Refactored test code

api/tests/conftest.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 from app import create_app
-from models import db
+from flask_jwt_extended import create_access_token
+from models import db, User
+from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def test_client():
@@ -13,3 +15,33 @@ def test_client():
             yield client
             db.session.remove()
             db.drop_all()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_user():
+    """Create a new user for testing."""
+    user = User(username="testuser", email="test@example.com", password=generate_password_hash("testpass"), role="User")
+    db.session.add(user)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return user
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_user2():
+    """Create a user nr 2 for testing."""
+    user2 = User(username="testuser2", email="test2@example.com", password=generate_password_hash("testpass2"), role="User")
+    db.session.add(user2)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return user2
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_admin():
+    """Create a new admin user for testing."""
+    admin = User(username="adminuser", email="admin@example.com", password=generate_password_hash("adminpass"), role="Administrator")
+    db.session.add(admin)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return admin
+
+def login_test_user(identity):
+    """Return Bearer auth header for user identified by provided id"""
+    access_token = create_access_token(identity=str(identity))
+    auth_header = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}"}
+    return auth_header