Testing

Orbit ships a tiny helper for resource tests — assert the form and table look right, and that validation fires.

from almasix.orbit.testing import LiveResource

from app.orbit.post_resource import PostResource


def test_post_resource():
    live = LiveResource(PostResource)

    live.assert_form_has_field("title")
    live.assert_table_has_column("title")

    errors = live.fill_form({})
    assert "title" in errors

    errors = live.fill_form({"title": "Hello", "slug": "hello"})
    assert errors == {}

What it does

Method	Behaviour
assert_form_has_field(name)	Field exists on get_form()
assert_table_has_column(name)	Column exists on get_table()
fill_form(data)	Returns form.validate(data)

Import from almasix.orbit.testing — it’s not re-exported on the top-level almasix.orbit package.

Tips

• Test permissions with real user fixtures and Resource.can_*.
• For HTML smoke tests, call .render() on forms/tables and assert on .or-* class names.
• Keep resource classes free of request state so LiveResource stays a pure unit check.

Pair with Almasix’s HTTP and console test guides in the main docs.