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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from __future__ import with_statement
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import pytest
+import sys
+from sets import Set
+from ldapcherry.backend.ldap import Backend
+from ldapcherry.exceptions import * 
+import cherrypy
+
+cfg = {
+'module'            : 'ldapcherry.backend.ldap',
+'groupdn'           : 'ou=group,dc=example,dc=com',
+'people'            : 'ou=group,dc=example,dc=com',
+'authdn'            : 'cn=ldapcherry,dc=example,dc=com',
+'password'          : 'password',
+'uri'               : 'ldaps://ldap.ldapcherry.org',
+'ca'                : '/etc/dnscherry/TEST-cacert.pem',
+'starttls'          : 'on',
+'checkcert'         : 'off',
+'user.filter.tmpl'  : '(uid=%(username)s)',
+'group.filter.tmpl' : '(member=%(userdn)s)',
+}
+
+class TestError(object):
+
+    def testNominal(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True
+
+    def testConnect(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True
+
+    def testConnectSSL(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True
+
+    def testConnectSSLNoCheck(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True
+
+    def testAuthSuccess(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True
+
+    def testAuthSuccess(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True
+
+    def testAuthFailure(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True
+
+    def testMissingParam(self):
+        cfg2 = {}
+        return True
+        try:
+            inv = Backend(cfg2, cherrypy.log)
+        except MissingKey:
+            return
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
+
+    def testGetUser(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log)
+        return True