adding test and fixing get_dates_timeperiod

rowers/plannedsessions.py

@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ def get_team(request):
 def get_dates_timeperiod(request,startdatestring='',enddatestring='',
                          defaulttimeperiod='thisweek'):
     # set start end date according timeperiod
+    # should always return datetime.date
 
     timeperiod = request.GET.get('when')
 
@@ -720,8 +721,8 @@ def get_dates_timeperiod(request,startdatestring='',enddatestring='',
             startdate = dt.datetime.strptime(startdatestring,'%Y-%m-%d').date()
             enddate = dt.datetime.strptime(enddatestring,'%Y-%m-%d').date()
         except ValueError:
-            startdate = parser.parse(startdatestring,fuzzy=True)
-            enddate = parser.parse(enddatestring, fuzzy=True)
+            startdate = parser.parse(startdatestring,fuzzy=True).date()
+            enddate = parser.parse(enddatestring, fuzzy=True).date()
 
         return startdate,enddate
 

rowers/tests/test_simplefunctions.py

@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ from django.http import Http404
 
 from rowers.views import get_workout
 
+class TestDateTime(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.factory = RequestFactory()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_get_dates(self):
+        request = self.factory.get('/rowers/sessions/create/user/230/?startdate=13.01.2020&enddate=19.01.2020')
+        startdate,enddate = get_dates_timeperiod(request)
+
+        teststart = datetime.date(2020,1,1)
+        self.assertTrue(teststart<startdate)
+
+
 # tests simple functions from views.py
 class SimpleViewTest(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -108,7 +123,3 @@ class SimpleViewTest(TestCase):
 
         login = self.c.login(username=self.u.username, password=self.password)
         self.assertEqual(login,False)
-        
-
-            
-