provide cool decorators

Description

from sure import expect

@expect.free_port(8000)
def test_my_server():
    # run the server
    # run assertions against http request/responses

Contributor guide

Tech stack

python

Domain

testing

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

mostly clear

Prerequisites

Python decoratorssocket programming basics

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

50

Research direction

This issue requests a decorator that checks if a TCP port is free before running a test. The current codebase uses decorators like `@expect.raises`; examine the existing decorator pattern in the sure library (e.g., in sure/ init .py or decorators.py). Implement a new decorator `@expect.free port(port)` that uses Python's socket module to attempt binding to the port and skip or fail the test if busy. The issue has an assignee but no recent activity, so confirming availability with maintainers may be needed before starting.