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+# vim: ft=python fileencoding=utf-8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
+
+# Copyright 2016 Anna Kobak (avk) <arsana7@gmail.com>:
+#
+# This file is part of qutebrowser.
+#
+# qutebrowser is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# qutebrowser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with qutebrowser.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Tests for qutebrowser.browser.network"""
+
+import pytest
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
+
+from qutebrowser.browser.network import pastebin
+from qutebrowser.misc import httpclient
+
+DATA = [{"name" : "XYZ", "title" : "hello world", "text" : "xyz. 123 \n 172ANB", "reply" : "abc" }]
+
+class HTTPPostStub(httpclient.HTTPClient):
+
+    """A stub class for HTTPClient.
+
+    Attributes:
+        url: the last url send by post()
+        data: the last data send by post()
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+    
+    def post(self, url, data):
+        self.url = url
+        self.data = data
+
+
+
+def test_constructor(qapp):
+    client = pastebin.PastebinClient()
+    assert isinstance(client._client, httpclient.HTTPClient)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('data', DATA)
+def test_paste(data):
+    client = pastebin.PastebinClient()
+    http_stub = HTTPPostStub()
+    client._client = http_stub
+    client.paste(data["name"], data["title"], data["text"], data["reply"])
+    assert http_stub.data == data
+    assert http_stub.url == QUrl('http://paste.the-compiler.org/api/create')
+