def makePlay(valClass):
"""Initiates and returns a play data access object with the values contained in valClass"""
dao = Play()
dao.url_title = valClass.url_title
dao.title = valClass.title
dao.director = valClass.director
dao.actors = valClass.actors
dao.description = valClass.description
dao.image = valClass.image
dao.show_times = valClass.show_times
return dao
def testCanRefreshPlaysFromDatabase(self):
"""Test if the play can be updated and the updated version is refreshed from the database"""
play = Play()
play.director = "Director"
play.url_title = "URL Title"
play.title = "Title"
play.save()
# This updates the title of all plays in the database. This may be a bad idea, but for now it works.
Play.objects.update(title="New Title")
play.refresh_from_db()
self.assertEqual("New Title", play.title)