adding test module

.gitignore

@@ -61,5 +61,4 @@ tmtags
 test.log
 
 example.py
-test.py
 extensions

cement/utils/test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"""Cement testing utilities."""
+
+import unittest
+from ..core import backend, foundation
+
+# shortcuts
+from nose.tools import ok_ as ok
+from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
+from nose.tools import raises
+from nose import SkipTest
+
+class TestApp(foundation.CementApp):
+    """
+    Basic CementApp for generic testing.
+    
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        label = 'test'
+        config_files = []
+        argv = []
+
+class CementTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    A sub-class of unittest.TestCase.  Provides useful shortcuts including 
+    the following:
+    
+        self.ok
+            A shortcut to assert()
+        
+        self.eq
+            A shortcut to assertEquals()
+        
+        """
+        
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
+        super(CementTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kw)
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.eq = eq
+    
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Sets up self.app with a generic TestApp().  Also resets the backend
+        hooks and handlers so that everytime an app is created it is setup
+        clean each time.
+        
+        """
+        self.app = self.make_app()
+        
+    def make_app(self, *args, **kw):
+        """
+        Create a generic app using TestApp.  Arguments and Keyword Arguments
+        are passed to the app.
+        
+        """
+        self.reset_backend()
+        return TestApp(*args, **kw)
+        
+    def reset_backend(self):
+        """
+        Remove all registered hooks and handlers from the backend.
+        
+        """
+        for _handler in backend.handlers.copy():
+            del backend.handlers[_handler]
+        for _hook in backend.hooks.copy():
+            del backend.hooks[_hook]    
+