Another question how can I spin up a prefect server just to

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Another question how can I spin up a prefect server just to run unit tests Is there any fixture that does this for me

Kevin Kho · Answer

For this one not really You d really need to spin up and change the backend with `prefect backend server` to run the unit tests

Kevin Kho · Answer

But you can unit test a bunch of things without the server The hard ones are the ones with API calls like the `StartFlowRun` task

Pedro Martins · Answer

`StartFlowRun` get the client from the context

Pedro Martins · Answer

atm I m using the client register and client create flow run to manage flows Why should I use `StartFlowRun`

Kevin Kho · Answer

Yes it <https github com PrefectHQ prefect blob ca19b43947eb16e36fe9ea777e4e65c15baaf0b8 src prefect tasks prefect flow run py L403 L404|does> You don t need to I m just saying that s an example of a task that really requires a server to test But you can test a bunch of other things without a Server up

Pedro Martins · Answer

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