from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve
from django.test import TestCase
from django.http import HttpRequest
from django.template.loader import render_to_string

from .views import home_page


class HomePageTest(TestCase):

    def test_root_url_resolves_to_home_page_view(self):
        found = resolve('/')
        self.assertEqual(found.func, home_page)

    def test_home_page_returns_correct_html(self):
        request = HttpRequest()
        response = home_page(request)
        expected_html = render_to_string('home.html')
        self.assertEqual(response.content.decode(), expected_html)

from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve
from django.test import TestCase

from .views import home_page


class HomePageTest(TestCase):

    def test_root_url_resolves_to_home_page_view(self):
        found = resolve('/')
        self.assertEqual(found.func, home_page)

    def test_home_page_returns_correct_html(self):
        response = self.client.get('/')
        html = response.content.decode('utf8')

        self.assertTrue(html.startswith('<html>'))
        self.assertIn('<title>To-Do lists</title>', html)
        self.assertTrue(html.strip().endswith('</html>'))

        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, 'home.html')

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