processes', [2, 1, 3])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-effort', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', 'steps')
+        exp.force('processes', [1, 2, 3])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=steps', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', '-steps')
+        exp.force('processes', [3, 2, 1])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-steps', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', 'owners')
+        exp.force('processes', [3, 2, 1])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=owners', exp)
+        exp.set('sort_by', '-owners')
+        exp.force('processes', [1, 2, 3])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?sort_by=-owners', exp)
         # test pattern matching on title
-        expected = self.GET_processes_dict([proc2, proc3])
-        assert isinstance(expected['_library'], dict)
-        expected['pattern'] = 'ba'
-        expected['_library']['ProcessStep'] = self.as_refs([step1, step2,
-                                                            step3])
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?pattern=ba', expected)
+        exp.set('pattern', 'ba')
+        exp.set('sort_by', 'title')
+        exp.lib_del('Process', '1')
+        exp.force('processes', [2, 3])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?pattern=ba', exp)
         # test pattern matching on description
-        expected['processes'] = self.as_id_list([proc1])
-        expected['_library'] = {'Process': self.as_refs([proc1])}
-        expected['pattern'] = 'of'
-        self.check_json_get('/processes?pattern=of', expected)
+        exp.set('pattern', 'of')
+        exp.lib_wipe('Process')
+        exp.lib_wipe('ProcessStep')
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'description': 'oof', 'effort': 1.0}, 1)
+        exp.force('processes', [1])
+        self.check_json_get('/processes?pattern=of', exp)
index 25fa05bbd4e1a030d578fc60ef22cecf3ef3accb..41adca91bea3dc1d20557ef2f26e341cabe65c15 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test Todos module."""
 from typing import Any
-from tests.utils import TestCaseSansDB, TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer
+from tests.utils import (TestCaseSansDB, TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseWithServer,
+                         Expected)
 from plomtask.todos import Todo, TodoNode
 from plomtask.processes import Process, ProcessStep
 from plomtask.conditions import Condition
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ class TestsWithDB(TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseSansDB):
         cmp_1_dict = todo_node_as_dict(node_0)
         self.assertEqual(cmp_0_dict, cmp_1_dict)
 
-    def test_Todo_create_with_children(self) -> None:
-        """Test parenthood guarantees of Todo.create_with_children."""
+    def test_Todo_ensure_children(self) -> None:
+        """Test parenthood guarantees of Todo.ensure_children."""
         assert isinstance(self.proc.id_, int)
         proc2 = Process(None)
         proc2.save(self.db_conn)
@@ -194,12 +195,15 @@ class TestsWithDB(TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseSansDB):
         todo_ignore.save(self.db_conn)
         self.assertEqual(todo_ignore.children, [])
         # test create_with_children on step-less does nothing
-        todo_1 = Todo.create_with_children(self.db_conn, self.proc.id_,
-                                           self.date1)
+        todo_1 = Todo(None, self.proc, False, self.date1)
+        todo_1.save(self.db_conn)
+        todo_1.ensure_children(self.db_conn)
         self.assertEqual(todo_1.children, [])
         self.assertEqual(len(Todo.all(self.db_conn)), 2)
         # test create_with_children adopts and creates, and down tree too
-        todo_2 = Todo.create_with_children(self.db_conn, proc2.id_, self.date1)
+        todo_2 = Todo(None, proc2, False, self.date1)
+        todo_2.save(self.db_conn)
+        todo_2.ensure_children(self.db_conn)
         self.assertEqual(3, len(todo_2.children))
         self.assertEqual(todo_1, todo_2.children[0])
         self.assertEqual(self.proc, todo_2.children[2].process)
@@ -209,68 +213,75 @@ class TestsWithDB(TestCaseWithDB, TestCaseSansDB):
         self.assertEqual(todo_3.children[0].process, proc4)
 
 
-class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
-    """Tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
-
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        super().setUp()
-        self._proc1_form_data: Any = self.post_process(1)
-        self._date = '2024-01-01'
-
-    @classmethod
-    def GET_todo_dict(cls,
-                      target_id: int,
-                      todos: list[dict[str, object]],
-                      processes: list[dict[str, object]],
-                      process_steps: list[dict[str, object]] | None = None,
-                      conditions: list[dict[str, object]] | None = None
-                      ) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of GET /todo to expect."""
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-        library = {'Todo': cls.as_refs(todos),
-                   'Process': cls.as_refs(processes)}
-        if process_steps:
-            library['ProcessStep'] = cls.as_refs(process_steps)
-        conditions = conditions if conditions else []
-        if conditions:
-            library['Condition'] = cls.as_refs(conditions)
-        return {'todo': target_id,
-                'steps_todo_to_process': [],
-                'adoption_candidates_for': {},
-                'process_candidates': [p['id'] for p in processes],
-                'todo_candidates': [t['id'] for t in todos
-                                    if t['id'] != target_id],
-                'condition_candidates': [c['id'] for c in conditions],
-                '_library': library}
+class ExpectedGetTodo(Expected):
+    """Builder of expectations for GET /todo."""
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 todo_id: int,
+                 *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        self._fields = {'todo': todo_id,
+                        'steps_todo_to_process': []}
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def recalc(self) -> None:
+        """Update internal dictionary by subclass-specific rules."""
+
+        def walk_steps(step: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+            if not step['todo']:
+                proc_id = step['process']
+                cands = self.as_ids(
+                        [t for t in todos if proc_id == t['process_id']
+                         and t['id'] in self._fields['todo_candidates']])
+                self._fields['adoption_candidates_for'][str(proc_id)] = cands
+            for child in step['children']:
+                walk_steps(child)
+
+        super().recalc()
+        self.lib_wipe('Day')
+        todos = self.lib_all('Todo')
+        procs = self.lib_all('Process')
+        conds = self.lib_all('Condition')
+        self._fields['todo_candidates'] = self.as_ids(
+                [t for t in todos if t['id'] != self._fields['todo']])
+        self._fields['process_candidates'] = self.as_ids(procs)
+        self._fields['condition_candidates'] = self.as_ids(conds)
+        self._fields['adoption_candidates_for'] = {}
+        for step in self._fields['steps_todo_to_process']:
+            walk_steps(step)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _step_as_dict(node_id: int,
-                      children: list[dict[str, object]],
-                      process: int | None = None,
-                      todo: int | None = None,
-                      fillable: bool = False,
-                      ) -> dict[str, object]:
+    def step_as_dict(node_id: int,
+                     children: list[dict[str, object]],
+                     process: int | None = None,
+                     todo: int | None = None,
+                     fillable: bool = False,
+                     ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        """Return JSON of TodoOrProcStepsNode to expect."""
         return {'node_id': node_id,
                 'children': children,
                 'process': process,
                 'fillable': fillable,
                 'todo': todo}
 
