initial tests for user authentication

app/tests.py

@@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
+from django.test import Client
+
+
 # Create your tests here.
+
+class TestUser(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.credentials = {
+            'username': 'testuser',
+            'password': 'secret',
+            'email': 'test@mail.com'}
+        self.u = User.objects.create_user(
+            username=self.credentials['username'],
+            email=self.credentials['email'],
+            password=self.credentials['password'],
+            is_superuser=True
+
+        )
+        my_group, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name='test_group')
+        self.u.groups.add(my_group)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_User_Login_Test(self):
+        c = Client()
+        # User points the browser to the landing page
+        res = c.get('/')
+
+        # we are not logged in and we are redirected to the login page
+        self.assertFalse(res.context['user'].is_authenticated)
+        self.assertRedirects(res, '/login/')
+
+        # login page
+        res = c.get('/login/')
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'registration/login.html')
+
+        # test login process
+        res = c.post('/login/', self.credentials, follow=True)
+        self.assertTrue(res.context['user'].is_authenticated)
+
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'app/dashboard.html')