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+""" Unit tests for action plugins """
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from plugins.action import ActionPlugin
+
+
+class ActionPluginTests(TestCase):
+    """ Tests for ActionPlugin """
+    ACTION_RETURN = 'a action was performed'
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.plugin = ActionPlugin('user')
+
+        class TestActionPlugin(ActionPlugin):
+            """a action plugin"""
+            ACTION_NAME = 'abc123'
+
+            def perform_action():
+                return self.ACTION_RETURN + 'action'
+
+            def get_result():
+                return self.ACTION_RETURN + 'result'
+
+            def get_info():
+                return self.ACTION_RETURN + 'info'
+
+        self.action_plugin = TestActionPlugin('user')
+
+        class NameActionPlugin(ActionPlugin):
+            PLUGIN_NAME = 'Aplugin'
+
+        self.action_name = NameActionPlugin('user')
+
+    def test_action_name(self):
+        """check the name definition possibilities"""
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.plugin_name(), '')
+        self.assertEqual(self.action_plugin.plugin_name(), 'abc123')
+        self.assertEqual(self.action_name.plugin_name(), 'Aplugin')
+
+    def test_function(self):
+        """check functions"""
+        # the class itself
+        self.assertIsNone(self.plugin.perform_action())
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.get_result(), False)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.plugin.get_info())
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.get_response(), {
+            "action": '',
+            "result": False,
+            "info": None,
+        })
+
+        # overriden functions
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.perform_action(), self.ACTION_RETURN + 'action')
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.get_result(), self.ACTION_RETURN + 'result')
+        self.assertIsNone(self.plugin.get_info(), self.ACTION_RETURN + 'info')
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.get_response(), {
+            "action": 'abc123',
+            "result": self.ACTION_RETURN + 'result',
+            "info": self.ACTION_RETURN + 'info',
+        })