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+require 'rails_helper'
+require_relative './dummy_provider'
+
+describe 'Chat Controller', type: :request do
+  let(:first_post) { Fabricate(:post) }
+  let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic, posts: [first_post]) }
+  let(:admin) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+  let(:category) { Fabricate(:category) }
+  let(:tag) { Fabricate(:tag) }
+
+  include_context "dummy provider"
+
+  before do
+    SiteSetting.chat_integration_enabled = true
+  end
+
+  shared_examples 'admin constraints' do |action, route|
+    context 'when user is not signed in' do
+      it 'should raise the right error' do
+        expect { send(action, route) }.to raise_error(ActionController::RoutingError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when user is not an admin' do
+      it 'should raise the right error' do
+        sign_in(Fabricate(:user))
+        expect { send(action, route) }.to raise_error(ActionController::RoutingError)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'listing providers' do
+    include_examples 'admin constraints', 'get', '/admin/plugins/chat/providers.json'
+
+    context 'when signed in as an admin' do
+      before do
+        sign_in(admin)
+      end
+
+      it 'should return the right response' do
+        get '/admin/plugins/chat/providers.json'
+
+        expect(response).to be_success
+
+        json = JSON.parse(response.body)
+
+        expect(json['providers'].size).to eq(1)
+
+        expect(json['providers'][0]).to eq('name'=> 'dummy',
+                              'id'=> 'dummy',
+                              'channel_regex'=> nil
+                              )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'testing providers' do
+    include_examples 'admin constraints', 'get', '/admin/plugins/chat/test.json'
+
+    context 'when signed in as an admin' do
+      before do
+        sign_in(admin)
+      end
+
+      it 'should return the right response' do
+        post '/admin/plugins/chat/test.json', provider: 'dummy', channel: '#general', topic_id: topic.id
+
+        expect(response).to be_success
+
+        json = JSON.parse(response.body)
+      end
+
+      it 'should fail for invalid provider' do
+        post '/admin/plugins/chat/test.json', provider: 'someprovider', channel: '#general', topic_id: topic.id
+
+        expect(response).not_to be_success
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'viewing rules' do
+    include_examples 'admin constraints', 'get', '/admin/plugins/chat/rules.json'
+
+    context 'when signed in as an admin' do
+      before do
+        sign_in(admin)
+      end
+
+      it 'should return the right response' do
+        rule = DiscourseChat::Rule.new({provider: 'dummy', channel: '#general', filter:'follow', category_id:category.id, tags:[tag.name]}).save!
+
+        get '/admin/plugins/chat/rules.json', provider:'dummy'
+
+        expect(response).to be_success
+
+        rules = JSON.parse(response.body)['rules']
+
+        expect(rules.count).to eq(1)
+
+        expect(rules.first).to eq(
+          "channel" => "#general",
+          "category_id" => category.id,
+          "tags" => [tag.name],
+          "filter" => "follow",
+          "error_key" => nil,
+          "id" => rule.id,
+          "provider" => 'dummy'
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'should fail for invalid provider' do
+        get '/admin/plugins/chat/rules.json', provider:'someprovider'
+
+        expect(response).not_to be_success
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'adding a rule' do
+    include_examples 'admin constraints', 'put', '/admin/plugins/chat/rules.json'
+
+    context 'as an admin' do
+
+      before do
+        sign_in(admin)
+      end
+
+      it 'should be able to add a new rule' do
+        put '/admin/plugins/chat/rules.json',
+          rule:{
+            provider: 'dummy',
+            channel: '#general',
+            category_id: category.id,
+            filter: 'watch',
+            tags: [tag.name]
+          }
+
+        expect(response).to be_success
+
+        rule = DiscourseChat::Rule.all.first
+
+        expect(rule.provider).to eq('dummy')
+        expect(rule.channel).to eq('#general')
+        expect(rule.category_id).to eq(category.id)
+        expect(rule.filter).to eq('watch')
+        expect(rule.tags).to eq([tag.name])
+
+      end
+
+      it 'should fail for invalid params' do
+        put '/admin/plugins/chat/rules.json',
+          rule:{
+            provider: 'dummy',
+            channel: '#general',
+            category_id: category.id,
+            filter: 'watch',
+            tags: ['somenonexistanttag']
+          }
+
+        expect(response).not_to be_success
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'updating a rule' do
+    let(:rule){DiscourseChat::Rule.new({provider: 'dummy', channel: '#general', filter:'follow', category_id:category.id, tags:[tag.name]}).save!}
+    
+    include_examples 'admin constraints', 'put', "/admin/plugins/chat/rules/1.json"
+
+    context 'as an admin' do
+
+      before do
+        sign_in(admin)
+      end
+
+      it 'should be able update a rule' do
+        put "/admin/plugins/chat/rules/#{rule.id}.json",
+          rule:{
+            provider: rule.provider,
+            channel: '#random',
+            category_id: rule.category_id,
+            filter: rule.filter,
+            tags: rule.tags
+          }
+
+        expect(response).to be_success
+
+        rule = DiscourseChat::Rule.all.first
+
+        expect(rule.provider).to eq('dummy')
+        expect(rule.channel).to eq('#random')
+        expect(rule.category_id).to eq(category.id)
+        expect(rule.filter).to eq('follow')
+        expect(rule.tags).to eq([tag.name])
+
+      end
+
+      it 'should fail for invalid params' do
+        put "/admin/plugins/chat/rules/#{rule.id}.json",
+          rule:{
+            provider: 'dummy',
+            channel: '#general',
+            category_id: category.id,
+            filter: 'watch',
+            tags: ['somenonexistanttag']
+          }
+
+        expect(response).not_to be_success
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'deleting a rule' do
+    let(:rule){DiscourseChat::Rule.new({provider: 'dummy', channel: '#general', filter:'follow', category_id:category.id, tags:[tag.name]}).save!}
+    
+    include_examples 'admin constraints', 'delete', "/admin/plugins/chat/rules/1.json"
+
+    context 'as an admin' do
+
+      before do
+        sign_in(admin)
+      end
+
+      it 'should be able delete a rule' do
+        delete "/admin/plugins/chat/rules/#{rule.id}.json"
+
+        expect(response).to be_success
+
+        expect(DiscourseChat::Rule.all.size).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end