Use mock to control time values in logging tests

keystone_api/apps/logging/tests/tasks/test_rotate_log_files.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """Unit tests for the `rotate_log_files` task."""
 
-from time import sleep
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 from django.test import override_settings, TestCase
+from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 from apps.logging.models import AppLog, RequestLog
 from apps.logging.tasks import rotate_log_files
@@ -11,48 +13,65 @@
 class LogFileDeletion(TestCase):
     """Test the deletion of log records."""
 
-    def create_dummy_records(self) -> None:
-        """Create a single record in each logging database table."""
+    def create_dummy_records(self, timestamp: datetime) -> None:
+        """Create a single record in each logging database table.
+
+        Args:
+            timestamp: The creation time of the records.
+        """
 
         AppLog.objects.create(
             name='mock.log.test',
             level=10,
             pathname='/test',
             lineno=100,
-            message='This is a log'
+            message='This is a log',
+            time=timestamp
         )
+
         RequestLog.objects.create(
             endpoint='/api',
             response_code=200,
             body_request='',
-            body_response=''
+            body_response='',
+            time=timestamp
         )
 
     @override_settings(LOG_RECORD_ROTATION=4)
-    def test_log_files_rotated(self) -> None:
+    @patch('django.utils.timezone.now')
+    def test_log_files_rotated(self, mock_now: Mock) -> None:
         """Test expired log files are deleted."""
 
-        # Create a set of older and younger records
-        self.create_dummy_records()
-        sleep(2)
-        self.create_dummy_records()
+        # Mock the current time
+        initial_time = now()
+        mock_now.return_value = initial_time
+
+        # Create an older set of records
+        self.create_dummy_records(timestamp=initial_time)
 
-        # Make sure records exist
+        # Simulate the passage of time
+        later_time = initial_time + timedelta(seconds=5)
+        mock_now.return_value = later_time
+
+        # Create a newer set of records
+        self.create_dummy_records(timestamp=later_time)
+
+        # Ensure records exist
         self.assertEqual(2, AppLog.objects.count())
         self.assertEqual(2, RequestLog.objects.count())
 
-        # Wait for first set of records to expire
-        # Assert only the expired records are removed
-        sleep(2)
+        # Run rotation
         rotate_log_files()
+
+        # Assert only the newer records remain
         self.assertEqual(1, AppLog.objects.count())
         self.assertEqual(1, RequestLog.objects.count())
 
     @override_settings(LOG_RECORD_ROTATION=0)
     def test_rotation_disabled(self) -> None:
         """Test log files are not deleted when rotation is disabled."""
 
-        self.create_dummy_records()
+        self.create_dummy_records(now())
 
         rotate_log_files()
         self.assertEqual(1, AppLog.objects.count())