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    Add a new @spy_for decorator for spying with fake functions.

    Review Request #11026 — Created May 17, 2020 and submitted — Latest diff uploaded

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    kgb
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    kgb

    This introduces a new alternative to spy_on(), the @spy_for()
    decorator. This is is a convenience around creating a function and then
    spying using call_fake=, simplifying test code by a few lines.

    @spy_for() takes a function/method to spy on and an optional owner,
    and will take care of setting up a spy that passes the decorated
    function as call_fake=.

    For example:

    def test_doomsday_device(self):
        dd = DoomsdayDevice()
    
        @self.spy_for(dd.kaboom)
        def _save_world(*args, **kwargs)
            print('Sprinkles and ponies!')
    

    Which is simpler and more compact than:

    def test_doomsday_device(self):
        dd = DoomsdayDevice()
    
        def _save_world(*args, **kwargs)
            print('Sprinkles and ponies!')
    
        self.spy_on(dd.kaboom, call_fake=_save_world)
    

    The README has been updated to document this new usage, and to prefer it
    in examples.

    Unit tests pass on all supported versions of Python.

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