entities/test/unittest_wfobjs.py
author Alexandre Fayolle <alexandre.fayolle@logilab.fr>
Sat, 29 May 2010 09:52:31 +0000
branchstable
changeset 5600 a826996875e7
parent 5457 ab35bcdcb7c1
child 5538 752bc67064f2
permissions -rw-r--r--
[win32 service] activate logging to the configured file as soon as possible since we don't always have access to the system events of the computer running CW it is important to get as much information as possible in the log file, especially startup failure messages.

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from __future__ import with_statement
from cubicweb.devtools.testlib import CubicWebTC
from cubicweb import ValidationError
from cubicweb.server.session import security_enabled

def add_wf(self, etype, name=None, default=False):
    if name is None:
        name = etype
    wf = self.execute('INSERT Workflow X: X name %(n)s', {'n': unicode(name)}).get_entity(0, 0)
    self.execute('SET WF workflow_of ET WHERE WF eid %(wf)s, ET name %(et)s',
                 {'wf': wf.eid, 'et': etype})
    if default:
        self.execute('SET ET default_workflow WF WHERE WF eid %(wf)s, ET name %(et)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'et': etype})
    return wf

def parse_hist(wfhist):
    return [(ti.previous_state.name, ti.new_state.name,
             ti.transition and ti.transition.name, ti.comment)
            for ti in wfhist]


class WorkflowBuildingTC(CubicWebTC):

    def test_wf_construction(self):
        wf = add_wf(self, 'Company')
        foo = wf.add_state(u'foo', initial=True)
        bar = wf.add_state(u'bar')
        self.assertEquals(wf.state_by_name('bar').eid, bar.eid)
        self.assertEquals(wf.state_by_name('barrr'), None)
        baz = wf.add_transition(u'baz', (foo,), bar, ('managers',))
        self.assertEquals(wf.transition_by_name('baz').eid, baz.eid)
        self.assertEquals(len(baz.require_group), 1)
        self.assertEquals(baz.require_group[0].name, 'managers')

    def test_duplicated_state(self):
        wf = add_wf(self, 'Company')
        wf.add_state(u'foo', initial=True)
        self.commit()
        wf.add_state(u'foo')
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.commit)
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'state_of-subject': 'workflow already have a state of that name'})
        # no pb if not in the same workflow
        wf2 = add_wf(self, 'Company')
        foo = wf2.add_state(u'foo', initial=True)
        self.commit()
        # gnark gnark
        bar = wf.add_state(u'bar')
        self.commit()
        bar.set_attributes(name=u'foo')
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.commit)
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'name-subject': 'workflow already have a state of that name'})

    def test_duplicated_transition(self):
        wf = add_wf(self, 'Company')
        foo = wf.add_state(u'foo', initial=True)
        bar = wf.add_state(u'bar')
        wf.add_transition(u'baz', (foo,), bar, ('managers',))
        wf.add_transition(u'baz', (bar,), foo)
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.commit)
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'name-subject': 'workflow already have a transition of that name'})
        # no pb if not in the same workflow
        wf2 = add_wf(self, 'Company')
        foo = wf.add_state(u'foo', initial=True)
        bar = wf.add_state(u'bar')
        wf.add_transition(u'baz', (foo,), bar, ('managers',))
        self.commit()
        # gnark gnark
        biz = wf.add_transition(u'biz', (bar,), foo)
        self.commit()
        biz.set_attributes(name=u'baz')
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.commit)
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'name-subject': 'workflow already have a transition of that name'})


class WorkflowTC(CubicWebTC):

    def setup_database(self):
        rschema = self.schema['in_state']
        for rdef in rschema.rdefs.values():
            self.assertEquals(rdef.cardinality, '1*')
        self.member = self.create_user('member')

