diff --git a/aio/src/testing/location.service.ts b/aio/src/testing/location.service.ts
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+++ b/aio/src/testing/location.service.ts
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+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
+
+export class MockLocationService {
+  urlSubject = new BehaviorSubject<string>(this.initialUrl);
+  currentUrl = this.urlSubject.asObservable();
+  constructor(private initialUrl) {}
+}
+
diff --git a/aio/src/testing/logger.service.ts b/aio/src/testing/logger.service.ts
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+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class MockLogger {
+
+  output = {
+    log: [],
+    error: [],
+    warn: []
+  };
+
+  log(value: any, ...rest) {
+    this.output.log.push([value, ...rest]);
+  }
+
+  error(value: any, ...rest) {
+    this.output.error.push([value, ...rest]);
+  }
+
+  warn(value: any, ...rest) {
+    this.output.warn.push([value, ...rest]);
+  }
+}