4 files changed, 16 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/testing/tests/conftest.py b/testing/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3be9ba2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--couch-url", type="string", default="http://127.0.0.1:5984",
+        help="the url for the couch server to be used during tests")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def couch_url(request):
+    url = request.config.getoption('--couch-url')
+    request.cls.couch_url = url
diff --git a/testing/tests/couch/common.py b/testing/tests/couch/common.py
index 45cf8d7f..48d30168 100644
--- a/testing/tests/couch/common.py
+++ b/testing/tests/couch/common.py
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ nested_doc = tests.nested_doc
 
 
 def make_couch_database_for_test(test, replica_uid):
-    port = str(test.couch_port)
     dbname = ('test-%s' % uuid4().hex)
     db = couch.CouchDatabase.open_database(
-        urljoin('http://localhost:' + port, dbname),
+        urljoin(test.couch_url, dbname),
         create=True,
         replica_uid=replica_uid or 'test',
         ensure_ddocs=True)
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ def make_couch_database_for_test(test, replica_uid):
 
 
 def copy_couch_database_for_test(test, db):
-    port = str(test.couch_port)
-    couch_url = 'http://localhost:' + port
+    couch_url = test.couch_url
     new_dbname = db._dbname + '_copy'
     new_db = couch.CouchDatabase.open_database(
         urljoin(couch_url, new_dbname),
diff --git a/testing/tests/couch/couchdb.ini.template b/testing/tests/couch/couchdb.ini.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 174d9d86..00000000
--- a/testing/tests/couch/couchdb.ini.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-; etc/couchdb/default.ini.tpl.  Generated from default.ini.tpl.in by configure.
-
-; Upgrading CouchDB will overwrite this file.
-
-[couchdb]
-database_dir = %(tempdir)s/lib
-view_index_dir = %(tempdir)s/lib
-max_document_size = 4294967296 ; 4 GB
-os_process_timeout = 120000 ; 120 seconds. for view and external servers.
-max_dbs_open = 100
-delayed_commits = true ; set this to false to ensure an fsync before 201 Created is returned
-uri_file = %(tempdir)s/lib/couch.uri
-file_compression = snappy
-
-[log]
-file = %(tempdir)s/log/couch.log
-level = info
-include_sasl = true
-
-[httpd]
-port = 0
-bind_address = 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/testing/tests/couch/test_backend.py b/testing/tests/couch/test_backend.py
index c399338e..4fad11cf 100644
--- a/testing/tests/couch/test_backend.py
+++ b/testing/tests/couch/test_backend.py
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ class TestCouchBackendImpl(CouchDBTestCase):
 
     def test__allocate_doc_id(self):
         db = couch.CouchDatabase.open_database(
-            urljoin(
-                'http://localhost:' + str(self.couch_port),
-                ('test-%s' % uuid4().hex)
-            ),
+            urljoin(self.couch_url, 'test-%s' % uuid4().hex),
             create=True)
         doc_id1 = db._allocate_doc_id()
         self.assertTrue(doc_id1.startswith('D-'))