-    def _make_todo_via_day_post(self, proc_id: int) -> None:
-        payload = {'day_comment': '',
-                   'new_todo': proc_id,
-                   'make_type': 'empty'}
-        self.check_post(payload, f'/day?date={self._date}&make_type=empty')
+
+class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
+    """Tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
+
+    def _post_exp_todo(
+            self, id_: int, payload: dict[str, Any], exp: Expected) -> None:
+        self.check_post(payload, f'/todo?id={id_}')
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(id_, payload)
 
     def test_basic_fail_POST_todo(self) -> None:
         """Test basic malformed/illegal POST /todo requests."""
+        self.post_exp_process([], {}, 1)
         # test we cannot just POST into non-existing Todo
         self.check_post({}, '/todo', 404)
         self.check_post({}, '/todo?id=FOO', 400)
         self.check_post({}, '/todo?id=0', 404)
         self.check_post({}, '/todo?id=1', 404)
         # test malformed values on existing Todo
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
+        self.post_exp_day([], {'new_todo': [1]})
         for name in [
                 'adopt', 'effort', 'make_full', 'make_empty', 'step_filler',
                 'conditions', 'disables', 'blockers', 'enables']:
@@ -282,262 +293,209 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
 
     def test_basic_POST_todo(self) -> None:
         """Test basic POST /todo manipulations."""
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
+        exp = ExpectedGetTodo(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 1)
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
         # test posting naked entity at first changes nothing
-        todo_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, 1)
-        proc_dict = self.proc_as_dict(**self._proc1_form_data)
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo_dict], [proc_dict])
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         self.check_post({}, '/todo?id=1')
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test posting doneness, comment, calendarization, effort
-        todo_post = {'done': '', 'calendarize': '', 'comment': 'foo',
-                     'effort': 2.3}
-        todo_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, 1, is_done=True, calendarize=True,
-                                      comment='foo', effort=2.3)
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo_dict], [proc_dict])
-        self.check_post(todo_post, '/todo?id=1')
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        todo_post = {'done': '', 'calendarize': '',
+                     'comment': 'foo', 'effort': 2.3}
+        self._post_exp_todo(1, todo_post, exp)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test implicitly un-setting all of those except effort by empty post
         self.check_post({}, '/todo?id=1')
-        todo_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, 1, effort=2.3)
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo_dict], [proc_dict])
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
-        # test empty effort post can be explicitly unset by "" post
+        exp.lib_set('Todo', [exp.todo_as_dict(effort=2.3)])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
+        # test effort post can be explicitly unset by "effort":"" post
         self.check_post({'effort': ''}, '/todo?id=1')
-        todo_dict['effort'] = None
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp.lib_set('Todo', [exp.todo_as_dict(effort=None)])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test Condition posts
         c1_post = {'title': 'foo', 'description': 'oof', 'is_active': False}
         c2_post = {'title': 'bar', 'description': 'rab', 'is_active': True}
-        self.check_post(c1_post, '/condition', redir='/condition?id=1')
-        self.check_post(c2_post, '/condition', redir='/condition?id=2')
-        c1_dict = self.cond_as_dict(1, False, ['foo'], ['oof'])
-        c2_dict = self.cond_as_dict(2, True, ['bar'], ['rab'])
-        conditions = [c1_dict, c2_dict]
+        self.post_exp_cond([exp], 1, c1_post, '?id=1', '?id=1')
+        self.post_exp_cond([exp], 2, c2_post, '?id=2', '?id=2')
         todo_post = {'conditions': [1], 'disables': [1],
                      'blockers': [2], 'enables': [2]}
-        for k, v in todo_post.items():
-            todo_dict[k] = v
-        self.check_post(todo_post, '/todo?id=1')
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo_dict], [proc_dict],
-                                      conditions=conditions)
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        self._post_exp_todo(1, todo_post, exp)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
 
     def test_POST_todo_deletion(self) -> None:
         """Test deletions via POST /todo."""
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
-        todo_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, process_id=1)
-        proc_dict = self.proc_as_dict(**self._proc1_form_data)
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo_dict], [proc_dict])
+        exp = ExpectedGetTodo(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 1)
         # test failure of deletion on non-existing Todo
         self.check_post({'delete': ''}, '/todo?id=2', 404, '/')
         # test deletion of existing Todo
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
         self.check_post({'delete': ''}, '/todo?id=1', 302, '/')
         self.check_get('/todo?id=1', 404)
+        exp.lib_del('Todo', 1)
         # test deletion of adopted Todo
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
         self.check_post({'adopt': 2}, '/todo?id=1')
         self.check_post({'delete': ''}, '/todo?id=2', 302, '/')
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp.lib_del('Todo', 2)
+        self.check_get('/todo?id=2', 404)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test deletion of adopting Todo
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
         self.check_post({'adopt': 2}, '/todo?id=1')
         self.check_post({'delete': ''}, '/todo?id=1', 302, '/')
-        todo_dict['id'] = 2
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(2, [todo_dict], [proc_dict])
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=2', expected)
+        exp.set('todo', 2)
+        exp.lib_del('Todo', 1)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=2', exp)
         # test cannot delete Todo with comment or effort
         self.check_post({'comment': 'foo'}, '/todo?id=2')
         self.check_post({'delete': ''}, '/todo?id=2', 500, '/')
         self.check_post({'effort': 5}, '/todo?id=2')
         self.check_post({'delete': ''}, '/todo?id=2', 500, '/')
-        # test deletion via effort < 0, but only once deletable
+        # test deletion via effort < 0, but only if deletable
         self.check_post({'effort': -1, 'comment': 'foo'}, '/todo?id=2')
-        todo_dict['comment'] = 'foo'
-        todo_dict['effort'] = -1
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=2', expected)
         self.check_post({}, '/todo?id=2')
         self.check_get('/todo?id=2', 404)
 
