Use the Django TestClient for course_creator unit tests, so that middleware is cleaned up properly

cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_views.py

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ Tests course_creators.views.py.
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.test import TestCase, RequestFactory
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from course_creators.views import add_user_with_status_unrequested, add_user_with_status_granted
 from course_creators.views import get_course_creator_status, update_course_creator_group, user_requested_access
 import mock
 from student.roles import CourseCreatorRole
 from student import auth
-from edxmako.tests import mako_middleware_process_request
 
 
 class CourseCreatorView(TestCase):
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ class CourseCreatorView(TestCase):
         add_user_with_status_unrequested(self.user)
         self.assertEqual('unrequested', get_course_creator_status(self.user))
 
-        request = RequestFactory().get('/')
-        request.user = self.user
+        self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='foo')
 
-        mako_middleware_process_request(request)
-        user_requested_access(self.user)
+        # The user_requested_access function renders a template that requires
+        # request-specific information. Use the django TestClient to supply
+        # the appropriate request context.
+        self.client.post(reverse('request_course_creator'))
         self.assertEqual('pending', get_course_creator_status(self.user))
 
     def test_user_requested_already_granted(self):

cms/urls.py

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ urlpatterns += patterns(
     url(r'^howitworks$', 'howitworks'),
     url(r'^signup$', 'signup', name='signup'),
     url(r'^signin$', 'login_page', name='login'),
-    url(r'^request_course_creator$', 'request_course_creator'),
+    url(r'^request_course_creator$', 'request_course_creator', name='request_course_creator'),
 
     url(r'^course_team/{}(?:/(?P<email>.+))?$'.format(COURSELIKE_KEY_PATTERN), 'course_team_handler'),
     url(r'^course_info/{}$'.format(settings.COURSE_KEY_PATTERN), 'course_info_handler'),