Here is some “science fiction” I’m working on at the moment for testing the Django admin app with Selenium. I call it science fiction because the I’m still working on the code that will actually read this and execute it correctly in the browser.

I imagine the source document will be HTML with a scent of ReStructuredText and a dash of Doctest. The intention is that the “doctest” code is written in JavaScript, interpreted and executed by the Selenium engine on the fly inside the browser.

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See.Spot.Login.to.Django
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To modify data in Django, you'll need to login to the 
administrative application with your username and 
password. For the purposes of this demonstration, 
I'll assume you are a dog and that your name is 'Spot'.

First, please navigate to the login page.

  >>> see.spot.open.the.url ('http://localhost:8080/admin')


You should now see a page with a form asking for 
username and password. 

  >>> var username = see.spot.get ('username')
  >>> var password = see.spot.get ('password')

  >>> see.spot.type(username).into.the.field.id ('username')
  >>> see.spot.type(password).into.the.field.id ('password')
  >>> see.spot.click.the.button.where ('id', 'submit')


Verify that you're now logged in and that you see 
the main administrative dashboard.

  >>> see.spot.verify.page.text.containts ('Welcome, Spot')
  >>> see.spot.verify.existence.of.link ('text', 'Log out')


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See.Spot.Log.out.of.Django
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When you're done editing data in Django, it's good 
practice to log out. Logging out will expire your session 
cookie and prevent other people from using your login 
credentials with the same computer and browser.

  >>> see.spot.click.the.link.where ('id', 'logout')
  >>> see.spot.verify.page.text.contains ('Thanks')
  >>> see.spot.verify.exisitence.of.link ('text', 'Log in again')


You are now logged out! Good boy, Spot!  

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