This projects contains the source code examples accompanying the blog post: https://www.python-celery.com/2018/05/01/unit-testing-celery-tasks.

Docker use is highly recommended.

1. Bring up the docker stack: docker-compose up -d

2. Run unit tests: docker-compose exec app pyton -m unittest discover -vv

1. Install and start RabbitMQ: Ensure RabbitMQ runs on port 5672 and the user user with password password is set up

2. Create virtual environment: virtualenv celery-unit-test

3. Activate virtual environment: source activate celery-unit-test

4. Install pip packages: pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run unit tests: RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=user CELERY_BROKER_URL=amqp://user:password@localhost:5672 python -m unittest discover -vv