    def test_workflow_base(self):
        e = self.create_user('toto')
        self.assertEquals(e.state, 'activated')
        e.change_state('deactivated', u'deactivate 1')
        self.commit()
        e.change_state('activated', u'activate 1')
        self.commit()
        e.change_state('deactivated', u'deactivate 2')
        self.commit()
        e.clear_related_cache('wf_info_for', 'object')
        self.assertEquals([tr.comment for tr in e.reverse_wf_info_for],
                          ['deactivate 1', 'activate 1', 'deactivate 2'])
        self.assertEquals(e.latest_trinfo().comment, 'deactivate 2')

    def test_possible_transitions(self):
        user = self.execute('CWUser X').get_entity(0, 0)
        trs = list(user.possible_transitions())
        self.assertEquals(len(trs), 1)
        self.assertEquals(trs[0].name, u'deactivate')
        self.assertEquals(trs[0].destination(None).name, u'deactivated')
        # test a std user get no possible transition
        cnx = self.login('member')
        # fetch the entity using the new session
        trs = list(cnx.user().possible_transitions())
        self.assertEquals(len(trs), 0)

    def _test_manager_deactivate(self, user):
        user.clear_related_cache('in_state', 'subject')
        self.assertEquals(len(user.in_state), 1)
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'deactivated')
        trinfo = user.latest_trinfo()
        self.assertEquals(trinfo.previous_state.name, 'activated')
        self.assertEquals(trinfo.new_state.name, 'deactivated')
        self.assertEquals(trinfo.comment, 'deactivate user')
        self.assertEquals(trinfo.comment_format, 'text/plain')
        return trinfo

    def test_change_state(self):
        user = self.user()
        user.change_state('deactivated', comment=u'deactivate user')
        trinfo = self._test_manager_deactivate(user)
        self.assertEquals(trinfo.transition, None)

    def test_set_in_state_bad_wf(self):
        wf = add_wf(self, 'CWUser')
        s = wf.add_state(u'foo', initial=True)
        self.commit()
        with security_enabled(self.session, write=False):
            ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.session.execute,
                               'SET X in_state S WHERE X eid %(x)s, S eid %(s)s',
                               {'x': self.user().eid, 's': s.eid})
            self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'in_state-subject': "state doesn't belong to entity's workflow. "
                                      "You may want to set a custom workflow for this entity first."})

    def test_fire_transition(self):
        user = self.user()
        user.fire_transition('deactivate', comment=u'deactivate user')
        user.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'deactivated')
        self._test_manager_deactivate(user)
        trinfo = self._test_manager_deactivate(user)
        self.assertEquals(trinfo.transition.name, 'deactivate')

    def test_goback_transition(self):
        wf = self.session.user.current_workflow
        asleep = wf.add_state('asleep')
        wf.add_transition('rest', (wf.state_by_name('activated'), wf.state_by_name('deactivated')),
                               asleep)
        wf.add_transition('wake up', asleep)
        user = self.create_user('stduser')
        user.fire_transition('rest')
        self.commit()
        user.fire_transition('wake up')
        self.commit()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'activated')
        user.fire_transition('deactivate')
        self.commit()
        user.fire_transition('rest')
        self.commit()
        user.fire_transition('wake up')
        self.commit()
        user.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'deactivated')

    # XXX test managers can change state without matching transition

    def _test_stduser_deactivate(self):
        ueid = self.member.eid
        self.create_user('tutu')
        cnx = self.login('tutu')
        req = self.request()
        member = req.entity_from_eid(self.member.eid)
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError,
                               member.fire_transition, 'deactivate')
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'by_transition-subject': "transition may not be fired"})
        cnx.close()
        cnx = self.login('member')
        req = self.request()
        member = req.entity_from_eid(self.member.eid)
        member.fire_transition('deactivate')
        cnx.commit()
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError,
                               member.fire_transition, 'activate')
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'by_transition-subject': "transition may not be fired"})

    def test_fire_transition_owned_by(self):
        self.execute('INSERT RQLExpression X: X exprtype "ERQLExpression", '
                     'X expression "X owned_by U", T condition X '
                     'WHERE T name "deactivate"')
        self._test_stduser_deactivate()

