Added the beginnings of #77.

readthedocs/core/hacks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import imp
+import sys
+import traceback
+
+class ErrorlessImport(object):
+    def find_module(self, name, path):
+        try:
+            return imp.find_module(name, path)
+        except ImportError:
+            #raise
+            return FreeLoader()
+
+
+class Mock(object):
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<Silly Human, I'm not real>"
+
+    def __eq__(self, b):
+        return True
+
+    def __getattr__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return Mock()
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return Mock()
+
+
+class FreeLoader:
+    def load_module(self, fullname):
+        return Mock()
+
+
+def patch_meta_path():
+    FreeLoader._class = ErrorlessImport()
+    sys.meta_path += [FreeLoader._class]
+
+def unpatch_meta_path():
+    sys.meta_path.remove(FreeLoader._class)
+    #sys.meta_path = []

readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/__init__.py

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ from view_tests import *
 from test_doc_building import *
 from test_backend import *
 from test_celery import *
+from test_hacks import *

readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_hacks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+from readthedocs.core import hacks
+
+class TestHacks(TestCase):
+    fixtures = ['eric.json', 'test_data.json']
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace()
+        hacks.patch_meta_path()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        hacks.unpatch_meta_path()
+
+    def test_hack_failed_import(self):
+        import boogy
+        self.assertTrue(str(boogy), "<Silly Human, I'm not real>")
+
+    def test_hack_correct_import(self):
+        import itertools
+        self.assertFalse(str(itertools), "<Silly Human, I'm not real>")