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+# Python standard library imports.
+from types import FunctionType
+
+# Python third-party library imports.
+import mock
+
+# Django imports.
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Permission
+from django.test import RequestFactory
+
+
+def create_get_request(url="/fake-path/", user=None):
+    """
+    Helper function for generating a GET request that can be passed on to a
+    view.
+
+    Arguments:
+
+        url - URL that should be used for the request. Default is "/fake-path/".
+
+        user - Django user to be passed on into the request. Default is
+        mock.Mock().
+    """
+
+    request = RequestFactory().get(url)
+
+    # If user was not provided, construct one using mocking.
+    if user is None:
+        user = mock.Mock()
+
+    request.user = user
+
+    return request
+
+
+def generate_get_response(view, request=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Generates a get response, passing the request, positional and keyword
+    arguments to it as well.
+
+    Attributes:
+
+        view - View function that should be called.
+
+        request - Request object to pass into view. Default is to create a new
+        request using the create_get_request() call.
+
+        *args - Additional positional arguments that will be passed into view.
+
+        *kwargs - Additional keyword arguments that will be passed into view.
+    """
+
+    # If no request was provided, construct it.
+    if request is None:
+        request = create_get_request()
+
+    return view(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class PermissionTestMixin(object):
+    """
+    Mixin class for testing if permission requirement is applied properly for
+    accessing a view.
+
+    In order to use this mixin, add it the left side of the class list the test
+    is inheriting from, and configure it providing the following class options:
+
+        view_class - Class used for the CBV that will be tested.
+        view_function - View function that will be tested.
+        sufficient_permissions - Permissions sufficient to gain access to view.
+        permission_test_view_args - Positional arguments to pass to the view.
+        permission_test_view_kwargs - Keyword arguments to pass to the view.
+    """
+
+    view_class = None
+    view_function = None
+    permission_test_view_args = ()
+    permission_test_view_kwargs = {}
+    sufficient_permissions = ()
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Initialises the mixin. Takes care of some basic validation of passed
+        configuration options.
+        """
+
+        super(PermissionTestMixin, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        if self.view_class is None and self.view_function is None:
+            raise ValueError("Permission test mixin configured improperly - no CBV class or function was supplied via parameters 'view_class' or 'view_function'.")
+
+        if self.view_function is not None and type(self.view_function) is not FunctionType:
+            raise ValueError("Permission test mixin configured improperly - provided 'view_function' is not function. Did you forget to wrap the function with staticmethod() perhaps?")
+
+        if type(self.permission_test_view_kwargs) is not dict:
+            raise ValueError("Permission text mixin configured improperly - parameter 'permission_test_view_kwargs' must be a dictionary.")
+
+        if type(self.permission_test_view_args) is not tuple:
+            raise ValueError("Permission text mixin configured improperly - parameter 'permission_test_view_args' must be a tuple.")
+
+        if type(self.sufficient_permissions) is not tuple:
+            raise ValueError("Permission text mixin configured improperly - parameter 'sufficient_permissions' must be a tuple.")
+
+    def test_permission_granted(self):
+        # Set-up a request from user with sufficient privileges.
+        request = RequestFactory().get("/fake-path")
+        user = User.objects.create(username="user", password="password")
+        for permission in self.sufficient_permissions:
+            user.user_permissions.add(Permission.objects.get(codename=permission))
+        request.user = user
+
+        # Get the view.
+        if self.view_class is not None:
+            view = self.view_class.as_view()
+        elif self.view_function is not None:
+            view = self.view_function
+
+        # Verify that permission is granted
+        args = self.permission_test_view_args
+        kwargs = self.permission_test_view_kwargs
+
+        try:
+            response = view(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        except PermissionDenied:
+            self.fail("Failed to access view with user privileges: %s" % str(self.sufficient_permissions))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_permission_denied(self):
+        # Set-up a request from user with insufficient privileges.
+        request = RequestFactory().get("/fake-path")
+        request.user = User.objects.create(username="user", password="password")
+
+        # Get the view.
+        if self.view_class:
+            view = self.view_class.as_view()
+        elif self.view_function:
+            view = self.view_function
+        
+        # Verify that permission is denied.
+        args = self.permission_test_view_args
+        kwargs = self.permission_test_view_kwargs
+        self.assertRaises(PermissionDenied, view, request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class FakeMessages(object):
+    """
+    Helper class for mocking the Django messages framework.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """
+        Initalises the message framework mocker.
+
+        Set-ups the messages list prpoperty.
+        """
+        self.messages = []
+
+    def add(self, level, message, extra_tags):
+        """
+        Adds a message.
+        """
+
+        self.messages.append(message)