Test tweaks

rest_framework/serializers.py

@@ -795,10 +795,16 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         extra_kwargs = getattr(self.Meta, 'extra_kwargs', {})
 
         if fields and not isinstance(fields, (list, tuple)):
-            raise TypeError('`fields` must be a list or tuple')
+            raise TypeError(
+                'The `fields` option must be a list or tuple. Got %s.' %
+                type(fields).__name__
+            )
 
         if exclude and not isinstance(exclude, (list, tuple)):
-            raise TypeError('`exclude` must be a list or tuple')
+            raise TypeError(
+                'The `exclude` option must be a list or tuple. Got %s.' %
+                type(exclude).__name__
+            )
 
         assert not (fields and exclude), "Cannot set both 'fields' and 'exclude'."
 

tests/test_model_serializer.py

@@ -559,3 +559,53 @@ class TestBulkCreate(TestCase):
 
         # Serializer returns correct data.
         assert serializer.data == data
+
+
+class TestMetaClassModel(models.Model):
+    text = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+
+
+class TestSerializerMetaClass(TestCase):
+    def test_meta_class_fields_option(self):
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            class Meta:
+                model = TestMetaClassModel
+                fields = 'text'
+
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError) as result:
+            ExampleSerializer().fields
+
+        exception = result.exception
+        assert str(exception).startswith(
+            "The `fields` option must be a list or tuple"
+        )
+
+    def test_meta_class_exclude_option(self):
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            class Meta:
+                model = TestMetaClassModel
+                exclude = 'text'
+
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError) as result:
+            ExampleSerializer().fields
+
+        exception = result.exception
+        assert str(exception).startswith(
+            "The `exclude` option must be a list or tuple"
+        )
+
+    def test_meta_class_fields_and_exclude_options(self):
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            class Meta:
+                model = TestMetaClassModel
+                fields = ('text',)
+                exclude = ('text',)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AssertionError) as result:
+            ExampleSerializer().fields
+
+        exception = result.exception
+        self.assertEqual(
+            str(exception),
+            "Cannot set both 'fields' and 'exclude'."
+        )

tests/test_serializer_metaclass.py

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-from rest_framework import serializers
-from .models import BasicModel
-
-
-class TestSerializerMetaClass(TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        class FieldsSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-            text = serializers.CharField()
-
-            class Meta:
-                model = BasicModel
-                fields = ('text')
-
-        class ExcludeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-            text = serializers.CharField()
-
-            class Meta:
-                model = BasicModel
-                exclude = ('text')
-
-        class FieldsAndExcludeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-            text = serializers.CharField()
-
-            class Meta:
-                model = BasicModel
-                fields = ('text',)
-                exclude = ('text',)
-
-        self.fields_serializer = FieldsSerializer
-        self.exclude_serializer = ExcludeSerializer
-        self.faeSerializer = FieldsAndExcludeSerializer
-
-    def test_meta_class_fields(self):
-        object = BasicModel(text="Hello World.")
-        serializer = self.fields_serializer(instance=object)
-
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError) as result:
-            serializer.data
-
-        exception = result.exception
-        self.assertEqual(str(exception), "`fields` must be a list or tuple")
-
-    def test_meta_class_exclude(self):
-        object = BasicModel(text="Hello World.")
-        serializer = self.exclude_serializer(instance=object)
-
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError) as result:
-            serializer.data
-
-        exception = result.exception
-        self.assertEqual(str(exception), "`exclude` must be a list or tuple")
-
-    def test_meta_class_fields_and_exclude(self):
-        object = BasicModel(text="Hello World.")
-        serializer = self.faeSerializer(instance=object)
-
-        with self.assertRaises(AssertionError) as result:
-            serializer.data
-
-        exception = result.exception
-        self.assertEqual(str(exception), "Cannot set both 'fields' and 'exclude'.")