pip install django-spring --upgrade# First start the server: spring start # Then run a manage.py command (eg. test) spring test --keepdb # Optionally, specify a settings module: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="base.settings" spring test --keepdbFor a large project I tested against, it reduced the test time from 27.8s to 14.5s! Most of the time savings are from app startup, so the largest difference will be felt for running small test suites for large projects.
# time ./manage.py test --keepdb billing_service/tests/test_user.py .......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ran 10 tests in 5.090s OK Preserving test database for alias 'default'... real 0m27.773s user 0m9.490s sys 0m2.510s # time spring test --keepdb billing_service/tests/test_user.py [APP] running command `test --keepdb billing_service/tests/test_user.py` .......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ran 10 tests in 4.714s OK Preserving test database for alias 'default'... real 0m14.457s user 0m0.180s sys 0m0.100s DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: The path to your settings module (eg. base.settings)
CODE_RELOADER_POLL_PERIOD: The number of seconds to wait between polling. Setting this higher will improve performance when using the stat reloader.
LOG_LEVEL: (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, CRITICAL)