--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/unittest_preprocessors.py	Fri Apr 18 18:12:56 2014 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from cubes.apycot.testutils import ApycotBaseTC
+
+import json
+from apycotlib import atest, writer, REGISTRY
+from apycotlib.preprocessors import distutils
+from cubicweb.utils import json_dumps
+
+class FakeCnxh(object):
+    def __init__(self, msgcfg, msgdep):
+        self.msgcfg = msgcfg
+        self.msgdep = msgdep
+        self.instance_url = 'http://gna'
+    def http_post(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if 'vid' in kwargs and kwargs['vid'] == 'apycot.get_configuration':
+            return self.msgcfg
+        elif 'vid' in kwargs and kwargs['vid'] == 'apycot.get_dependencies':
+            return self.msgdep
+        else:
+            return []
+
+    def http_get(*args, **kwargs):
+        return [{'deps': 'a'}]
+
+REGISTRY['preprocessor']['python_setup'] = distutils.DistutilsProcessor
+
+class FakeWriter(object):
+    def debug(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+    def info(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+    def fatal(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    def __init__(self, msgcfg, msgdep):
+        self._cnxh = FakeCnxh(msgcfg, msgdep)
+
+class FileCheckerTest(ApycotBaseTC):
+    def start_lgc_tests(self):
+        plan = self.lgc.start(self.lgce)
+        self.lgc._cw.cnx.commit()
+        return plan
+
+    def test_exec_status_change(self):
+        req = self.request()
+        tc = req.create_entity('TestConfig',
+                                     name=u'TC',
+                                     label=u'full python tests',
+                                     start_mode=u'manual',
+                                     check_config=u"""pylint_threshold=7
+pycoverage_threshold=70
+install=python_setup""")
+        pe = req.create_entity('ProjectEnvironment',
+                                          name=u'gna',
+                                          reverse_use_environment=tc.eid,
+                                          local_repository=self.vcsrepo)
+
+        self.vcsrepo2 = req.create_entity('Repository', type=u'mercurial',
+                # use path to avoid clone attempt when using url
+                path=unicode(self.datapath('project1')), source_url=u'http://gna.com',
+                reverse_local_repository=self.lgce)
+
+        pe_dep1 = req.create_entity('ProjectEnvironment',
+                                          name=u'regna',
+                                          reverse_use_environment=tc.eid,
+                                          local_repository=self.vcsrepo2)
+
+
+        self.commit()
+        self.vreg['views']
+        req_env = self.request(environment=pe.eid)
+        req_env_dep = self.request(environment=pe_dep1.eid)
+        tconf = json.loads(req_env.view('apycot.get_configuration', rset=tc.as_rset()))
+        penv = json.loads(req_env.view('ejsonexport', rset=pe.as_rset()))[0]
+        penv_dep = json.loads(req_env.view('ejsonexport', rset=pe.as_rset()))
+        penv['title'] = 'gna'
+        self.login('narval', password='narval0')
+        plan = self.start_lgc_tests()
+        plan = json.loads(json_dumps(req.entity_from_eid(plan.eid)))
+        test = atest.Test(plan, FakeWriter(tconf, penv_dep))
+        test.call_preprocessor('install', penv)
+
+
+