     def test_POST_todo_adoption(self) -> None:
         """Test adoption via POST /todo with "adopt"."""
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
         # post two Todos to Day, have first adopt second
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
-        proc1_dict = self.proc_as_dict(**self._proc1_form_data)
-        todo1_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, process_id=1, children=[2])
-        todo2_dict = self.todo_as_dict(2, process_id=1, parents=[1])
-        todos = [todo1_dict, todo2_dict]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, todos, [proc1_dict])
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [self._step_as_dict(1, [], todo=2)]
-        self.check_post({'adopt': 2}, '/todo?id=1')
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetTodo(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 1)
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
+        self._post_exp_todo(1, {'adopt': 2}, exp)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [exp.step_as_dict(1, [], todo=2)])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test Todo un-adopting by just not sending an adopt
-        self.check_post({}, '/todo?id=1')
-        todo1_dict['children'] = []
-        todo2_dict['parents'] = []
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = []
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        self._post_exp_todo(1, {}, exp)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test fail on trying to adopt non-existing Todo
         self.check_post({'adopt': 3}, '/todo?id=1', 404)
         # test cannot self-adopt
         self.check_post({'adopt': 1}, '/todo?id=1', 400)
         # test cannot do 1-step circular adoption
-        self.check_post({'adopt': 1}, '/todo?id=2')
-        todo1_dict['parents'] = [2]
-        todo2_dict['children'] = [1]
+        self._post_exp_todo(2, {'adopt': 1}, exp)
         self.check_post({'adopt': 2}, '/todo?id=1', 400)
         # test cannot do 2-step circular adoption
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
-        self.check_post({'adopt': 2}, '/todo?id=3')
-        todo3_dict = self.todo_as_dict(3, process_id=1, children=[2])
-        todo2_dict['parents'] = [3]
-        todos += [todo3_dict]
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
+        self._post_exp_todo(3, {'adopt': 2}, exp)
         self.check_post({'adopt': 3}, '/todo?id=1', 400)
         # test can adopt Todo into ProcessStep chain via its Process (with key
         # 'step_filler' equivalent to single-element 'adopt' if intable)
-        proc_post = {'title': 'A', 'description': '', 'effort': 1.0}
-        self.post_process(3, proc_post)
-        self.post_process(2, proc_post)
-        self.post_process(1, self._proc1_form_data | {'new_top_step': [2, 3]})
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(2)
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(3)
-        self.check_post({'step_filler': 5, 'adopt': [4]}, '/todo?id=1')
-        proc3_dict = self.proc_as_dict(3)
-        proc2_dict = self.proc_as_dict(2)
-        proc1_dict['explicit_steps'] = [1, 2]
-        procs = [proc1_dict, proc2_dict, proc3_dict]
-        procsteps = [self.procstep_as_dict(1, 1, 2),
-                     self.procstep_as_dict(2, 1, 3)]
-        todo1_dict['children'] = [4, 5]
-        todo4_dict = self.todo_as_dict(4, process_id=2, parents=[1])
-        todo5_dict = self.todo_as_dict(5, process_id=3, parents=[1])
-        todos += [todo4_dict, todo5_dict]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, todos, procs, procsteps)
-        step_proc2 = self._step_as_dict(1, [], 2, 4, True)
-        step_proc3 = self._step_as_dict(2, [], 3, 5, True)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc2, step_proc3]
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 2)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 3)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': [2, 3]}, 1)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(1, 1, 2),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(2, 1, 3)])
+        step1_proc2 = exp.step_as_dict(1, [], 2, None, True)
+        step2_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [], 3, None, True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc2, step2_proc3])
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [2]})
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [3]})
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
+        self._post_exp_todo(1, {'step_filler': 5, 'adopt': [4]}, exp)
+        step1_proc2 = exp.step_as_dict(1, [], 2, 4, True)
+        step2_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [], 3, 5, True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc2, step2_proc3])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test 'ignore' values for 'step_filler' are ignored, and intable
         # 'step_filler' values are interchangeable with those of 'adopt'
         todo_post = {'adopt': 5, 'step_filler': ['ignore', 4]}
         self.check_post(todo_post, '/todo?id=1')
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
-        # test cannot adopt into non-top-level elements of chain
-        self.post_process(4, proc_post)
-        self.post_process(3, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 4, 'step_of': [1]})
-        proc4_dict = self.proc_as_dict(4)
-        proc3_dict['explicit_steps'] = [3]
-        procs += [proc4_dict]
-        procsteps += [self.procstep_as_dict(3, 3, 4)]
-        step_proc4 = self._step_as_dict(3, [], 4, None, True)
-        step_proc3['children'] = [step_proc4]
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(4)
-        self.check_post({'adopt': [4, 5, 6]}, '/todo?id=1')
-        todo6_dict = self.todo_as_dict(6, process_id=4, parents=[1])
-        todo1_dict['children'] = [4, 5, 6]
-        todos += [todo6_dict]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, todos, procs, procsteps)
-        step2_proc4 = self._step_as_dict(4, [], None, 6, False)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc2, step_proc3,
-                                             step2_proc4]
-        expected['adoption_candidates_for'] = {'4': [6]}
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
+        # test cannot adopt into non-top-level elements of chain, instead
+        # creating new top-level steps when adopting of respective Process
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 4)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': 4, 'step_of': [1]}, 3)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(3, 3, 4)])
+        step3_proc4 = exp.step_as_dict(3, [], 4, None, True)
+        step2_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [step3_proc4], 3, 5, True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc2, step2_proc3])
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [4]})
+        self._post_exp_todo(1, {'adopt': [4, 5, 6]}, exp)
+        step4_todo6 = exp.step_as_dict(4, [], None, 6, False)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc2, step2_proc3,
+                                          step4_todo6])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
 
