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+//@flow
+import configureMockStore from "redux-mock-store";
+import thunk from "redux-thunk";
+import fetchMock from "fetch-mock";
+
+import {fetchGroups,
+  FETCH_GROUPS_PENDING,
+  FETCH_GROUPS_SUCCESS,
+  FETCH_GROUPS_FAILURE
+} from "./groups"
+const GROUPS_URL = "/scm/api/rest/v2/groups";
+
+const groupZaphod = {
+};
+
+const groupFord = {
+};
+
+const responseBody = {
+  page: 0,
+  pageTotal: 1,
+  _links: {
+    self: {
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/scm/api/rest/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+    },
+    first: {
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/scm/api/rest/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+    },
+    last: {
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/scm/api/rest/v2/groups/?page=0&pageSize=10"
+    },
+    create: {
+      href: "http://localhost:3000/scm/api/rest/v2/groups/"
+    }
+  },
+  _embedded: {
+    groups: [groupZaphod, groupFord]
+  }
+};
+
+const response = {
+  headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+  responseBody
+};
+
+
+const error = new Error("KAPUTT");
+
+describe("groups fetch()", () => {
+  const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fetchMock.reset();
+    fetchMock.restore();
+  });
+
+  it("should successfully fetch groups", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(GROUPS_URL, response);
+
+    const expectedActions = [
+      { type: FETCH_GROUPS_PENDING },
+      {
+        type: FETCH_GROUPS_SUCCESS,
+        payload: response
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+
+    return store.dispatch(fetchGroups()).then(() => {
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should fail getting groups on HTTP 500", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(GROUPS_URL, {
+      status: 500
+    });
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchGroups()).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUPS_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUPS_FAILURE);
+      expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+});