emancipated hardcoded form views & html from base.html, apps.dashboard.views, apps.dashboard.tests.test_views; added get_item_input_box() helper method to functional_tests.base & retrofitted the other FTs to utilize it

src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_views.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils import html
+from ..forms import EMPTY_ITEM_ERROR
 from ..models import Item, List
 import lxml.html
 
@@ -28,17 +29,22 @@ class NewListTest(TestCase):
         new_list = List.objects.get()
         self.assertRedirects(response, f'/apps/dashboard/{new_list.id}/')
 
-    def test_validation_errors_are_sent_back_to_home_page_template(self):
-        response = self.client.post("/apps/dashboard/newlist", data={"text": ""})
+    # Post invalid input helper
+    def post_invalid_input(self):
+        return self.client.post("/apps/dashboard/newlist", data={"text": ""})
+
+    def test_for_invalid_input_nothing_saved_to_db(self):
+        self.post_invalid_input()
+        self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_for_invalid_input_renders_list_template(self):
+        response = self.post_invalid_input()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "apps/dashboard/home.html")
-        expected_error = html.escape("You can't have an empty list item")
-        self.assertContains(response, expected_error)
-        
-    def test_invalid_list_items_never_save(self):
-        self.client.post("/apps/dashboard/newlist", data={"text": ""})
-        self.assertEqual(List.objects.count(), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_for_invalid_input_shows_error_on_page(self):
+        response = self.post_invalid_input()
+        self.assertContains(response, html.escape(EMPTY_ITEM_ERROR))
 
 class DashViewTest(TestCase):
     def test_uses_list_template(self):
@@ -94,13 +100,20 @@ class DashViewTest(TestCase):
 
         self.assertRedirects(response, f'/apps/dashboard/{correct_list.id}/')
 
-    def test_validation_errors_end_up_on_lists_page(self):
-        list_ = List.objects.create()
-        response = self.client.post(
-            f"/apps/dashboard/{list_.id}/",
-            data={"text": ""},
-        )
+    # Post invalid input helper
+    def post_invalid_input(self):
+        mylist = List.objects.create()
+        return self.client.post(f"/apps/dashboard/{mylist.id}/", data={"text": ""})
+
+    def test_for_invalid_input_nothing_saved_to_db(self):
+        self.post_invalid_input()
+        self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_for_invalid_input_renders_list_template(self):
+        response = self.post_invalid_input()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "apps/dashboard/list.html")
-        expected_error = html.escape("You can't have an empty list item")
-        self.assertContains(response, expected_error)
+
+    def test_for_invalid_input_shows_error_on_page(self):
+        response = self.post_invalid_input()
+        self.assertContains(response, html.escape(EMPTY_ITEM_ERROR))