stop python tests from blowing up

python/tests/test_account.py

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class TestOfflineChat:
         assert d["draft"] == "" if chat.get_draft() is None else chat.get_draft()
 
     def test_group_chat_creation_with_translation(self, ac1):
+        ac1.start_threads()
         ac1.set_stock_translation(const.DC_STR_NEWGROUPDRAFT, "xyz %1$s")
         ac1._evlogger.consume_events()
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ class TestOfflineChat:
         assert not chat.is_promoted()
         msg = chat.get_draft()
         assert msg.text == "xyz title1"
+        ac1.stop_threads()
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("verified", [True, False])
     def test_group_chat_qr(self, acfactory, ac1, verified):

python/tests/test_lowlevel.py

@@ -1,29 +1,64 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
+import threading
 from deltachat import capi, cutil, const, set_context_callback, clear_context_callback
 from deltachat.capi import ffi
 from deltachat.capi import lib
+from deltachat.account import EventLogger
+
+
+class EventThread(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, dc_context):
+        self.dc_context = dc_context
+        super(EventThread, self).__init__()
+        self.setDaemon(1)
+
+    def run(self):
+        lib.dc_context_run(self.dc_context)#, lib.py_dc_callback)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        lib.dc_context_shutdown(self.dc_context)
 
 
 def test_empty_context():
-    ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL)
+    ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL)
     capi.lib.dc_close(ctx)
 
 
 def test_callback_None2int():
-    ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(capi.lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL)
+    ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL)
     set_context_callback(ctx, lambda *args: None)
     capi.lib.dc_close(ctx)
     clear_context_callback(ctx)
 
+def test_start_stop_event_thread_basic():
+    print("1")
+    ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL)
+    print("2")
+    ev_thread = EventThread(ctx)
+    print("3 -- starting event thread")
+    ev_thread.start()
+    print("4 -- stopping event thread")
+    ev_thread.stop()
 
 def test_dc_close_events(tmpdir):
-    from deltachat.account import Account
+    ctx = ffi.gc(
+        capi.lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_unref,
+    )
+    evlog = EventLogger(ctx)
+    evlog.set_timeout(5)
+    set_context_callback(
+        ctx,
+        lambda ctx, evt_name, data1, data2: evlog(evt_name, data1, data2)
+    )
+    ev_thread = EventThread(ctx)
+    ev_thread.start()
+
     p = tmpdir.join("hello.db")
-    ac1 = Account(p.strpath)
-    ac1.shutdown()
+    lib.dc_open(ctx, p.strpath.encode("ascii"), ffi.NULL)
+    capi.lib.dc_close(ctx)
 
     def find(info_string):
-        evlog = ac1._evlogger
         while 1:
             ev = evlog.get_matching("DC_EVENT_INFO", check_error=False)
             data2 = ev[2]
@@ -37,11 +72,12 @@ def test_dc_close_events(tmpdir):
     find("disconnecting mvbox-thread")
     find("disconnecting SMTP")
     find("Database closed")
+    ev_thread.stop()
 
 
 def test_wrong_db(tmpdir):
     dc_context = ffi.gc(
-        lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
         lib.dc_context_unref,
     )
     p = tmpdir.join("hello.db")
@@ -53,7 +89,7 @@ def test_wrong_db(tmpdir):
 def test_empty_blobdir(tmpdir):
     # Apparently some client code expects this to be the same as passing NULL.
     ctx = ffi.gc(
-        lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
         lib.dc_context_unref,
     )
     db_fname = tmpdir.join("hello.db")
@@ -95,7 +131,7 @@ def test_get_special_message_id_returns_empty_message(acfactory):
 
 def test_provider_info_none():
     ctx = ffi.gc(
-        lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
         lib.dc_context_unref,
     )
     assert lib.dc_provider_new_from_email(ctx, cutil.as_dc_charpointer("email@unexistent.no")) == ffi.NULL
@@ -103,7 +139,7 @@ def test_provider_info_none():
 
 def test_get_info_closed():
     ctx = ffi.gc(
-        lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
         lib.dc_context_unref,
     )
     info = cutil.from_dc_charpointer(lib.dc_get_info(ctx))
@@ -113,7 +149,7 @@ def test_get_info_closed():
 
 def test_get_info_open(tmpdir):
     ctx = ffi.gc(
-        lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
         lib.dc_context_unref,
     )
     db_fname = tmpdir.join("test.db")
@@ -125,7 +161,7 @@ def test_get_info_open(tmpdir):
 
 def test_is_open_closed():
     ctx = ffi.gc(
-        lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
         lib.dc_context_unref,
     )
     assert lib.dc_is_open(ctx) == 0
@@ -133,7 +169,7 @@ def test_is_open_closed():
 
 def test_is_open_actually_open(tmpdir):
     ctx = ffi.gc(
-        lib.dc_context_new(lib.py_dc_callback, ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
+        lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL),
         lib.dc_context_unref,
     )
     db_fname = tmpdir.join("test.db")