Clarified the text and example describing the RequestFactory. Thanks to Alex for the feedback.

.. Class:: RequestFactory

The :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` is a simplified

version of the test client that provides a way to generate a request

instance that can be used as the first argument to any view. This

means you can test a view function the same way as you would test any

other function -- as a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing

for specific outputs.

.. versionadded:: 1.3

The :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` shares the same API as

the test client. However, instead of behaving like a browser, the

RequestFactory provides a way to generate a request instance that can

be used as the first argument to any view. This means you can test a

view function the same way as you would test any other function -- as

a black box, with exactly known inputs, testing for specific outputs.

The API for the :class:`~django.test.client.RequestFactory` is a slightly

restricted subset of the test client API:

            self.factory = RequestFactory()

        def test_details(self):

            # Issue a GET request.

            # Create a in instance of a GET request.

            request = self.factory.get('/customer/details')

            # Test my_view() as if it were deployed at /customer/details