Conditional django setup for local testing vs. remote testing

scripts/performance_tests.py

@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@ import hashlib
 # Add project root to path
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-# Django setup
-os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ivatar.settings")
-import django
 
-django.setup()
+# Django setup - only for local testing
+def setup_django():
+    """Setup Django for local testing"""
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "ivatar.settings")
+    import django
 
-from django.test import Client
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from ivatar.ivataraccount.models import ConfirmedEmail, Photo
+    django.setup()
 
 
 class PerformanceTestRunner:
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ class PerformanceTestRunner:
         self.concurrent_users = concurrent_users
         self.test_cache = test_cache
         self.remote_testing = remote_testing
-        self.client = Client() if not remote_testing else None
+        self.client = None
         self.results = {}
 
         # Determine if we're testing locally or remotely
@@ -50,11 +49,20 @@ class PerformanceTestRunner:
             print(f"🌐 Remote testing mode: {base_url}")
         else:
             print(f"🏠 Local testing mode: {base_url}")
+            # Only setup Django and create client for local testing
+            setup_django()
+            from django.test import Client
+
+            self.client = Client()
 
     def setup_test_data(self):
         """Create test data for performance tests"""
         print("Setting up test data...")
 
+        # Import Django models only when needed
+        from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+        from ivatar.ivataraccount.models import ConfirmedEmail
+
         # Create test users and emails
         test_emails = [f"perftest{i}@example.com" for i in range(100)]
 
@@ -326,6 +334,8 @@ class PerformanceTestRunner:
         print("\n=== Database Performance Test ===")
 
         from django.db import connection
+        from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+        from ivatar.ivataraccount.models import ConfirmedEmail, Photo
 
         # Reset query log
         connection.queries_log.clear()