test_messageboard.py

import unittest
from messageboard import MessageController
import datetime


class TestMessageController(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.__message_controller = MessageController()

    # MessageController displays message correctly
    def test_issue_has_title(self):
        message = self.__message_controller.display_message("this is a test message")
        now = datetime.datetime.now()
        self.assertEqual(message, now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") + " " + "this is a test message")