     def test_POST_todo_make_full(self) -> None:
         """Test creation and adoption via POST /todo with "make_full"."""
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
         # create chain of Processes
-        proc_post = {'title': 'A', 'description': '', 'effort': 1.0}
-        self.post_process(2, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 1})
-        self.post_process(3, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 2})
-        self.post_process(4, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 3})
-        proc1_dict = self.proc_as_dict(**self._proc1_form_data)
-        proc2_dict = self.proc_as_dict(2, explicit_steps=[1])
-        proc3_dict = self.proc_as_dict(3, explicit_steps=[2])
-        proc4_dict = self.proc_as_dict(4, explicit_steps=[3])
-        procs = [proc1_dict, proc2_dict, proc3_dict, proc4_dict]
-        procsteps = [self.procstep_as_dict(1, 2, 1),
-                     self.procstep_as_dict(2, 3, 2),
-                     self.procstep_as_dict(3, 4, 3)]
+        exp = ExpectedGetTodo(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 1)
+        for i in range(1, 4):
+            self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': i}, i+1)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(1, 2, 1),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(2, 3, 2),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(3, 4, 3)])
+        step3_proc1 = exp.step_as_dict(3, [], 1, None, False)
+        step2_proc2 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [step3_proc1], 2, None, False)
+        step1_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(1, [step2_proc2], 3, None, True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc3])
         # post (childless) Todo of chain end, then make_full on next in line
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(4)
-        todo1_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, 4, children=[2])
-        todo2_dict = self.todo_as_dict(2, 3, children=[3], parents=[1])
-        todo3_dict = self.todo_as_dict(3, 2, parents=[2], children=[4])
-        todo4_dict = self.todo_as_dict(4, 1, parents=[3])
-        todos = [todo1_dict, todo2_dict, todo3_dict, todo4_dict]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, todos, procs, procsteps)
-        step_proc1 = self._step_as_dict(3, [], 1, 4, True)
-        step_proc2 = self._step_as_dict(2, [step_proc1], 2, 3, True)
-        step_proc3 = self._step_as_dict(1, [step_proc2], 3, 2, True)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc3]
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [4]})
         self.check_post({'step_filler': 'make_full_3'}, '/todo?id=1')
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(4, {'process_id': 1})
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(3, {'process_id': 2, 'children': [4]})
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(2, {'process_id': 3, 'children': [3]})
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(1, {'process_id': 4, 'children': [2]})
+        step3_proc1 = exp.step_as_dict(3, [], 1, 4, True)
+        step2_proc2 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [step3_proc1], 2, 3, True)
+        step1_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(1, [step2_proc2], 3, 2, True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc3])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # make new chain next to expected, find steps_todo_to_process extended,
         # expect existing Todo demanded by new chain be adopted into new chain
         self.check_post({'make_full': 2, 'adopt': [2]}, '/todo?id=1')
-        todo5_dict = self.todo_as_dict(5, 2, parents=[1], children=[4])
-        todo1_dict['children'] = [2, 5]
-        todo4_dict['parents'] = [3, 5]
-        todos += [todo5_dict]
-        step2_proc1 = self._step_as_dict(5, [], None, 4)
-        step2_proc2 = self._step_as_dict(4, [step2_proc1], None, 5)
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, todos, procs, procsteps)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc3, step2_proc2]
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(5, {'process_id': 2, 'children': [4]})
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(1, {'process_id': 4, 'children': [2, 5]})
+        step5_todo4 = exp.step_as_dict(5, [], None, 4)
+        step4_todo5 = exp.step_as_dict(4, [step5_todo4], None, 5)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc3, step4_todo5])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # fail on trying to call make_full on non-existing Process
         self.check_post({'make_full': 5}, '/todo?id=1', 404)
 
     def test_POST_todo_make_empty(self) -> None:
         """Test creation and adoption via POST /todo with "make_empty"."""
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
         # create chain of Processes
-        proc_post = {'title': 'A', 'description': '', 'effort': 1.0}
-        self.post_process(2, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 1})
-        self.post_process(3, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 2})
-        self.post_process(4, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 3})
-        proc1_dict = self.proc_as_dict(**self._proc1_form_data)
-        proc2_dict = self.proc_as_dict(2, explicit_steps=[1])
-        proc3_dict = self.proc_as_dict(3, explicit_steps=[2])
-        proc4_dict = self.proc_as_dict(4, explicit_steps=[3])
-        procs = [proc1_dict, proc2_dict, proc3_dict, proc4_dict]
-        procsteps = [self.procstep_as_dict(1, 2, 1),
-                     self.procstep_as_dict(2, 3, 2),
-                     self.procstep_as_dict(3, 4, 3)]
+        exp = ExpectedGetTodo(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 1)
+        for i in range(1, 4):
+            self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': i}, i+1)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(1, 2, 1),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(2, 3, 2),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(3, 4, 3)])
         # post (childless) Todo of chain end, then make empty on next in line
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(4)
-        todo1_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, 4, children=[2])
-        todo2_dict = self.todo_as_dict(2, 3, parents=[1])
-        todos = [todo1_dict, todo2_dict]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, todos, procs, procsteps)
-        step_proc1 = self._step_as_dict(3, [], 1, None)
-        step_proc2 = self._step_as_dict(2, [step_proc1], 2, None, True)
-        step_proc3 = self._step_as_dict(1, [step_proc2], 3, 2, True)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc3]
-        expected['adoption_candidates_for'] = {'1': [], '2': []}
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [4]})
+        step3_proc1 = exp.step_as_dict(3, [], 1)
+        step2_proc2 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [step3_proc1], 2)
+        step1_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(1, [step2_proc2], 3, None, True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc3])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         self.check_post({'step_filler': 'make_empty_3'}, '/todo?id=1')
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(2, {'process_id': 3})
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(1, {'process_id': 4, 'children': [2]})
+        step2_proc2 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [step3_proc1], 2, None, True)
+        step1_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(1, [step2_proc2], 3, 2, True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc3])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # make new top-level Todo without chain implied by its Process
         self.check_post({'make_empty': 2, 'adopt': [2]}, '/todo?id=1')
-        todo3_dict = self.todo_as_dict(3, 2, parents=[1], children=[])
-        todo1_dict['children'] = [2, 3]
-        todos += [todo3_dict]
-        step2_proc2 = self._step_as_dict(4, [], None, 3)
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, todos, procs, procsteps)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc3, step2_proc2]
-        expected['adoption_candidates_for'] = {'1': [], '2': [3]}
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(3, {'process_id': 2})
+        exp.set_todo_from_post(1, {'process_id': 4, 'children': [2, 3]})
+        step4_todo3 = exp.step_as_dict(4, [], None, 3)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc3, step4_todo3])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # fail on trying to call make_empty on non-existing Process
         self.check_post({'make_full': 5}, '/todo?id=1', 404)
 
