# 2.9. Use mongomock for testing

mongomock is a package to do just what the name implies, mocking a mongo database.

To use with mongoengine, simply specify mongomock when connecting with mongoengine:

    connect('mongoenginetest', host='mongomock://localhost')
    conn = get_connection()

or with an alias:

    connect('mongoenginetest', host='mongomock://localhost', alias='testdb')
    conn = get_connection('testdb')