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+"""
+Tests for phenny's bot.py
+"""
+
+# add current working directory to path
+import sys
+sys.path.append('.')
+
+import unittest
+from mock import call, patch, Mock
+
+import bot
+
+
+class BotTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch('bot.Phenny.setup')
+    def setUp(self, mock_setup):
+        class MockConfig(object):
+            nick = 'phenny'
+            password = 'nickserv_pass'
+            name = 'Phenny'
+            host = 'irc.example.com'
+            port = 6667
+            ssl = False
+            ipv6 = True
+            channels = ['#phenny']
+            owner = 'phenny_owner'
+            admins = [owner, 'phenny_admin']
+            prefix = '.'
+
+        self.bot = bot.Phenny(MockConfig)
+
+    def test_input(self):
+        class MockOrigin(object):
+            nick = 'sock_puppet'
+            sender = '#phenny'
+
+        origin = MockOrigin()
+        text = "Are you ready for phenny?"
+        match = Mock()
+        event = "PRIVMSG"
+        args = ('#phenny', )
+        cmdinput = self.bot.input(origin, text, text, match, event, args)
+
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.sender, origin.sender)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.nick, origin.nick)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.event, event)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.bytes, text)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.match, match)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.group, match.group)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.groups, match.groups)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.args, args)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.admin, False)
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.owner, False)
+
+    def test_owner(self):
+        class MockOrigin(object):
+            nick = 'phenny_owner'
+            sender = '#phenny'
+
+        origin = MockOrigin()
+        text = "Are you ready for phenny?"
+        match = Mock()
+        event = "PRIVMSG"
+        args = ('#phenny', )
+        cmdinput = self.bot.input(origin, text, text, match, event, args)
+
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.owner, True)
+
+    def test_admin(self):
+        class MockOrigin(object):
+            nick = 'phenny_admin'
+            sender = '#phenny'
+
+        origin = MockOrigin()
+        text = "Are you ready for phenny?"
+        match = Mock()
+        event = "PRIVMSG"
+        args = ('#phenny', )
+        cmdinput = self.bot.input(origin, text, text, match, event, args)
+
+        self.assertEqual(cmdinput.admin, True)