    def test_fire_transition_has_update_perm(self):
        self.execute('INSERT RQLExpression X: X exprtype "ERQLExpression", '
                     'X expression "U has_update_permission X", T condition X '
                     'WHERE T name "deactivate"')
        self._test_stduser_deactivate()

    def test_swf_base(self):
        """subworkflow

        +-----------+  tr1   +-----------+
        | swfstate1 | ------>| swfstate2 |
        +-----------+        +-----------+
                  |  tr2  +-----------+
                  `------>| swfstate3 |
                          +-----------+

        main workflow

        +--------+  swftr1             +--------+
        | state1 | -------[swfstate2]->| state2 |
        +--------+     |               +--------+
                       |               +--------+
                       `-[swfstate3]-->| state3 |
                                       +--------+
        """
        # sub-workflow
        swf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='subworkflow')
        swfstate1 = swf.add_state(u'swfstate1', initial=True)
        swfstate2 = swf.add_state(u'swfstate2')
        swfstate3 = swf.add_state(u'swfstate3')
        tr1 = swf.add_transition(u'tr1', (swfstate1,), swfstate2)
        tr2 = swf.add_transition(u'tr2', (swfstate1,), swfstate3)
        # main workflow
        mwf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='main workflow', default=True)
        state1 = mwf.add_state(u'state1', initial=True)
        state2 = mwf.add_state(u'state2')
        state3 = mwf.add_state(u'state3')
        swftr1 = mwf.add_wftransition(u'swftr1', swf, state1,
                                      [(swfstate2, state2), (swfstate3, state3)])
        self.assertEquals(swftr1.destination(None).eid, swfstate1.eid)
        # workflows built, begin test
        self.group = self.request().create_entity('CWGroup', name=u'grp1')
        self.commit()
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_state.eid, state1.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_workflow.eid, mwf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.main_workflow.eid, mwf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.subworkflow_input_transition(), None)
        self.group.fire_transition('swftr1', u'go')
        self.commit()
        self.group.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_state.eid, swfstate1.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_workflow.eid, swf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.main_workflow.eid, mwf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.subworkflow_input_transition().eid, swftr1.eid)
        self.group.fire_transition('tr1', u'go')
        self.commit()
        self.group.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_state.eid, state2.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_workflow.eid, mwf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.main_workflow.eid, mwf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.subworkflow_input_transition(), None)
        # force back to swfstate1 is impossible since we can't any more find
        # subworkflow input transition
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError,
                               self.group.change_state, swfstate1, u'gadget')
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'to_state-subject': "state doesn't belong to entity's workflow"})
        self.rollback()
        # force back to state1
        self.group.change_state('state1', u'gadget')
        self.group.fire_transition('swftr1', u'au')
        self.group.clear_all_caches()
        self.group.fire_transition('tr2', u'chapeau')
        self.commit()
        self.group.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_state.eid, state3.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.current_workflow.eid, mwf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.group.main_workflow.eid, mwf.eid)
        self.assertListEquals(parse_hist(self.group.workflow_history),
                              [('state1', 'swfstate1', 'swftr1', 'go'),
                               ('swfstate1', 'swfstate2', 'tr1', 'go'),
                               ('swfstate2', 'state2', 'swftr1', 'exiting from subworkflow subworkflow'),
                               ('state2', 'state1', None, 'gadget'),
                               ('state1', 'swfstate1', 'swftr1', 'au'),
                               ('swfstate1', 'swfstate3', 'tr2', 'chapeau'),
                               ('swfstate3', 'state3', 'swftr1', 'exiting from subworkflow subworkflow'),
                               ])

