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+/*
+ * Import and Export tests for the /p/whateverPadId/import and /p/whateverPadId/export endpoints.
+ */
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const supertest = require(__dirname+'/../../../../src/node_modules/supertest');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const settings = require(__dirname+'/../../../../src/node/utils/Settings');
+const host = 'http://127.0.0.1:'+settings.port;
+const api = supertest('http://'+settings.ip+":"+settings.port);
+const path = require('path');
+const async = require(__dirname+'/../../../../src/node_modules/async');
+const request = require(__dirname+'/../../../../src/node_modules/request');
+const padText = fs.readFileSync("../tests/backend/specs/api/test.txt");
+const etherpadDoc = fs.readFileSync("../tests/backend/specs/api/test.etherpad");
+const wordDoc = fs.readFileSync("../tests/backend/specs/api/test.doc");
+const bioDoc = fs.readFileSync("../tests/backend/specs/api/bio.doc"); // used to test if spaces are mantained
+const wordXDoc = fs.readFileSync("../tests/backend/specs/api/test.docx");
+const odtDoc = fs.readFileSync("../tests/backend/specs/api/test.odt");
+const pdfDoc = fs.readFileSync("../tests/backend/specs/api/test.pdf");
+var filePath = path.join(__dirname, '../../../../APIKEY.txt');
+
+var apiKey = fs.readFileSync(filePath,  {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+apiKey = apiKey.replace(/\n$/, "");
+var apiVersion = 1;
+var testPadId = makeid();
+var lastEdited = "";
+var text = generateLongText();
+
+describe('Connectivity', function(){
+  it('can connect', function(done) {
+    api.get('/api/')
+    .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+    .expect(200, done)
+  });
+})
+
+describe('API Versioning', function(){
+  it('finds the version tag', function(done) {
+    api.get('/api/')
+    .expect(function(res){
+      apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
+      if (!res.body.currentVersion) throw new Error("No version set in API");
+      return;
+    })
+    .expect(200, done)
+  });
+})
+
+/*
+Tests
+-----
+
+Test.
+  / Create a pad
+  / Set pad contents
+  / Try export pad in various formats
+  / Get pad contents and ensure it matches imported contents
+
+Test.
+  / Try to export a pad that doesn't exist // Expect failure
+
+Test.
+  / Try to import an unsupported file to a pad that exists
+
+-- TODO: Test.
+  Try to import to a file and abort it half way through
+
+Test.
+  Try to import to files of varying size.
+
+Example Curl command for testing import URI:
+  curl -s -v --form file=@/home/jose/test.txt http://127.0.0.1:9001/p/foo/import
+*/
+
+describe('Imports and Exports', function(){
+  it('creates a new Pad, imports content to it, checks that content', function(done) {
+    if(!settings.allowAnyoneToImport){
+      console.warn("not anyone can import so not testing -- to include this test set allowAnyoneToImport to true in settings.json");
+      done();
+    }else{
+      api.get(endPoint('createPad')+"&padID="+testPadId)
+      .expect(function(res){
+        if(res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error("Unable to create new Pad");
+
+        var req = request.post(host + '/p/'+testPadId+'/import', function (err, res, body) {
+         if (err) {
+            throw new Error("Failed to import", err);
+          }
+        });
+
+        let form = req.form();
+        form.append('file', bioDoc, {
+          filename: '/bio.doc',
+          contentType: 'application/msword'
+        });
+
+      })
+      .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+      .expect(200, done);
+
+    }
+  });
+})
+
+describe('getText', function(){
+  it('Ensures spaces are respected in .doc imports', function(done) {
+    setTimeout(function(){
+    api.get(endPoint('getText')+"&padID="+testPadId)
+    .expect(function(res){
+      if(res.body.data.text.indexOf("RichardC. Hay" !== -1)){
+        console.warn(res.body.data.text);
+        throw new Error("Error with doc keeping spaces", res.body.data.text);
+      }
+    })
+    .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+    .expect(200, done)
+    }, 1000);
+  });
+});
+
+
+
+var endPoint = function(point, version){
+  version = version || apiVersion;
+  return '/api/'+version+'/'+point+'?apikey='+apiKey;
+}
+
+function makeid()
+{
+  var text = "";
+  var possible = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
+
+  for( var i=0; i < 5; i++ ){
+    text += possible.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * possible.length));
+  }
+  return text;
+}
+
+function generateLongText(){
+  var text = "";
+  var possible = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
+
+  for( var i=0; i < 80000; i++ ){
+    text += possible.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * possible.length));
+  }
+  return text;
+}
+
+// Need this to compare arrays (listSavedRevisions test)
+Array.prototype.equals = function (array) {
+    // if the other array is a falsy value, return
+    if (!array)
+        return false;
+    // compare lengths - can save a lot of time
+    if (this.length != array.length)
+        return false;
+    for (var i = 0, l=this.length; i < l; i++) {
+        // Check if we have nested arrays
+        if (this[i] instanceof Array && array[i] instanceof Array) {
+            // recurse into the nested arrays
+            if (!this[i].equals(array[i]))
+                return false;
+        } else if (this[i] != array[i]) {
+            // Warning - two different object instances will never be equal: {x:20} != {x:20}
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}