Create a separate test settings file.

- Updates manage.py to default to the test settings unless specified in the command or env.
- Disables whitenoises warning about static files directories not existing.
- Uses the md5 password hasher for tests to speed them up.

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     env:
       ENVIRONMENT: 'test'
-      DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: 'indymeet.settings.production'
+      DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: 'indymeet.settings.test'
       HOST: "localhost"
       USER: "djangonaut"
       PASSWORD: "djangonaut"

indymeet/settings/test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .production import *
+
+#    Get rid of whitenoise "No directory at" warning, as it's not helpful when running tests.
+# Related:
+# - https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise/issues/215
+# - https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise/issues/191
+# - https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise/commit/4204494d44213f7a51229de8bc224cf6d84c01eb
+WHITENOISE_AUTOREFRESH = True
+
+# Use MD5 hasher as it's much faster per:
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/topics/testing/overview/#password-hashing
+PASSWORD_HASHERS = [
+    "django.contrib.auth.hashers.MD5PasswordHasher",
+]

manage.py

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
 import sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "indymeet.settings.dev")
+    # If we're running tests, default to the test settings file
+    default_settings = (
+        "indymeet.settings.test" if "test" in sys.argv else "indymeet.settings.dev"
+    )
+
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", default_settings)
 
     from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
 

requirements/requirements-dev.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 -r requirements.txt
+-r requirements-test.txt
 pre-commit
 django-tailwind[reload]
 django-debug-toolbar