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+# Copyright 2016 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+# https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+"""Unittests for the issueexport servlet."""
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import unittest
+
+from mock import Mock, patch
+
+from framework import permissions
+from proto import tracker_pb2
+from services import service_manager
+from testing import testing_helpers
+from testing import fake
+from tracker import issueexport
+
+
+class IssueExportTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def setUp(self):
+    self.services = service_manager.Services(
+        config=fake.ConfigService(),
+        project=fake.ProjectService(),
+        issue=fake.IssueService(),
+        user=fake.UserService(),
+        issue_star=fake.IssueStarService(),
+    )
+    self.cnxn = 'fake connection'
+    self.project = self.services.project.TestAddProject('proj', project_id=789)
+    self.servlet = issueexport.IssueExport(
+        'req', 'res', services=self.services)
+    self.jsonfeed = issueexport.IssueExportJSON(
+        'req', 'res', services=self.services)
+    self.mr = testing_helpers.MakeMonorailRequest(
+        project=self.project, perms=permissions.OWNER_ACTIVE_PERMISSIONSET)
+    self.mr.can = 1
+
+  def testAssertBasePermission(self):
+    self.assertRaises(permissions.PermissionException,
+                      self.servlet.AssertBasePermission, self.mr)
+    self.mr.auth.user_pb.is_site_admin = True
+    self.servlet.AssertBasePermission(self.mr)
+
+  @patch('time.time')
+  def testHandleRequest(self, mockTime):
+    mockTime.return_value = 1234
+    self.services.issue.GetAllIssuesInProject = Mock(return_value=[])
+    self.services.issue.GetCommentsForIssues = Mock(return_value={})
+    self.services.issue_star.LookupItemsStarrers = Mock(return_value={})
+    self.services.user.LookupUserEmails = Mock(
+        return_value={111: 'user1@test.com', 222: 'user2@test.com'})
+
+    self.mr.project_name = self.project.project_name
+    json_data = self.jsonfeed.HandleRequest(self.mr)
+
+    self.assertEqual(json_data['metadata'],
+                     {'version': 1, 'who': None, 'when': 1234,
+                      'project': 'proj', 'start': 0, 'num': 100})
+    self.assertEqual(json_data['issues'], [])
+    self.assertItemsEqual(
+        json_data['emails'], ['user1@test.com', 'user2@test.com'])
+
+  # TODO(jojwang): test attachments, amendments, comment details
+  def testMakeIssueJSON(self):
+    config = self.services.config.GetProjectConfig(
+        self.cnxn, 789)
+    config.field_defs.extend(
+        [tracker_pb2.FieldDef(
+            field_id=1, field_name='UXReview',
+            field_type=tracker_pb2.FieldTypes.APPROVAL_TYPE),
+         tracker_pb2.FieldDef(
+             field_id=2, field_name='approvalsubfield',
+             field_type=tracker_pb2.FieldTypes.STR_TYPE, approval_id=1),
+         tracker_pb2.FieldDef(
+             field_id=3, field_name='phasefield',
+             field_type=tracker_pb2.FieldTypes.INT_TYPE, is_phase_field=True),
+         tracker_pb2.FieldDef(
+             field_id=4, field_name='normalfield',
+             field_type=tracker_pb2.FieldTypes.STR_TYPE)
+        ])
+    self.services.config.StoreConfig(self.cnxn, config)
+
+    phases = [tracker_pb2.Phase(phase_id=1, name='Phase1', rank=1),
+              tracker_pb2.Phase(phase_id=2, name='Phase2', rank=2)]
+    avs = [tracker_pb2.ApprovalValue(
+        approval_id=1, status=tracker_pb2.ApprovalStatus.APPROVED,
+        setter_id=111, set_on=7, approver_ids=[333, 444], phase_id=1)]
+    fvs = [tracker_pb2.FieldValue(field_id=2, str_value='two'),
+           tracker_pb2.FieldValue(field_id=3, int_value=3, phase_id=2),
+           tracker_pb2.FieldValue(field_id=4, str_value='four')]
+    labels = ['test', 'Type-FLT-Launch']
+
+    issue = fake.MakeTestIssue(
+        self.project.project_id, 1, 'summary', 'Open', 111, labels=labels,
+        issue_id=78901, reporter_id=222, opened_timestamp=1,
+        closed_timestamp=2, modified_timestamp=3, project_name='project',
+        field_values=fvs, phases=phases, approval_values=avs)
+
+    email_dict = {111: 'user1@test.com', 222: 'user2@test.com',
+                  333: 'user3@test.com', 444: 'user4@test.com'}
+    comment_list = [
+        tracker_pb2.IssueComment(content='simple'),
+        tracker_pb2.IssueComment(
+            content='issue desc', is_description=True)]
+    starrer_id_list = [222, 333]
+
+    issue_JSON = self.jsonfeed._MakeIssueJSON(
+        self.mr, issue, email_dict, comment_list, starrer_id_list)
+    expected_JSON = {
+        'local_id': 1,
+        'reporter': 'user2@test.com',
+        'summary': 'summary',
+        'owner': 'user1@test.com',
+        'status': 'Open',
+        'cc': [],
+        'labels': labels,
+        'phases': [{'id': 1, 'name': 'Phase1', 'rank': 1},
+                   {'id': 2, 'name': 'Phase2', 'rank': 2}],
+        'fields': [
+            {'field': 'approvalsubfield',
+             'phase': None,
+             'approval': 'UXReview',
+             'str_value': 'two'},
+            {'field': 'phasefield',
+             'phase': 'Phase2',
+             'int_value': 3},
+            {'field': 'normalfield',
+             'phase': None,
+             'str_value': 'four'}],
+        'approvals': [
+            {'approval': 'UXReview',
+             'status': 'APPROVED',
+             'setter': 'user1@test.com',
+             'set_on': 7,
+             'approvers': ['user3@test.com', 'user4@test.com'],
+             'phase': 'Phase1'}
+        ],
+        'starrers': ['user2@test.com', 'user3@test.com'],
+        'comments': [
+            {'content': 'simple',
+             'timestamp': None,
+             'amendments': [],
+             'commenter': None,
+             'attachments': [],
+             'description_num': None},
+            {'content': 'issue desc',
+             'timestamp': None,
+             'amendments': [],
+             'commenter': None,
+             'attachments': [],
+             'description_num': '1'},
+            ],
+        'opened': 1,
+        'modified': 3,
+        'closed': 2,
+    }
+
+    self.assertEqual(expected_JSON, issue_JSON)