Skip test if no fixtures

Author: avdata99

foundation/tests/test_home.py

@@ -9,9 +9,17 @@
 tests is to catch regressions in routing, middleware, and template loading,
 not to assert specific page content.
 """
+import os
+import unittest
+
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 
+SAMPLE_DATA_PATH = os.path.join(
+    os.path.dirname(__file__), "fixtures", "sample_data.json"
+)
+
+
 class HomePageTests(TestCase):
     def test_home_does_not_error(self):
         response = self.client.get("/")
@@ -39,6 +47,10 @@ def test_admin_login_page_renders(self):
         self.assertContains(response, "csrfmiddlewaretoken")
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(
+    os.path.exists(SAMPLE_DATA_PATH),
+    "sample_data.json not present — run `make fixtures-dump` to enable.",
+)
 class HomePageWithSampleDataTests(TestCase):
     """Tests that load a real slice of CMS data via fixtures and exercise
     the actual page-rendering pipeline. Regenerate the fixture with