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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import Queue
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from mock import Mock
+from fixture import TempIO
+
+from edbob.configuration import AppConfigParser
+
+from rattail.filemon import linux
+from rattail.filemon.config import Profile
+
+
+class TestEventHandler(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp = TempIO()
+        self.config = AppConfigParser(u'rattail')
+        self.config.set(u'rattail.filemon', u'monitor', u'foo')
+        self.config.set(u'rattail.filemon', u'foo.dirs', self.tmp)
+        self.config.set(u'rattail.filemon', u'foo.actions', u'noop')
+        self.config.set(u'rattail.filemon', u'foo.action.noop.func', u'rattail.filemon.actions:noop')
+        self.profile = Profile(self.config, u'foo')
+        self.profile.queue = Queue.Queue()
+        self.handler = linux.EventHandler()
+        self.handler.my_init(self.profile)
+
+    def test_in_access_event_does_nothing(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file', u''))
+        self.handler.process_IN_ACCESS(event)
+        self.assertTrue(self.profile.queue.empty())
+
+    def test_in_attrib_event_does_nothing(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file', u''))
+        self.handler.process_IN_ATTRIB(event)
+        self.assertTrue(self.profile.queue.empty())
+
+    def test_in_create_event_does_nothing(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file', u''))
+        self.handler.process_IN_CREATE(event)
+        self.assertTrue(self.profile.queue.empty())
+
+    def test_in_modify_event_does_nothing(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file', u''))
+        self.handler.process_IN_MODIFY(event)
+        self.assertTrue(self.profile.queue.empty())
+
+    def test_in_close_write_event_queues_file_if_profile_does_not_watch_locks(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file', u''))
+        self.profile.watch_locks = False
+        self.handler.process_IN_CLOSE_WRITE(event)
+        self.assertEqual(self.profile.queue.qsize(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.profile.queue.get_nowait(), self.tmp.join(u'file'))
+
+    def test_in_close_write_event_does_nothing_if_profile_watches_locks(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file.lock', u''))
+        self.profile.watch_locks = True
+        self.handler.process_IN_CLOSE_WRITE(event)
+        self.assertTrue(self.profile.queue.empty())
+
+    def test_in_moved_to_event_queues_file_if_profile_does_not_watch_locks(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file', u''))
+        self.profile.watch_locks = False
+        self.handler.process_IN_MOVED_TO(event)
+        self.assertEqual(self.profile.queue.qsize(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.profile.queue.get_nowait(), self.tmp.join(u'file'))
+
+    def test_in_moved_to_event_does_nothing_if_profile_watches_locks(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file.lock', u''))
+        self.profile.watch_locks = True
+        self.handler.process_IN_MOVED_TO(event)
+        self.assertTrue(self.profile.queue.empty())
+
+    def test_in_delete_event_queues_file_if_profile_watches_locks(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file.lock', u''))
+        self.profile.watch_locks = True
+        self.handler.process_IN_DELETE(event)
+        self.assertEqual(self.profile.queue.qsize(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.profile.queue.get_nowait(), self.tmp.join(u'file'))
+
+    def test_in_moved_to_event_does_nothing_if_profile_does_not_watch_locks(self):
+        event = Mock(pathname=self.tmp.putfile(u'file', u''))
+        self.profile.watch_locks = False
+        self.handler.process_IN_DELETE(event)
+        self.assertTrue(self.profile.queue.empty())