    def test_swf_exit_consistency(self):
        # sub-workflow
        swf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='subworkflow')
        swfstate1 = swf.add_state(u'swfstate1', initial=True)
        swfstate2 = swf.add_state(u'swfstate2')
        tr1 = swf.add_transition(u'tr1', (swfstate1,), swfstate2)
        # main workflow
        mwf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='main workflow', default=True)
        state1 = mwf.add_state(u'state1', initial=True)
        state2 = mwf.add_state(u'state2')
        state3 = mwf.add_state(u'state3')
        mwf.add_wftransition(u'swftr1', swf, state1,
                             [(swfstate2, state2), (swfstate2, state3)])
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.commit)
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'subworkflow_exit-subject': u"can't have multiple exits on the same state"})

    def test_swf_fire_in_a_row(self):
        # sub-workflow
        subwf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='subworkflow')
        xsigning = subwf.add_state('xsigning', initial=True)
        xaborted = subwf.add_state('xaborted')
        xsigned = subwf.add_state('xsigned')
        xabort = subwf.add_transition('xabort', (xsigning,), xaborted)
        xsign = subwf.add_transition('xsign', (xsigning,), xsigning)
        xcomplete = subwf.add_transition('xcomplete', (xsigning,), xsigned,
                                         type=u'auto')
        # main workflow
        twf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='mainwf', default=True)
        created    = twf.add_state(_('created'), initial=True)
        identified = twf.add_state(_('identified'))
        released   = twf.add_state(_('released'))
        closed   = twf.add_state(_('closed'))
        twf.add_wftransition(_('identify'), subwf, (created,),
                             [(xsigned, identified), (xaborted, created)])
        twf.add_wftransition(_('release'), subwf, (identified,),
                             [(xsigned, released), (xaborted, identified)])
        twf.add_wftransition(_('close'), subwf, (released,),
                             [(xsigned, closed), (xaborted, released)])
        self.commit()
        group = self.request().create_entity('CWGroup', name=u'grp1')
        self.commit()
        for trans in ('identify', 'release', 'close'):
            group.fire_transition(trans)
            self.commit()


    def test_swf_magic_tr(self):
        # sub-workflow
        subwf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='subworkflow')
        xsigning = subwf.add_state('xsigning', initial=True)
        xaborted = subwf.add_state('xaborted')
        xsigned = subwf.add_state('xsigned')
        xabort = subwf.add_transition('xabort', (xsigning,), xaborted)
        xsign = subwf.add_transition('xsign', (xsigning,), xsigned)
        # main workflow
        twf = add_wf(self, 'CWGroup', name='mainwf', default=True)
        created    = twf.add_state(_('created'), initial=True)
        identified = twf.add_state(_('identified'))
        released   = twf.add_state(_('released'))
        twf.add_wftransition(_('identify'), subwf, created,
                             [(xaborted, None), (xsigned, identified)])
        twf.add_wftransition(_('release'), subwf, identified,
                             [(xaborted, None)])
        self.commit()
        group = self.request().create_entity('CWGroup', name=u'grp1')
        self.commit()
        for trans, nextstate in (('identify', 'xsigning'),
                                 ('xabort', 'created'),
                                 ('identify', 'xsigning'),
                                 ('xsign', 'identified'),
                                 ('release', 'xsigning'),
                                 ('xabort', 'identified')
                                 ):
            group.fire_transition(trans)
            self.commit()
            group.clear_all_caches()
            self.assertEquals(group.state, nextstate)


class CustomWorkflowTC(CubicWebTC):

    def setup_database(self):
        self.member = self.create_user('member')

    def test_custom_wf_replace_state_no_history(self):
        """member in inital state with no previous history, state is simply
        redirected when changing workflow
        """
        wf = add_wf(self, 'CWUser')
        wf.add_state('asleep', initial=True)
        self.execute('SET X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': self.member.eid})
        self.member.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.member.state, 'activated')# no change before commit
        self.commit()
        self.member.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.member.current_workflow.eid, wf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.member.state, 'asleep')
        self.assertEquals(self.member.workflow_history, ())

