added boilerplate to be able to run tests from anywhere. Added test for validate_and_insert too.

gluon/tests/test_http.py

@@ -6,10 +6,36 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import unittest
-if os.path.isdir('gluon'):
-    sys.path.append(os.path.realpath('gluon'))
-else:
-    sys.path.append(os.path.realpath('../'))
+
+
+def fix_sys_path():
+    """
+    logic to have always the correct sys.path
+     '', web2py/gluon, web2py/site-packages, web2py/ ...
+    """
+
+    def add_path_first(path):
+        sys.path = [path] + [p for p in sys.path if (
+            not p == path and not p == (path + '/'))]
+
+    path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path,'web2py.py')):
+        i = 0
+        while i<10:
+            i += 1
+            if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path,'web2py.py')):
+                break
+            path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, '..'))
+
+    paths = [path,
+             os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, 'site-packages')),
+             os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, 'gluon')),
+             '']
+    [add_path_first(path) for path in paths]
+
+fix_sys_path()
+
 
 from http import HTTP, defined_status
 
@@ -21,12 +47,12 @@ class TestHTTP(unittest.TestCase):
         """ Tests http status code message """
 
         h = HTTP
-        
+
         def gen_status_str(code, message):
             return str(code) + ' ' + str(message)
         message = '1423 This is a custom message'
         code = 1423
-        self.assertEqual(str(h(gen_status_str(code, message))), 
+        self.assertEqual(str(h(gen_status_str(code, message))),
                          gen_status_str(code, message))
 
         # test predefined codes
@@ -34,16 +60,16 @@ class TestHTTP(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(
                 str(h(code)),
                 gen_status_str(code, defined_status[code]))
-        
-        # test correct use of status_message 
+
+        # test correct use of status_message
         for code in defined_status.keys():
-            self.assertEqual(str(h(gen_status_str(code, message))), 
+            self.assertEqual(str(h(gen_status_str(code, message))),
                              gen_status_str(code, message))
 
         # test wrong call detection
 
-        
 
-        
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()