old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python2.5
  #
  # Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
  #
  # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  # You may obtain a copy of the License at
  #
  #   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  #
  # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  # limitations under the License.
  """Common testing utilities.
  """
  
  
  __authors__ = [
    '"Augie Fackler" <durin42@gmail.com>',
    ]
  
  
  class MockRequest(object):
    """Shared dummy request object to mock common aspects of a request.
    """
    def __init__(self, path=None):
      self.REQUEST = self.GET = self.POST = {}
      self.path = path
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/python2.5
  #
  # Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
  #
  # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  # You may obtain a copy of the License at
  #
  #   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  #
  # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  # limitations under the License.
  """Common testing utilities.
  """
  
  
  __authors__ = [
    '"Augie Fackler" <durin42@gmail.com>',
    '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',
    ]
  
  
  from soc.modules import callback
  
  
  class MockRequest(object):
    """Shared dummy request object to mock common aspects of a request.
  
    Before using the object, start should be called, when done (and
    before calling start on a new request), end should be called.
    """
  
    def __init__(self, path=None):
      """Creates a new empty request object.
  
      self.REQUEST, self.GET and self.POST are set to an empty
      dictionary, and path to the value specified.
      """
  
      self.REQUEST = {}
      self.GET = {}
      self.POST = {}
      self.path = path
  
    def start(self):
      """Readies the core for a new request.
      """
  
      core = callback.getCore()
      core.startNewRequest(self)
  
    def end(self):
      """Finishes up the current request.
      """
  
      core = callback.getCore()
      core.endRequest(self, False)
  
subject: Add a start and end method to MockRequest