FAQ¶
Can I change how the user answer is displayed?¶
See also
Yes, especially for list type prompts with multiple selection, printing selection
as a list is not ideal in a lot of scenarios. Use transformer parameter to customise it.
How can I do unittest when using InquirerPy?¶
Tip
Since InquirerPy module itself is tested, there’s no need to mock any futher/deeper than the API entrypoint (prompt and inquirer).
For Classic Syntax (PyInquirer) user, it would be just a direct mock on the prompt function.
Module/somefunction.py¶
from InquirerPy import prompt
def get_name():
return prompt({"type": "input", "message": "Name:"})
tests/test_somefunction.py¶
import unittest
from unittest.mock import patch
from Module.somefunction import get_name
class TestPrompt(unittest.TestCase):
@patch("Module.somefunction.prompt")
def test_get_name(self, mocked_prompt):
mocked_prompt.return_value = "hello"
result = get_name()
self.assertEqual(result, "hello")
For Alternate Syntax user, you’d have to mock 1 level deeper to the prompt class level.
Module/somefunction.py¶
from InquirerPy import inquirer
def get_name():
return inquirer.text(message="Name:").execute()
tests/test_somefunction.py¶
import unittest
from unittest.mock import patch
from Module.somefunction import get_name
class TestPrompt(unittest.TestCase):
@patch("Module.somefunction.inquirer.text")
def test_get_name(self, mocked_prompt):
mocked_prompt.return_value = "hello"
result = get_name()
self.assertEqual(result, "hello")