plugged up some testing holes with explicit placeholder urls in views and unit tests; most tests now pass

apps/dashboard/tests.py

@@ -8,19 +8,10 @@ class HomePageTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_renders_input_form(self):
         response = self.client.get('/')
-        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST">')
+        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST"')
+        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST" action="/">')
         self.assertContains(response, '<input name="item_text"')
 
-    def test_displays_all_list_items(self):
-        # Given/Arrange
-        Item.objects.create(text='itemey 1')
-        Item.objects.create(text='itemey 2')
-        # When/Act
-        response = self.client.get('/')
-        # Then/Assert
-        self.assertContains(response, 'itemey 1')
-        self.assertContains(response, 'itemey 2')
-
     def test_can_save_a_POST_request(self):
         self. client.post('/', data={'item_text': "A new list item"})
         self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 1)
@@ -29,7 +20,7 @@ class HomePageTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_redirects_after_POST(self):
         response = self.client.post('/', data={'item_text': 'A new list item'})
-        self.assertRedirects(response, '/')
+        self.assertRedirects(response, '/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
 
     def test_only_saves_items_when_necessary(self):
         self.client.get('/')
@@ -53,3 +44,20 @@ class ItemModelTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(first_saved_item.text, "The first (ever) list item")
         self.assertEqual(second_saved_item.text, "A sequel somehow better than the first")
 
+class ListViewTest(TestCase):
+    def test_renders_input_form(self):
+        response = self.client.get('/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
+        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST"')
+        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST" action="/">')
+        self.assertContains(response, '<input name="item_text"')
+
+    def test_displays_all_list_items(self):
+        # Given/Arrange
+        Item.objects.create(text='itemey 1')
+        Item.objects.create(text='itemey 2')
+        # When/Act
+        response = self.client.get('/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
+        # Then/Assert
+        self.assertContains(response, 'itemey 1')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'itemey 2')
+ 

apps/dashboard/views.py

@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ from .models import Item
 def home_page(request):
     if request.method == 'POST':
         Item.objects.create(text=request.POST['item_text'])
-        return redirect('/')
+        return redirect('/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
     
     items = Item.objects.all()
     return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/home.html', {'items': items})
+
+def view_list(request):
+    items = Item.objects.all()
+    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/home.html', {'items': items})

core/urls.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import path
-from apps.dashboard.views import home_page
+from apps.dashboard import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
-    path('', home_page, name='home'),
+    path('', views.home_page, name='home'),
+    path('apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/', views.view_list, name='view_list'),
 ]

functional_tests/tests.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class NewVisitorTest(LiveServerTestCase):
         self.wait_for_row_in_list_table('1. Buy peacock feathers')
 
         edith_dash_url = self.browser.current_url
-        self.assertRegex(edith_dash_url, '/dashboard/.+')
+        self.assertRegex(edith_dash_url, '/apps/dashboard/.+')
 
         self.browser.delete_all_cookies()
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class NewVisitorTest(LiveServerTestCase):
         self.wait_for_row_in_list_table('1. Buy milk')
 
         francis_dash_url = self.browser.current_url
-        self.assertRegex(francis_dash_url, '/dashboard/.+')
+        self.assertRegex(francis_dash_url, '/apps/dashboard/.+')
         self.assertNotEqual(francis_dash_url, edith_dash_url)
 
         page_text = self.browser.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'body').text

templates/apps/dashboard/home.html

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </head>
     <body>
         <h1>Your To-Do List</h1>
-        <form method="POST">
+        <form method="POST" action="/">
             <input name="item_text" id="id-new-item" placeholder="Enter a to-do item">
             {% csrf_token %}
         </form>