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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''Core plugins unit tests'''
+
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+from pelican.plugins import gzip_cache
+
+from support import unittest, temporary_folder
+
+class TestGzipCache(unittest.TestCase):
+    '''Unit tests for the gzip cache plugin'''
+
+    def test_should_compress(self):
+        '''Test that some filetypes should compress and others shouldn't.'''
+        self.assertTrue(gzip_cache.should_compress('foo.html'))
+        self.assertTrue(gzip_cache.should_compress('bar.css'))
+        self.assertTrue(gzip_cache.should_compress('baz.js'))
+        self.assertTrue(gzip_cache.should_compress('foo.txt'))
+
+        self.assertFalse(gzip_cache.should_compress('foo.gz'))
+        self.assertFalse(gzip_cache.should_compress('bar.png'))
+        self.assertFalse(gzip_cache.should_compress('baz.mp3'))
+        self.assertFalse(gzip_cache.should_compress('foo.mov'))
+
+    def test_creates_gzip_file(self):
+        '''Test that a file matching the input filename with a .gz extension is
+        created.'''
+        # The plugin walks over the output content after the finalized signal
+        # so it is safe to assume that the file exists (otherwise walk would
+        # not report it). Therefore, create a dummy file to use.
+        with temporary_folder() as tempdir:
+            (_, a_html_filename) = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.html', dir=tempdir)
+            gzip_cache.create_gzip_file(a_html_filename)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(a_html_filename + '.gz'))
+