BUG: anonymous user in python requires prior login

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - #1 - Problems with pass as a credentials provider
+- #3 - Python client does login before the first request to circumvent problems
+  with anonymous role.
 
 
 

src/caosdb/connection/authentication/interface.py

@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class AbstractAuthenticator(ABC):
         Returns
         -------
         """
+        if self.auth_token is None:
+            self.login()
         if self.auth_token is not None:
             headers['Cookie'] = auth_token_to_cookie(self.auth_token)
 

src/caosdb/connection/mockup.py

@@ -75,7 +75,14 @@ class MockUpServerConnection(CaosDBServerConnection):
     just returns predefined responses which mimic the caosdb server."""
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.resources = []
+        self.resources = [self._login]
+
+    def _login(self, method, path, headers, body):
+        if method == "POST" and path == "login":
+            return MockUpResponse(200,
+                                  headers={"AuthToken":
+                                           "mockup-auth-token"},
+                                  body="")
 
     def configure(self, **kwargs):
         """This configure method does nothing."""

tox.ini

 [tox]
-envlist= py27, py34, py35, py36, py37
+envlist=py34, py35, py36, py37
 skip_missing_interpreters = true
 [testenv]
 deps=nose

unittests/test_administraction.py

@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ from caosdb import administration, configure_connection, get_connection
 from caosdb.connection.mockup import MockUpServerConnection, MockUpResponse
 
 
-def setup():
+def setup_module():
     configure_connection(url="unittests", username="testuser",
+                         password_method="plain",
                          password="testpassword", timeout=200,
                          implementation=MockUpServerConnection)
 

unittests/test_connection.py

@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ def test_connection_interface():
 
 
 def test_use_mockup_implementation():
-    configure_connection(implementation=MockUpServerConnection)
     with raiz(RuntimeError) as rerr:
         execute_query("FIND Something")
+    print(rerr.exception.args[0])
     eq(rerr.exception.args[0],
        "No response for this request - GET: Entity?query=FIND%20Something")
 
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ def test_init_connection():
 
 def test_resources_list():
     connection = test_init_connection()
-    tru(hasattr(connection, "resources"))
-    falz(connection.resources)
+    assert hasattr(connection, "resources")
+    assert len(connection.resources) == 1
     connection.resources.append(lambda **kwargs: test_init_response())
-    tru(connection.resources)
+    assert len(connection.resources) == 2
     return connection