Provide a fixture that's not named "mock"

[kmosher]

I really like this plugin, but I find calling the fixture "mock" conflicts with the actual mock module. It also results in code that looks wrong to the casual observer if they're familiar with the mock module but aren't aware of this plugin.

Would it be possible to additionally provide this fixture under a synonym like "patcher"?

[nicoddemus]

Hi,

Yeah, that's something I realized later when started using the plugin more extensively... I think it would be OK to provide a new fixture and keep the old one for backward compatibility, issuing a warning when used (and probably removing it in 1.0).

What you think about mocker instead? I tend towards something closer to the mock module to make clear they are related... 😄

[kmosher]

Yeah, I agree that the fixture should still also be available as mock, at least for a while.

I'm ambivalent about mocker vs. patcher. I think they both describe the role of the object pretty well, and should both be pretty intuitive even if you're not aware of what's going on under the hood.

[nicoddemus]

Thanks for the feedback! 😄