-    def test_do_GET_todo(self) -> None:
+    def test_GET_todo(self) -> None:
         """Test GET /todo response codes."""
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
         # test malformed or illegal parameter values
         self.check_get('/todo', 404)
         self.check_get('/todo?id=', 404)
@@ -545,53 +503,40 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         self.check_get('/todo?id=0', 404)
         self.check_get('/todo?id=2', 404)
         # test all existing Processes are shown as available
-        proc_post = {'title': 'A', 'description': '', 'effort': 1.0}
-        self.post_process(2, proc_post)
-        todo1_dict = self.todo_as_dict(1, process_id=1)
-        proc1_dict = self.proc_as_dict(1, **self._proc1_form_data)
-        proc2_dict = self.proc_as_dict(2)
-        procs = [proc1_dict, proc2_dict]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo1_dict], procs)
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        exp = ExpectedGetTodo(1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 1)
+        self.post_exp_day([exp], {'new_todo': [1]})
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 2)
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test chain of Processes shown as potential step nodes
-        self.post_process(2, proc_post)
-        self.post_process(3, proc_post)
-        self.post_process(4, proc_post)
-        self.post_process(1, self._proc1_form_data | {'new_top_step': 2})
-        self.post_process(2, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 3, 'step_of': [1]})
-        self.post_process(3, proc_post | {'new_top_step': 4, 'step_of': [2]})
-        proc1_dict['explicit_steps'] = [1]
-        proc2_dict['explicit_steps'] = [2]
-        proc3_dict = self.proc_as_dict(3, explicit_steps=[3])
-        proc4_dict = self.proc_as_dict(4)
-        procs += [proc3_dict, proc4_dict]
-        procsteps = [self.procstep_as_dict(1, 1, 2, None),
-                     self.procstep_as_dict(2, 2, 3, None),
-                     self.procstep_as_dict(3, 3, 4, None)]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo1_dict], procs, procsteps)
-        step_proc4 = self._step_as_dict(3, [], 4)
-        step_proc3 = self._step_as_dict(2, [step_proc4], 3)
-        step_proc2 = self._step_as_dict(1, [step_proc3], 2, fillable=True)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc2]
-        expected['adoption_candidates_for'] = {'2': [], '3': [], '4': []}
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 3)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {}, 4)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': 2}, 1)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': 3, 'step_of': [1]}, 2)
+        self.post_exp_process([exp], {'new_top_step': 4, 'step_of': [2]}, 3)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(1, 1, 2, None),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(2, 2, 3, None),
+                                    exp.procstep_as_dict(3, 3, 4, None)])
+        step3_proc4 = exp.step_as_dict(3, [], 4)
+        step2_proc3 = exp.step_as_dict(2, [step3_proc4], 3)
+        step1_proc2 = exp.step_as_dict(1, [step2_proc3], 2, fillable=True)
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc2])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
         # test display of parallel chains
         proc_steps_post = {'new_top_step': 4, 'keep_step': [1],
                            'step_1_process_id': 2, 'steps': [1, 4]}
-        self.post_process(1, self._proc1_form_data | proc_steps_post)
-        proc1_dict['explicit_steps'] = [1, 4]
-        step2_proc4 = self._step_as_dict(4, [], 4, fillable=True)
-        procsteps += [self.procstep_as_dict(4, 1, 4, None)]
-        expected = self.GET_todo_dict(1, [todo1_dict], procs, procsteps)
-        expected['steps_todo_to_process'] = [step_proc2, step2_proc4]
-        expected['adoption_candidates_for'] = {'2': [], '3': [], '4': []}
-        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', expected)
-
-    def test_do_POST_doneness_relations(self) -> None:
+        self.post_exp_process([], proc_steps_post, 1)
+        step4_proc4 = exp.step_as_dict(4, [], 4, fillable=True)
+        exp.lib_set('ProcessStep', [exp.procstep_as_dict(4, 1, 4, None)])
+        exp.set('steps_todo_to_process', [step1_proc2, step4_proc4])
+        self.check_json_get('/todo?id=1', exp)
+
+    def test_POST_todo_doneness_relations(self) -> None:
         """Test Todo.is_done Condition, adoption relations for /todo POSTs."""
+        self.post_exp_process([], {}, 1)
         # test Todo with adoptee can only be set done if adoptee is done too
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
-        self._make_todo_via_day_post(1)
+        self.post_exp_day([], {'new_todo': [1]})
+        self.post_exp_day([], {'new_todo': [1]})
         self.check_post({'adopt': 2, 'done': ''}, '/todo?id=1', 400)
         self.check_post({'done': ''}, '/todo?id=2')
         self.check_post({'adopt': 2, 'done': ''}, '/todo?id=1', 302)
@@ -622,84 +567,3 @@ class TestsWithServer(TestCaseWithServer):
         self.check_post({'disables': [1]}, '/todo?id=1')
         self.check_post({'disables': [1], 'done': ''}, '/todo?id=1')
         self.check_post({'blockers': [1]}, '/todo?id=2')
-
-    def test_do_POST_day_todo_adoption(self) -> None:
-        """Test Todos posted to Day view may adopt existing Todos."""
-        form_data = self.post_process(
-                2, self._proc1_form_data | {'new_top_step': 1})
-        form_data = {'day_comment': '', 'new_todo': 1, 'make_type': 'full'}
-        self.check_post(form_data, '/day?date=2024-01-01&make_type=full', 302)
-        form_data['new_todo'] = 2
-        self.check_post(form_data, '/day?date=2024-01-01&make_type=full', 302)
-        todo1 = Todo.by_date(self.db_conn, '2024-01-01')[0]
-        todo2 = Todo.by_date(self.db_conn, '2024-01-01')[1]
-        self.assertEqual(todo1.children, [])
-        self.assertEqual(todo1.parents, [todo2])
-        self.assertEqual(todo2.children, [todo1])
-        self.assertEqual(todo2.parents, [])
-
-    def test_do_POST_day_todo_multiple_inner_adoption(self) -> None:
-        """Test multiple Todos can be posted to Day view w. inner adoption."""
-
-        def key_order_func(t: Todo) -> int:
-            assert isinstance(t.process.id_, int)
-            return t.process.id_
-
-        def check_adoption(date: str, new_todos: list[int]) -> None:
-            form_data = {'day_comment': '', 'new_todo': new_todos,
-                         'make_type': 'full'}
-            self.check_post(form_data, f'/day?date={date}&make_type=full', 302)
-            day_todos = Todo.by_date(self.db_conn, date)
-            day_todos.sort(key=key_order_func)
-            todo1 = day_todos[0]
-            todo2 = day_todos[1]
-            self.assertEqual(todo1.children, [])
-            self.assertEqual(todo1.parents, [todo2])
-            self.assertEqual(todo2.children, [todo1])
-            self.assertEqual(todo2.parents, [])
-
-        def check_nesting_adoption(process_id: int, date: str,
-                                   new_top_steps: list[int]) -> None:
-            form_data = {'title': '', 'description': '', 'effort': 1,
-                         'step_of': [2]}
-            form_data = self.post_process(1, form_data)
-            form_data['new_top_step'] = new_top_steps
-            form_data['step_of'] = []
-            form_data = self.post_process(process_id, form_data)
-            form_data = {'day_comment': '', 'new_todo': [process_id],
-                         'make_type': 'full'}
-            self.check_post(form_data, f'/day?date={date}&make_type=full', 302)
-            day_todos = Todo.by_date(self.db_conn, date)
-            day_todos.sort(key=key_order_func, reverse=True)
-            self.assertEqual(len(day_todos), 3)
-            todo1 = day_todos[0]  # process of process_id
-            todo2 = day_todos[1]  # process 2
-            todo3 = day_todos[2]  # process 1
-            self.assertEqual(sorted(todo1.children), sorted([todo2, todo3]))
-            self.assertEqual(todo1.parents, [])
-            self.assertEqual(todo2.children, [todo3])
-            self.assertEqual(todo2.parents, [todo1])
-            self.assertEqual(todo3.children, [])
-            self.assertEqual(sorted(todo3.parents), sorted([todo2, todo1]))
-
-        self.post_process(2, self._proc1_form_data | {'new_top_step': 1})
-        check_adoption('2024-01-01', [1, 2])
-        check_adoption('2024-01-02', [2, 1])
-        check_nesting_adoption(3, '2024-01-03', [1, 2])
-        check_nesting_adoption(4, '2024-01-04', [2, 1])
-
-    def test_do_POST_day_todo_doneness(self) -> None:
-        """Test Todo doneness can be posted to Day view."""
-        form_data = {'day_comment': '', 'new_todo': [1], 'make_type': 'full'}
-        self.check_post(form_data, '/day?date=2024-01-01&make_type=full', 302)
-        todo = Todo.by_date(self.db_conn, '2024-01-01')[0]
-        form_data = {'day_comment': '', 'todo_id': [1], 'make_type': 'full',
-                     'comment': [''], 'done': [], 'effort': ['']}
-        self.check_post(form_data, '/day?date=2024-01-01&make_type=full', 302)
-        todo = Todo.by_date(self.db_conn, '2024-01-01')[0]
-        self.assertEqual(todo.is_done, False)
-        form_data = {'day_comment': '', 'todo_id': [1], 'done': [1],
-                     'make_type': 'full', 'comment': [''], 'effort': ['']}
-        self.check_post(form_data, '/day?date=2024-01-01&make_type=full', 302)
-        todo = Todo.by_date(self.db_conn, '2024-01-01')[0]
-        self.assertEqual(todo.is_done, True)
index c428f4c05719767eb89f466da3419eb20c1d2571..f256345b03f7ef4d08451281856452ef9c30fb55 100644 (file)
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ 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 json import loads as json_loads, dumps as json_dumps
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from uuid import uuid4
 from os import remove as remove_file
+from pprint import pprint
 from plomtask.db import DatabaseFile, DatabaseConnection
 from plomtask.http import TaskHandler, TaskServer
 from plomtask.processes import Process, ProcessStep
@@ -499,93 +500,217 @@ class TestCaseWithDB(TestCaseAugmented):
         self.check_identity_with_cache_and_db([])
 
