Added a validate_unique test.

rest_framework/tests/serializer.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework import serializers
-from rest_framework.tests.models import (ActionItem, Anchor, BasicModel,
+from rest_framework.tests.models import (Album, ActionItem, Anchor, BasicModel,
     BlankFieldModel, BlogPost, Book, CallableDefaultValueModel, DefaultValueModel,
     ManyToManyModel, Person, ReadOnlyManyToManyModel)
 
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ class PersonSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         read_only_fields = ('age',)
 
 
+class AlbumsSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Album
+
+
 class BasicTests(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.comment = Comment(
@@ -276,6 +282,16 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'info': [u'Ensure this value has at most 12 characters (it has 13).']})
 
+    def test_validate_unique(self):
+        """
+        Just check if serializers.ModelSerializer.perform_model_validation() handles unique checks via .full_clean()
+        """
+        serializer = AlbumsSerializer(data={'title': 'a'})
+        serializer.is_valid()
+        serializer.save()
+        second_serializer = AlbumsSerializer(data={'title': 'a'})
+        self.assertFalse(second_serializer.is_valid())
+
 
 class RegexValidationTest(TestCase):
     def test_create_failed(self):