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+
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import unittest
+import os
+import sys
+from api_clients import api_client as apc
+
+class TestApiClient(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        test_path = '/home/rudi/Airtime/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/api_client.cfg'
+        if not os.path.exists(test_path):
+            print("path for config does not exist: '%s' % test_path")
+            # TODO : is there a cleaner way to exit the unit testing?
+            sys.exit(1)
+        self.apc = apc.AirtimeApiClient(config_path=test_path)
+        self.apc.register_component("api-client-tester")
+        # All of the following requests should error out in some way
+        self.bad_requests = [
+                { 'mode' : 'dang it', 'is_record' : 0},
+                { 'mode' : 'damn frank', 'is_record' : 1 },
+                { 'no_mode' : 'at_all' },
+        ]
+
+    def test_bad_requests(self):
+        responses = self.apc.send_media_monitor_requests(self.bad_requests, dry=True)
+        for response in responses:
+            self.assertTrue( 'key' in response )
+            self.assertTrue( 'error' in response )
+            print("Response: '%s'" % response)
+
+    # We don't actually test any well formed requests because it is more
+    # involved
+
+if __name__ == '__main__': unittest.main()
+
+