Product tests protect behavior, not just code
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Django Product Engineering · Lesson 9 of 12
Testing Django Products at Multiple Layers
Strengthen how Django products are checked across models, views, workflows, and user behavior.
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4 practice exercises
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What you will learn
- Explain why Django product tests should cover models, views, workflows, and user-facing behavior.
- Choose the right test layer for a product risk or rule.
- Design test data setup that makes a test clear without hiding the behavior being checked.
- Write regression checks for specialty-path navigation, access, and workflow behavior.
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28 minute lesson with 6 sections, 4 exercises, 5 checkpoint questions, and 1 homework submission.
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Use model tests for small rules
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Use view tests for access and response behavior
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Use workflow tests for product actions
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Make test data setup readable
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Turn bugs into regression checks
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Plan one Django product regression check
Choose one product behavior such as specialty lesson unlocks, staff access, dashboard filtering, background task state, or form submission. Write three short notes that name the behavior, the test layer that fits it, and the expected result the test should protect.
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