    def test_custom_wf_replace_state_keep_history(self):
        """member in inital state with some history, state is redirected and
        state change is recorded to history
        """
        self.member.fire_transition('deactivate')
        self.member.fire_transition('activate')
        wf = add_wf(self, 'CWUser')
        wf.add_state('asleep', initial=True)
        self.execute('SET X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': self.member.eid})
        self.commit()
        self.member.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.member.current_workflow.eid, wf.eid)
        self.assertEquals(self.member.state, 'asleep')
        self.assertEquals(parse_hist(self.member.workflow_history),
                          [('activated', 'deactivated', 'deactivate', None),
                           ('deactivated', 'activated', 'activate', None),
                           ('activated', 'asleep', None, 'workflow changed to "CWUser"')])

    def test_custom_wf_no_initial_state(self):
        """try to set a custom workflow which has no initial state"""
        self.member.fire_transition('deactivate')
        wf = add_wf(self, 'CWUser')
        wf.add_state('asleep')
        self.execute('SET X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': self.member.eid})
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.commit)
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'custom_workflow-subject': u'workflow has no initial state'})

    def test_custom_wf_bad_etype(self):
        """try to set a custom workflow which doesn't apply to entity type"""
        wf = add_wf(self, 'Company')
        wf.add_state('asleep', initial=True)
        self.execute('SET X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': self.member.eid})
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.commit)
        self.assertEquals(ex.errors, {'custom_workflow-subject': u"workflow isn't a workflow for this type"})

    def test_del_custom_wf(self):
        """member in some state shared by the new workflow, nothing has to be
        done
        """
        self.member.fire_transition('deactivate')
        wf = add_wf(self, 'CWUser')
        wf.add_state('asleep', initial=True)
        self.execute('SET X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': self.member.eid})
        self.commit()
        self.execute('DELETE X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': self.member.eid})
        self.member.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.member.state, 'asleep')# no change before commit
        self.commit()
        self.member.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(self.member.current_workflow.name, "default user workflow")
        self.assertEquals(self.member.state, 'activated')
        self.assertEquals(parse_hist(self.member.workflow_history),
                          [('activated', 'deactivated', 'deactivate', None),
                           ('deactivated', 'asleep', None, 'workflow changed to "CWUser"'),
                           ('asleep', 'activated', None, 'workflow changed to "default user workflow"'),])


class AutoTransitionTC(CubicWebTC):

    def setup_custom_wf(self):
        wf = add_wf(self, 'CWUser')
        asleep = wf.add_state('asleep', initial=True)
        dead = wf.add_state('dead')
        wf.add_transition('rest', asleep, asleep)
        wf.add_transition('sick', asleep, dead, type=u'auto',
                          conditions=({'expr': u'X surname "toto"',
                                       'mainvars': u'X'},))
        return wf

    def test_auto_transition_fired(self):
        wf = self.setup_custom_wf()
        user = self.create_user('member')
        self.execute('SET X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': user.eid})
        self.commit()
        user.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'asleep')
        self.assertEquals([t.name for t in user.possible_transitions()],
                          ['rest'])
        user.fire_transition('rest')
        self.commit()
        user.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'asleep')
        self.assertEquals([t.name for t in user.possible_transitions()],
                          ['rest'])
        self.assertEquals(parse_hist(user.workflow_history),
                          [('asleep', 'asleep', 'rest', None)])
        user.set_attributes(surname=u'toto') # fulfill condition
        self.commit()
        user.fire_transition('rest')
        self.commit()
        user.clear_all_caches()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'dead')
        self.assertEquals(parse_hist(user.workflow_history),
                          [('asleep', 'asleep', 'rest', None),
                           ('asleep', 'asleep', 'rest', None),
                           ('asleep', 'dead', 'sick', None),])

    def test_auto_transition_custom_initial_state_fired(self):
        wf = self.setup_custom_wf()
        user = self.create_user('member', surname=u'toto')
        self.execute('SET X custom_workflow WF WHERE X eid %(x)s, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': wf.eid, 'x': user.eid})
        self.commit()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'dead')

