Django Parallel Tests

Package allows running Django 1.6 test suites in parallel, greatly reducing time they take to run.

Requirements:

Install:

pip install django_test_async

Add to Django:

INSTALLED_APPS += ('django_test_async',)

Run:

$ time python manage.py test_async --processes 4

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Test async uses own test runner AsyncRunner which is a subclass of standard Django DiscoverRunner - modify if needed or include in your own runner.

Important:

• 'test_async' command substitutes settings.DATABASES engines

  with 'django.db.backends.sqlite3'

• some tests might not work in parallel

  TODO: add a conditional context manager there

• '--processes' parameter controls how many threads will be used,

  defaults to the number of CPUs, some experimantation needed for best result, #CPU * 1.2 works fine, test using eg. bash time