 
-class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
-    """Module tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
-
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        super().setUp()
-        self.httpd = TaskServer(self.db_file, ('localhost', 0), TaskHandler)
-        self.server_thread = Thread(target=self.httpd.serve_forever)
-        self.server_thread.daemon = True
-        self.server_thread.start()
-        self.conn = HTTPConnection(str(self.httpd.server_address[0]),
-                                   self.httpd.server_address[1])
-        self.httpd.render_mode = 'json'
+class Expected:
+    """Builder of (JSON-like) dict to compare against responses of test server.
+
+    Collects all items and relations we expect expressed in the server's JSON
+    responses and puts them into the proper json.dumps-friendly dict structure,
+    accessibla via .as_dict, to compare them in TestsWithServer.check_json_get.
+
+    On its own provides for .as_dict output only {"_library": …}, initialized
+    from .__init__ and to be directly manipulated via the .lib* methods.
+    Further structures of the expected response may be added and kept
+    up-to-date by subclassing .__init__, .recalc, and .d.
+
+    NB: Lots of expectations towards server behavior will be made explicit here
+    (or in the subclasses) rather than in the actual TestCase methods' code.
+    """
+    _default_dict: dict[str, Any]
+    _forced: dict[str, Any]
+    _fields: dict[str, Any]
+    _on_empty_make_temp: tuple[str, str]
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 todos: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+                 procs: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+                 procsteps: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+                 conds: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+                 days: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None
+                 ) -> None:
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+        for name in ['_default_dict', '_fields', '_forced']:
+            if not hasattr(self, name):
+                setattr(self, name, {})
+        self._lib = {}
+        for title, items in [('Todo', todos),
+                             ('Process', procs),
+                             ('ProcessStep', procsteps),
+                             ('Condition', conds),
+                             ('Day', days)]:
+            if items:
+                self._lib[title] = self._as_refs(items)
+        for k, v in self._default_dict.items():
+            if k not in self._fields:
+                self._fields[k] = v
+
+    def recalc(self) -> None:
+        """Update internal dictionary by subclass-specific rules."""
+        todos = self.lib_all('Todo')
+        for todo in todos:
+            todo['parents'] = []
+        for todo in todos:
+            for child_id in todo['children']:
+                self.lib_get('Todo', child_id)['parents'] += [todo['id']]
+            todo['children'].sort()
+        procsteps = self.lib_all('ProcessStep')
+        procs = self.lib_all('Process')
+        for proc in procs:
+            proc['explicit_steps'] = [s['id'] for s in procsteps
+                                      if s['owner_id'] == proc['id']]
+
+    @property
+    def as_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return dict to compare against test server JSON responses."""
+        make_temp = False
+        if hasattr(self, '_on_empty_make_temp'):
+            category, dicter = getattr(self, '_on_empty_make_temp')
+            id_ = self._fields[category.lower()]
+            make_temp = not bool(self.lib_get(category, id_))
+            if make_temp:
+                f = getattr(self, dicter)
+                self.lib_set(category, [f(id_)])
+        self.recalc()
+        d = {'_library': self._lib}
+        for k, v in self._fields.items():
+            # we expect everything sortable to be sorted
+            if isinstance(v, list) and k not in self._forced:
+                # NB: if we don't test for v being list, sorted() on an empty
+                # dict may return an empty list
+                try:
+                    v = sorted(v)
+                except TypeError:
+                    pass
+            d[k] = v
+        for k, v in self._forced.items():
+            d[k] = v
+        if make_temp:
+            json = json_dumps(d)
+            self.lib_del(category, id_)
+            d = json_loads(json)
+        return d
 