    def test_auto_transition_initial_state_fired(self):
        wf = self.execute('Any WF WHERE ET default_workflow WF, '
                          'ET name %(et)s', {'et': 'CWUser'}).get_entity(0, 0)
        dead = wf.add_state('dead')
        wf.add_transition('sick', wf.state_by_name('activated'), dead,
                          type=u'auto', conditions=({'expr': u'X surname "toto"',
                                                     'mainvars': u'X'},))
        self.commit()
        user = self.create_user('member', surname=u'toto')
        self.commit()
        self.assertEquals(user.state, 'dead')


class WorkflowHooksTC(CubicWebTC):

    def setUp(self):
        CubicWebTC.setUp(self)
        self.wf = self.session.user.current_workflow
        self.session.set_pool()
        self.s_activated = self.wf.state_by_name('activated').eid
        self.s_deactivated = self.wf.state_by_name('deactivated').eid
        self.s_dummy = self.wf.add_state(u'dummy').eid
        self.wf.add_transition(u'dummy', (self.s_deactivated,), self.s_dummy)
        ueid = self.create_user('stduser', commit=False).eid
        # test initial state is set
        rset = self.execute('Any N WHERE S name N, X in_state S, X eid %(x)s',
                            {'x' : ueid})
        self.failIf(rset, rset.rows)
        self.commit()
        initialstate = self.execute('Any N WHERE S name N, X in_state S, X eid %(x)s',
                                    {'x' : ueid})[0][0]
        self.assertEquals(initialstate, u'activated')
        # give access to users group on the user's wf transitions
        # so we can test wf enforcing on euser (managers don't have anymore this
        # enforcement
        self.execute('SET X require_group G '
                     'WHERE G name "users", X transition_of WF, WF eid %(wf)s',
                     {'wf': self.wf.eid})
        self.commit()

    # XXX currently, we've to rely on hooks to set initial state, or to use execute
    # def test_initial_state(self):
    #     cnx = self.login('stduser')
    #     cu = cnx.cursor()
    #     self.assertRaises(ValidationError, cu.execute,
    #                       'INSERT CWUser X: X login "badaboum", X upassword %(pwd)s, '
    #                       'X in_state S WHERE S name "deactivated"', {'pwd': 'oops'})
    #     cnx.close()
    #     # though managers can do whatever he want
    #     self.execute('INSERT CWUser X: X login "badaboum", X upassword %(pwd)s, '
    #                  'X in_state S, X in_group G WHERE S name "deactivated", G name "users"', {'pwd': 'oops'})
    #     self.commit()

    # test that the workflow is correctly enforced

    def _cleanup_msg(self, msg):
        """remove the variable part of one specific error message"""
        lmsg = msg.split()
        lmsg.pop(1)
        lmsg.pop()
        return ' '.join(lmsg)

    def test_transition_checking1(self):
        cnx = self.login('stduser')
        user = cnx.user(self.session)
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError,
                               user.fire_transition, 'activate')
        self.assertEquals(self._cleanup_msg(ex.errors['by_transition-subject']),
                          u"transition isn't allowed from")
        cnx.close()

    def test_transition_checking2(self):
        cnx = self.login('stduser')
        user = cnx.user(self.session)
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError,
                               user.fire_transition, 'dummy')
        self.assertEquals(self._cleanup_msg(ex.errors['by_transition-subject']),
                          u"transition isn't allowed from")
        cnx.close()

    def test_transition_checking3(self):
        cnx = self.login('stduser')
        session = self.session
        user = cnx.user(session)
        user.fire_transition('deactivate')
        cnx.commit()
        session.set_pool()
        ex = self.assertRaises(ValidationError,
                               user.fire_transition, 'deactivate')
        self.assertEquals(self._cleanup_msg(ex.errors['by_transition-subject']),
                                            u"transition isn't allowed from")
        # get back now
        user.fire_transition('activate')
        cnx.commit()
        cnx.close()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    from logilab.common.testlib import unittest_main
    unittest_main()