UPDATE: move the base URL to the .env file

Author: dhms013

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ jobs:
           export PYTHONPATH=.
           nohup python app.py > flask.log 2>&1 &
           sleep 5
+        env:
+          APP_HOST: ${{ secrets.APP_HOST }}
+          APP_PORT: ${{ secrets.APP_PORT }}
 
       - name: Run pytest tests
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           source venv/bin/activate
           export PYTHONPATH=.
           python tasks.py
+        env:
+          APP_HOST: ${{ secrets.APP_HOST }}
+          APP_PORT: ${{ secrets.APP_PORT }}
 
       - name: Upload Report
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

.gitignore

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ __pycache__/
 # Virtual Environment
 venv/
 .venv/
+.env
 
 # Pytest cache
 .pytest_cache/

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This is only backup repository. I'm starting to learn API test using Python in m
 ## Note
 - This repository contains a custom Flask application and custom Pytest scripts for automating API testing. The test scenarios cover simple CRUD API testing. The Flask application automatically generates JSON file as the database, and the Pytest scripts automatically generate and open HTML reports. Ensure you have Python installed before attempting this repository.
 - This repository tested on Windows 11, and WSL2. I can't test it using macOS or Linux desktop since I don't have Mac and not installing Linux desktop.
+- Before try this repository, you need to make '.env' file to save your 'APP_HOST' & 'APP_PORT'
 
 ## Steps to start this pytest using any terminal :
 1. python -m venv venv       # Create your virtual environment

app.py

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+import os
 from flask import Flask
-# Import all four method-specific blueprints
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+HOST = os.getenv('APP_HOST')
+PORT = int(os.getenv('APP_PORT'))
+
 from routes.post_users import post_bp
 from routes.get_users import get_bp
 from routes.put_users import put_bp
@@ -16,4 +22,4 @@
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Flask defaults to 127.0.0.1:5000. 
     # If you see 3000, you explicitly set it like this:
-    app.run(debug=True, host='127.0.0.1', port=3000)
+    app.run(debug=True, host=HOST, port=PORT)

requirements.txt

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ pytest-order
 requests
 Faker
 uuid
-pytest-html
+pytest-html
+python-dotenv

tests/conftest.py

@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 import requests
 import random
 import string
+import os
 from faker import Faker
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
+load_dotenv()
 fake = Faker()
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def base_url():
-    # Replace with your actual API's base URL
-    return "http://localhost:3000"
+    host = os.getenv('APP_HOST')
+    port = os.getenv('APP_PORT')
+    
+    if host and port:
+        return f"http://{host}:{port}"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("APP_HOST or APP_PORT not found in environment. Check .env file.")
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def shared_state():