Add tests to demonstrate API Req Logger working

apps/greencheck/tests/test_api_logger.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import pytest
+import requests
+import time
+from django.urls import reverse
+
+from drf_api_logger.models import APILogsModel
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_api_requests_are_logged(live_server):
+    """
+    Check that API requests are logged. We need a live server, because the 
+    api request logger runs in a separata thread that is spun up only when 
+    the live server is running.
+    """
+
+    # when: a request has been made to  our high traffic endpoint use for most greenchecks
+    res = requests.get(f"{live_server.url}{reverse('asn-list')}")
+
+    # Note: django api request logger works by logging API requests outside the normal 
+    # request lifecycle. By default, it writes to the db every 10 seconds, but the 
+    # minimum we can set this to is 1 seconds in testing.DRF_LOGGER_INTERVAL
+
+    # and: our api request logging internal has elapsed
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    # then we should see one request logged
+    assert APILogsModel.objects.count() is 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_high_traffic_api_requests_are_not_logged(live_server):
+    """
+    Check we do not try to log requests on endpoints where it does not make sense to do so.
+    Some receive so much traffic that it would be impractical, for example.
+    """
+
+    # given: a request has been made to  our high traffic endpoint use for most greenchecks
+    requests.get(f"{live_server.url}{reverse('green-domain-detail', args=['example.com'])}")
+
+    # and: a request our endpoint for generating images - also sees a lot use
+    requests.get(f"{live_server.url}{reverse('legacy-greencheck-image', args=['example.com'])}")
+
+    # and: our logged has had time to log the requests
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    # then: we should see no logged requests
+    assert APILogsModel.objects.count() is 0
+

greenweb/settings/testing.py

@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@
 
 # we replace this with the autogenerated address for a specific trello board in production
 TRELLO_REGISTRATION_EMAIL_TO_BOARD_ADDRESS = "mail-to-board@localhost"
+
+DRF_LOGGER_INTERVAL=1