[1.7.x] Revert "Fixed #15179 -- middlewares not applied for test client login()"

This reverts commit 4fdd51b7.

See the ticket for concerns with this implementation; it will be revisited.

Backport of aabceadd from master

django/test/client.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIRequest
 from django.core.signals import (request_started, request_finished,
     got_request_exception)
 from django.db import close_old_connections
-from django.http import SimpleCookie, QueryDict
+from django.http import SimpleCookie, HttpRequest, QueryDict
 from django.template import TemplateDoesNotExist
 from django.test import signals
 from django.utils.functional import curry
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ class Client(RequestFactory):
                 apps.is_installed('django.contrib.sessions')):
             engine = import_module(settings.SESSION_ENGINE)
 
-            # Create a fake request that goes through request middleware
-            request = self.request().wsgi_request
+            # Create a fake request to store login details.
+            request = HttpRequest()
 
             if self.session:
                 request.session = self.session
@@ -588,9 +588,8 @@ class Client(RequestFactory):
         Causes the authenticated user to be logged out.
         """
         from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model, logout
-        # Create a fake request that goes through request middleware
-        request = self.request().wsgi_request
 
+        request = HttpRequest()
         engine = import_module(settings.SESSION_ENGINE)
         UserModel = get_user_model()
         if self.session:

docs/releases/1.7.txt

@@ -802,11 +802,6 @@ Tests
   :class:`~django.test.Client`. If ``True``, the request will be made
   through HTTPS.
 
-* Requests made with :meth:`Client.login() <django.test.Client.login>` and
-  :meth:`Client.logout() <django.test.Client.logout>` respect defaults defined
-  in :class:`~django.test.Client` instantiation and are processed through
-  middleware.
-
 * :meth:`~django.test.TransactionTestCase.assertNumQueries` now prints
   out the list of executed queries if the assertion fails.
 

docs/topics/testing/tools.txt

@@ -360,13 +360,6 @@ Use the ``django.test.Client`` class to make requests.
         :meth:`~django.contrib.auth.models.UserManager.create_user` helper
         method to create a new user with a correctly hashed password.
 
-        .. versionadded:: 1.7
-
-            Requests made with :meth:`~django.test.Client.login` go through the
-            request middleware. If you need to control the environment, you can
-            do so at :class:`~django.test.Client` instantiation or with the
-            `Client.defaults` attribute.
-
     .. method:: Client.logout()
 
         If your site uses Django's :doc:`authentication system</topics/auth/index>`,
@@ -377,13 +370,6 @@ Use the ``django.test.Client`` class to make requests.
         and session data cleared to defaults. Subsequent requests will appear
         to come from an :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser`.
 
-        .. versionadded:: 1.7
-
-            Requests made with :meth:`~django.test.Client.logout` go through the
-            request middleware. If you need to control the environment, you can
-            do so at :class:`~django.test.Client` instantiation or with the
-            `Client.defaults` attribute.
-
 Testing responses
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

tests/test_client_regress/tests.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import itertools
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, NoReverseMatch
 from django.template import (TemplateSyntaxError,
     Context, Template, loader)
@@ -770,11 +769,6 @@ class AssertFormsetErrorTests(TestCase):
                                     **kwargs)
 
 
-class ProcessedMiddleware(object):
-    def process_request(self, request):
-        request.has_been_processed = True
-
-
 @override_settings(PASSWORD_HASHERS=('django.contrib.auth.hashers.SHA1PasswordHasher',))
 class LoginTests(TestCase):
     urls = 'test_client_regress.urls'
@@ -796,24 +790,6 @@ class LoginTests(TestCase):
         # default client.
         self.assertRedirects(response, "http://testserver/get_view/")
 
-    @override_settings(
-        MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES=list(settings.MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES) +
-        ['test_client_regress.tests.ProcessedMiddleware'])
-    def test_request_middleware(self):
-        "Check that the request middleware is executed on login request"
-
-        def listener(sender, signal, **kwargs):
-            request = kwargs['request']
-            self.assertTrue(hasattr(request, 'has_been_processed'))
-
-        # Unlike other Client request performing methods, login and logout don't
-        # return the response, therefore we must use signals to get it
-        user_logged_in.connect(listener)
-        try:
-            self.client.login(username='testclient', password='password')
-        finally:
-            user_logged_in.disconnect(listener)
-
 
 @override_settings(
     PASSWORD_HASHERS=('django.contrib.auth.hashers.SHA1PasswordHasher',),
@@ -1314,7 +1290,6 @@ class UploadedFileEncodingTest(TestCase):
 
 class RequestHeadersTest(TestCase):
     urls = 'test_client_regress.urls'
-    fixtures = ['testdata']
 
     def test_client_headers(self):
         "A test client can receive custom headers"
@@ -1322,24 +1297,6 @@ class RequestHeadersTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.content, b"HTTP_X_ARG_CHECK: Testing 123")
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
-    @override_settings(PASSWORD_HASHERS=('django.contrib.auth.hashers.SHA1PasswordHasher',))
-    def test_client_login_headers(self):
-        "Test client headers are used in login"
-
-        client = Client(HTTP_HOST='different')
-
-        def listener(sender, signal, **kwargs):
-            request = kwargs['request']
-            self.assertEqual(request.get_host(), 'different')
-
-        # Unlike other Client request performing methods, login and logout don't
-        # return the response, therefore we must use signals to get it
-        user_logged_in.connect(listener)
-        try:
-            client.login(username='testclient', password='password')
-        finally:
-            user_logged_in.disconnect(listener)
-
     def test_client_headers_redirect(self):
         "Test client headers are preserved through redirects"
         response = self.client.get("/check_headers_redirect/", follow=True, HTTP_X_ARG_CHECK='Testing 123')