Remove nowcast plugin testing code. The code can be tested from the d…

…gmr plugin itself.

pysteps/tests/test_plugins_support.py

@@ -78,46 +78,3 @@ def test_importers_plugins():
         with _create_and_install_plugin("test_importer_bbb", "importer_bbb"):
             _check_installed_plugin("importer_aaa_xxx")
             _check_installed_plugin("importer_bbb_xxx")
-
-
-def test_nowcasts_plugin_discovery():
-    """Testing the discover_nowcast method to effectively see whether the plugin has been installed."""
-
-    from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
-
-    # Ensure we patch the correct location where iter_entry_points is used
-
-    with patch("pkg_resources.iter_entry_points") as mock_iter_entry_points:
-        # Create mock plugins
-        mock_plugin = Mock()
-        mock_plugin.name = "nowcast_method"
-        mock_plugin.load.return_value = "mock_module"
-
-        # Set the return value of iter_entry_points to include the mock plugins
-        mock_iter_entry_points.return_value = [mock_plugin]
-
-        # Clear the _nowcast_methods dictionary before the test
-        pysteps.nowcasts.interface._nowcast_methods.clear()
-
-        # Call the function under test
-        pysteps.nowcasts.interface.discover_nowcasts()
-
-        # Print the call arguments for debugging
-        print(
-            "mock_iter_entry_points.call_args_list:",
-            mock_iter_entry_points.call_args_list,
-        )
-
-        # Assert that the entry point was called
-        mock_iter_entry_points.assert_called_with(
-            group="pysteps.plugins.nowcasts", name=None
-        )
-
-        # Assert that the _nowcast_methods dictionary is updated correctly
-        assert (
-            mock_plugin.name in pysteps.nowcasts.interface._nowcast_methods
-        ), "Expected 'nowcast_method' to be in _nowcast_methods, but it was not found."
-        assert (
-            pysteps.nowcasts.interface._nowcast_methods[mock_plugin.name]
-            == mock_plugin.load
-        ), "Expected the value of 'nowcast_method' to be 'mock_module'."