Use BaseTest in test_process_api

Move base_test into helpers directory
Move find_or_create_user to BaseTest

conftest.py

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from flask.app import Flask
 from flask_bpmn.models.db import db
 from flask_bpmn.models.db import SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel
 from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.test_data import load_test_spec
+from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.base_test import BaseTest
 
-from spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.fixture_data import find_or_create_user
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_processor import (
     ProcessInstanceProcessor,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup() -> None:
 @pytest.fixture()
 def setup_process_instances_for_reports() -> list[ProcessInstanceModel]:
     """Setup_process_instances_for_reports."""
-    user = find_or_create_user()
+    user = BaseTest.find_or_create_user()
     process_group_id = "runs_without_input"
     process_model_id = "sample"
     load_test_spec(process_group_id=process_group_id, process_model_id=process_model_id)

src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/fixture_data.py

@@ -1,16 +1 @@
 """Fixture_data."""
-from typing import Any
-
-from spiffworkflow_backend.models.user import UserModel
-from spiffworkflow_backend.services.user_service import UserService
-
-
-def find_or_create_user(username: str = "test_user1") -> Any:
-    """Find_or_create_user."""
-    user = UserModel.query.filter_by(username=username).first()
-
-    if user is None:
-        user = UserService().create_user("local", username, username=username)
-        UserService().create_principal(user_id=user.id)
-
-    return user

tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py

@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
 """Base_test."""
 from flask.app import Flask
 
-from spiffworkflow_backend.services.authentication_service import (
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.user import UserModel
-    PublicAuthenticationService,
+from spiffworkflow_backend.services.user_service import UserService
-)
+from spiffworkflow_backend.services.authentication_service import PublicAuthenticationService
 
 
 class BaseTest:
     """BaseTest."""
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def find_or_create_user(username: str = "test_user1") -> UserModel:
+        """Find_or_create_user."""
+        user = UserModel.query.filter_by(username=username).first()
+        if isinstance(user, UserModel):
+            return user
+
+        else:
+            user: UserModel = UserService().create_user("local", username, username=username)
+            UserService().create_principal(user_id=user.id)
+
+            return user
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_keycloak_constants(app: Flask) -> tuple:
         """Get_keycloak_constants."""

tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Test_authorization."""
-from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.integration.base_test import BaseTest
+from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.base_test import BaseTest
 
 
 class TestAuthorization(BaseTest):