--- a/src/ltpdarepo/tests/test_users.py	Mon Aug 15 20:05:59 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/ltpdarepo/tests/test_users.py	Mon Aug 15 20:06:25 2011 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 import MySQLdb as mysql
 
+from ltpdarepo.tests.utils import RequestContextTestCase
 from ltpdarepo.user import User, _generate_password
 
 
@@ -31,27 +32,17 @@
         self.assertEqual(u['name'], 'Foo')
 
 
-class DatabaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class DatabaseTestCase(RequestContextTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         from ltpdarepo.admin import wipe, install, useradd
         wipe()
         install()
         useradd('u1', 'u1')
-
-        from ltpdarepo import app
-        self.app = app
-        self.app.config.update(HOSTNAME='localhost')
-        # fake request
-        self.ctx = self.app.test_request_context()
-        self.ctx.push()
-        # execute before request handlers
-        self.app.preprocess_request()
+        super(DatabaseTestCase, self).setUp()
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        # execute after request handlers
-        self.app.process_response(self.app.response_class())
-        self.ctx.pop()
+        super(DatabaseTestCase, self).tearDown()
         from ltpdarepo.admin import wipe
         wipe()
 

--- a/src/ltpdarepo/tests/utils.py	Mon Aug 15 20:05:59 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/ltpdarepo/tests/utils.py	Mon Aug 15 20:06:25 2011 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
+import unittest2 as unittest
 import zope.testbrowser.wsgi
 
+class RequestContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # application
+        from ltpdarepo import app
+        self.app = app
+        # fake request
+        self.ctx = self.app.test_request_context()
+        self.ctx.push()
+        # execute before request handlers
+        self.app.preprocess_request()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # execute after request handlers
+        self.app.process_response(self.app.response_class())
+        self.ctx.pop()
+
 
 class Browser(zope.testbrowser.wsgi.Browser):
     def __init__(self, url='http://localhost/'):
@@ -13,3 +31,9 @@
         app.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
         super(Browser, self).__init__(url, wsgi_app=app)
+
+    def login(self, username, password):
+        self.open('/login')
+        self.getControl(name='username').value = username
+        self.getControl(name='password').value = password
+        self.getControl(name='login').click()