-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        self.httpd.shutdown()
-        self.httpd.server_close()
-        self.server_thread.join()
-        super().tearDown()
+    def lib_get(self, category: str, id_: str | int) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """From library, return item of category and id_, or empty dict."""
+        str_id = str(id_)
+        if category in self._lib and str_id in self._lib[category]:
+            return self._lib[category][str_id]
+        return {}
+
+    def lib_all(self, category: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """From library, return items of category, or [] if none."""
+        if category in self._lib:
+            return list(self._lib[category].values())
+        return []
+
+    def lib_set(self, category: str, items: list[dict[str, object]]) -> None:
+        """Update library for category with items."""
+        if category not in self._lib:
+            self._lib[category] = {}
+        for k, v in self._as_refs(items).items():
+            self._lib[category][k] = v
+
+    def lib_del(self, category: str, id_: str | int) -> None:
+        """Remove category element of id_ from library."""
+        del self._lib[category][str(id_)]
+        if 0 == len(self._lib[category]):
+            del self._lib[category]
+
+    def lib_wipe(self, category: str) -> None:
+        """Remove category from library."""
+        if category in self._lib:
+            del self._lib[category]
+
+    def set(self, field_name: str, value: object) -> None:
+        """Set top-level .as_dict field."""
+        self._fields[field_name] = value
+
+    def force(self, field_name: str, value: object) -> None:
+        """Set ._forced field to ensure value in .as_dict."""
+        self._forced[field_name] = value
 
     @staticmethod
-    def as_id_list(items: list[dict[str, object]]) -> list[int | str]:
-        """Return list of only 'id' fields of items."""
-        # NB: To tighten the mypy test, consider to, instead of returning
-        # list[str | int], returnlist[int] | list[str]. But since so far to me
-        # the only way to make that work seems to be to repaclement of the
-        # currently active last line with complexity of the out-commented code
-        # block beneath, I currently opt for the status quo.
-        id_list = []
-        for item in items:
-            assert isinstance(item['id'], (int, str))
-            id_list += [item['id']]
-        return id_list
-        # if id_list:
-        #     if isinstance(id_list[0], int):
-        #         for id_ in id_list:
-        #             assert isinstance(id_, int)
-        #         l_int: list[int] = [id_ for id_ in id_list
-        #                             if isinstance(id_, int)]
-        #         return l_int
-        #     for id_ in id_list:
-        #         assert isinstance(id_, str)
-        #     l_str: list[str] = [id_ for id_ in id_list
-        #                         if isinstance(id_, str)]
-        #     return l_str
-        # return []
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def as_refs(items: list[dict[str, object]]
-                ) -> dict[str, dict[str, object]]:
+    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 as_ids(items: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[int] | list[str]:
+        """Return list of only 'id' fields of items."""
+        return [item['id'] for item in items]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def day_as_dict(date: str, comment: str = '') -> dict[str, object]:
+        """Return JSON of Day to expect."""
+        return {'id': date, 'comment': comment, 'todos': []}
+
+    def set_day_from_post(self, date: str, d: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Set Day of date in library based on POST dict d."""
+        day = self.day_as_dict(date)
+        for k, v in d.items():
+            if 'day_comment' == k:
+                day['comment'] = v
+            elif 'new_todo' == k:
+                next_id = 1
+                for todo in self.lib_all('Todo'):
+                    if next_id <= todo['id']:
+                        next_id = todo['id'] + 1
+                for proc_id in sorted(v):
+                    todo = self.todo_as_dict(next_id, proc_id, date)
+                    self.lib_set('Todo', [todo])
+                    next_id += 1
+            elif 'done' == k:
+                for todo_id in v:
+                    self.lib_get('Todo', todo_id)['is_done'] = True
+            elif 'todo_id' == k:
+                for i, todo_id in enumerate(v):
+                    t = self.lib_get('Todo', todo_id)
+                    if 'comment' in d:
+                        t['comment'] = d['comment'][i]
+                    if 'effort' in d:
+                        effort = d['effort'][i] if d['effort'][i] else None
+                        t['effort'] = effort
+        self.lib_set('Day', [day])
+
     @staticmethod
     def cond_as_dict(id_: int = 1,
                      is_active: bool = False,
-                     titles: None | list[str] = None,
-                     descriptions: None | list[str] = None
+                     title: None | str = None,
+                     description: None | 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 procstep_as_dict(id_: int,
-                         owner_id: int,
-                         step_process_id: int,
-                         parent_step_id: int | None = None
-                         ) -> dict[str, object]:
-        """Return JSON of Process to expect."""
-        return {'id': id_,
-                'owner_id': owner_id,
-                'step_process_id': step_process_id,
-                'parent_step_id': parent_step_id}
+        versioned: dict[str, dict[str, object]]
+        versioned = {'title': {}, 'description': {}}
+        if title is not None:
+            versioned['title']['0'] = title
+        if description is not None:
+            versioned['description']['0'] = description
+        return {'id': id_, 'is_active': is_active, '_versioned': versioned}
+
+    def set_cond_from_post(self, id_: int, d: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Set Condition of id_ in library based on POST dict d."""
+        if d == {'delete': ''}:
+            self.lib_del('Condition', id_)
+            return
+        cond = self.lib_get('Condition', id_)
+        if cond:
+            cond['is_active'] = d['is_active']
+            for category in ['title', 'description']:
+                if category in cond['_versioned']:
+                    history = cond['_versioned'][category]
+                    if len(history) > 0:
+                        last_i = sorted([int(k) for k in history.keys()])[-1]
+                        if d[category] != history[str(last_i)]:
+                            history[str(last_i + 1)] = d[category]
+                        continue
+                cond['_versioned'][category]['0'] = d[category]
+        else:
+            cond = self.cond_as_dict(
+                    id_, d['is_active'], d['title'], d['description'])
+        self.lib_set('Condition', [cond])
 
     @staticmethod
     def todo_as_dict(id_: int = 1,
@@ -619,6 +744,36 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
              'enables': enables if enables else []}
         return d
 
