[AF] How to properly test view functions?

So I have this view function:

@app.route('/submit', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@login_required
def submit():
"""View function for the submit site, which contains a standard
form. Creates initial variables for mutable variables like
upvotes, downvotes and importance, to avoid any TypeErrors."""
form = SubmitForm()
if form.validate_on_submit():
post = Post(title=form.title.data, text=form.text.data, user_id=current_user.id, topics=[Topic(tag_name=form.topics.data)])
post.upvotes = 1
post.downvotes = 0
post.importance = 1
post.score = post.get_score()
db.session.add(post)
db.session.commit()

flash('You have now made a post!')
return redirect(url_for('index'))
return render_template('submit.html', title='Submit', form=form)

How would I properly test this works?

The testing function I'm using is this:

def test_submit(self):
"""Tests to see whether the /submit route will work"""
self.post = Post(title="Title", text="Text", user_id=1, topics=[Topic(tag_name="topic1"), Topic(tag_name="topic2")])
self.post.upvotes = 1
self.post.downvotes = 0
self.post.importance = 1
self.post.score = self.post.get_score()
db.session.add(self.post)
db.session.commit()
self.assertTrue(Post.query.filter_by(text="Text").first())
self.assertFalse(Post.query.filter_by(text="Not me").first())

I know this isn't the proper way of doing things, so how should I do it?

Here is the rest of my testing file, if needed:

https://github.com/ModoUnreal/dopenet/blob/master/tests/test_posts.py

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[AF] How do I send data route to route, in order to maintain a dynamic form?

This question is probably not asked correctly. I'll try to explain better below. I am also new to python and flask.

I am creating a flask web interface for a simple inventory system we have. I'm trying to have the following interaction:

USER: <Inputs part number into appropriate field>
SERVER: <Checks to see if on file>

if on file

SERVER: "Place bin on scale."
USER: <Places bin on scale>
*SCALE: <Weighs item and sends value to server>

*My issue

Here is my issue: the scale data sent is not within scope of the "inventory" route. Is there a better way to go about this?

**My Direction:**

I want the user to have the form readily available for another form input if necessary. I also want to print the new data with some data pulled from the database after the item is weighed.

**app/routes.py**

from flask import render_template, flash, redirect, url_for, request, jsonify
from app import app, db
from app.forms import LoginForm, RegistrationForm, PrintLabelForm, \
InventoryForm1, InventoryForm2
from flask_login import current_user, login_user, logout_user, login_required
from app.models import *
import scale as s

@app.route('/inventory', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@login_required
def inventory():
form = InventoryForm1()
# if form.validate_on_submit(): # Checks form submission syntax validity
if "submit" in request.form: # Checks form submission syntax validity
item = Items.query.filter_by(ItemCode=form.itemCode.data).first()
measurement = Measurements.query.filter_by(partNumber=form.itemCode.data).first()

# Checks if part number field is correct
if item is None: # No input for the field
flash('Item not on file.')
return redirect(url_for('inventory'))
elif measurement is None: # No current measurements available
flash('No previous measurements found for, ' + item.ItemCodeDesc + '.')
flash('Place empty container on scale.')
# while container is not containerChange and keyboardIdle:
# await item data input
else: # Generate Item Report
flash('Place bin on scale.')
# User clicks "Weigh Item"

return render_template('inventory.html', title='Inventory', form=form)

@app.route('/weighItem', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@login_required
def weighItem():
weight = s.runScale("getWeight", 0)
return jsonify(weight=weight)

**app/templates/base.html**

<script>
function weighItem() {
$.post('/weighItem', {
}).done(function(response) {
$("#result").text(response.weight);
alert(response.weight);
}).fail(function() {
$.text("Error: Could not contact server.");
});
}
</script>

**app/templates/inventory.html**

{% extends "base.html" %}
{% import 'bootstrap/wtf.html' as wtf %}

{% block app_content %}
<h1>Inventory</h1>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">
{{ wtf.quick_form(form) }}
<a href="javascript:weighItem()" id="weighItem">Weigh Item</a>
<p id="result"> </p>
</div>
</div>
{% endblock %}



**Some Notes:**

I am using the [https://github.com/tatobari/hx711py](https://github.com/tatobari/hx711py) for a scale.

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How to run a task after flask server starts?

Hey guys, I'm trying to run my flask site in a pyqt5 GUI interface however after app.run(), all functions afterward are ignored until I close the server. This results in me getting a 404 from the PyQT interface. Anyone know how to run the flask server and allow a function to run after it? If it is possible, it would actually be better if I could run them at the same time. Thanks guys



**EDIT**: solved this actually
did the following

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#thing to be done by pyqt
t = threading.Thread(target=pyqt_function)
t.daemon = True
t.start()
app.run()


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[packages]
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django-dotenv = "*"

[dev-packages]
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