+    def set_todo_from_post(self, id_: int, d: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Set Todo of id_ in library based on POST dict d."""
+        corrected_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        for k, v in d.items():
+            if k in {'adopt', 'step_filler'}:
+                if 'children' not in corrected_kwargs:
+                    corrected_kwargs['children'] = []
+                new_children = v if isinstance(v, list) else [v]
+                corrected_kwargs['children'] += new_children
+                continue
+            if 'done' == k:
+                k = 'is_done'
+            if k in {'is_done', 'calendarize'}:
+                v = True
+            corrected_kwargs[k] = v
+        todo = self.todo_as_dict(id_, **corrected_kwargs)
+        self.lib_set('Todo', [todo])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def procstep_as_dict(id_: int,
+                         owner_id: int,
+                         step_process_id: int,
+                         parent_step_id: int | None = None
+                         ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        """Return JSON of ProcessStep to expect."""
+        return {'id': id_,
+                'owner_id': owner_id,
+                'step_process_id': step_process_id,
+                'parent_step_id': parent_step_id}
+
     @staticmethod
     def proc_as_dict(id_: int = 1,
                      title: str = 'A',
@@ -637,15 +792,109 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
              'suppressed_steps': [],
              'explicit_steps': explicit_steps if explicit_steps else [],
              '_versioned': {
-                 'title': {0: title},
-                 'description': {0: description},
-                 'effort': {0: effort}},
+                 '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 set_proc_from_post(self, id_: int, d: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Set Process of id_ in library based on POST dict d."""
+        proc = self.lib_get('Process', id_)
+        if proc:
+            for k in ['title', 'description', 'effort']:
+                last_i = sorted(proc['_versioned'][k].keys())[-1]
+                if d[k] != proc['_versioned'][k][last_i]:
+                    proc['_versioned'][k][last_i + 1] = d[k]
+        else:
+            proc = self.proc_as_dict(id_,
+                                     d['title'], d['description'], d['effort'])
+        ignore = {'title', 'description', 'effort', 'new_top_step', 'step_of',
+                  'keep_step', 'steps'}
+        for k, v in d.items():
+            if k in ignore or k.startswith('step_'):
+                continue
+            if k in {'calendarize'}:
+                v = True
+            elif k in {'suppressed_steps', 'explicit_steps', 'conditions',
+                       'disables', 'enables', 'blockers'}:
+                if not isinstance(v, list):
+                    v = [v]
+            proc[k] = v
+        self.lib_set('Process', [proc])
+
+
+class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
+    """Module tests against our HTTP server/handler (and database)."""
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        super().setUp()
+        self.httpd = TaskServer(self.db_file, ('localhost', 0), TaskHandler)
+        self.server_thread = Thread(target=self.httpd.serve_forever)
+        self.server_thread.daemon = True
+        self.server_thread.start()
+        self.conn = HTTPConnection(str(self.httpd.server_address[0]),
+                                   self.httpd.server_address[1])
+        self.httpd.render_mode = 'json'
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        self.httpd.shutdown()
+        self.httpd.server_close()
+        self.server_thread.join()
+        super().tearDown()
+
+    def post_exp_cond(self,
+                      exps: list[Expected],
+                      id_: int,
+                      payload: dict[str, object],
+                      path_suffix: str = '',
+                      redir_suffix: str = ''
+                      ) -> None:
+        """POST /condition(s), appropriately update Expecteds."""
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+        path = f'/condition{path_suffix}'
+        redir = f'/condition{redir_suffix}'
+        self.check_post(payload, path, redir=redir)
+        for exp in exps:
+            exp.set_cond_from_post(id_, payload)
+
+    def post_exp_day(self,
+                     exps: list[Expected],
+                     payload: dict[str, Any],
+                     date: str = '2024-01-01'
+                     ) -> None:
+        """POST /day, appropriately update Expecteds."""
+        if 'make_type' not in payload:
+            payload['make_type'] = 'empty'
+        if 'day_comment' not in payload:
+            payload['day_comment'] = ''
+        target = f'/day?date={date}'
+        redir_to = f'{target}&make_type={payload["make_type"]}'
+        self.check_post(payload, target, 302, redir_to)
+        for exp in exps:
+            exp.set_day_from_post(date, payload)
+
+    def post_exp_process(self,
+                         exps: list[Expected],
+                         payload: dict[str, Any],
+                         id_: int,
+                         ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        """POST /process, appropriately update Expecteds."""
+        if 'title' not in payload:
+            payload['title'] = 'foo'
+        if 'description' not in payload:
+            payload['description'] = 'foo'
+        if 'effort' not in payload:
+            payload['effort'] = 1.1
+        self.check_post(payload, f'/process?id={id_}',
+                        redir=f'/process?id={id_}')
+        for exp in exps:
+            exp.set_proc_from_post(id_, payload)
+        return payload
+
     def check_redirect(self, target: str) -> None:
         """Check that self.conn answers with a 302 redirect to target."""
         response = self.conn.getresponse()
@@ -679,17 +928,7 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
         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:
+    def check_json_get(self, path: str, expected: Expected) -> None:
         """Compare JSON on GET path with expected.
 
         To simplify comparison of VersionedAttribute histories, transforms
@@ -700,24 +939,61 @@ class TestCaseWithServer(TestCaseWithDB):
         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()
+                    for category in item['_versioned']:
+                        vals = item['_versioned'][category].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])
+                            history[str(i)] = val
+                        item['_versioned'][category] = history
+                for category in list(item.keys()):
+                    rewrite_history_keys_in(item[category])
             elif isinstance(item, list):
                 item[:] = [rewrite_history_keys_in(i) for i in item]
             return item
 
+        def walk_diffs(path: str, cmp1: object, cmp2: object) -> None:
+            # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
+            def warn(intro: str, val: object) -> None:
+                if isinstance(val, (str, int, float)):
+                    print(intro, val)
+                else:
+                    print(intro)
+                    pprint(val)
+            if cmp1 != cmp2:
+                if isinstance(cmp1, dict) and isinstance(cmp2, dict):
+                    for k, v in cmp1.items():
+                        if k not in cmp2:
+                            warn(f'DIFF {path}: retrieved lacks {k}', v)
+                        elif v != cmp2[k]:
+                            walk_diffs(f'{path}:{k}', v, cmp2[k])
+                    for k in [k for k in cmp2.keys() if k not in cmp1]:
+                        warn(f'DIFF {path}: expected lacks retrieved\'s {k}',
+                             cmp2[k])
+                elif isinstance(cmp1, list) and isinstance(cmp2, list):
+                    for i, v1 in enumerate(cmp1):
+                        if i >= len(cmp2):
+                            warn(f'DIFF {path}[{i}] retrieved misses:', v1)
+                        elif v1 != cmp2[i]:
+                            walk_diffs(f'{path}[{i}]', v1, cmp2[i])
+                    if len(cmp2) > len(cmp1):
+                        for i, v2 in enumerate(cmp2[len(cmp1):]):
+                            warn(f'DIFF {path}[{len(cmp1)+i}] misses:', v2)
+                else:
+                    warn(f'DIFF {path} – for expected:', cmp1)
+                    warn('… and for retrieved:', cmp2)
+
         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)
-        # import pprint
-        # pprint.pprint(expected)
-        # pprint.pprint(retrieved)
-        self.assertEqual(expected, retrieved)
+        cmp = expected.as_dict
+        try:
+            self.assertEqual(cmp, retrieved)
+        except AssertionError as e:
+            print('EXPECTED:')
+            pprint(cmp)
+            print('RETRIEVED:')
+            pprint(retrieved)
+            walk_diffs('', cmp, retrieved)
+            raise e