diff --git a/tests/test_proto_common.py b/tests/test_proto_common.py
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+++ b/tests/test_proto_common.py
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+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+import main
+import classes
+from collections import defaultdict
+import unittest
+
+class FakeIRC(main.Irc):
+    def __init__(self, proto):
+        self.connected = False
+        self.users = {}
+        self.channels = defaultdict(classes.IrcChannel)
+        self.name = 'fakeirc'
+        self.servers = {}
+        self.proto = proto
+
+        self.serverdata = {'netname': 'fakeirc',
+                             'ip': '0.0.0.0',
+                             'port': 7000,
+                             'recvpass': "abcd",
+                             'sendpass': "abcd",
+                             'protocol': "testingonly",
+                             'hostname': "pylink.unittest",
+                             'sid': "9PY",
+                             'channels': ["#pylink"],
+                          }
+        self.conf = {'server': self.serverdata}
+        ip = self.serverdata["ip"]
+        port = self.serverdata["port"]
+        self.sid = self.serverdata["sid"]
+        self.socket = None
+        self.messages = []
+        
+    def run(self, data):
+        """Queues a message to the fake IRC server."""
+        print('-> ' + data)
+        self.proto.handle_events(self, data)
+
+    def send(self, data):
+        self.messages.append(data)
+        print('<- ' + data)
+
+    def takeMsgs(self):
+        """Returns a list of messages sent by the protocol module since
+        the last takeMsgs() call, so we can track what has been sent."""
+        msgs = self.messages
+        self.messages = []
+        return msgs
+
+    def takeCommands(self, msgs):
+        """Returns a list of commands parsed from the output of takeMsgs()."""
+        sidprefix = ':' + self.sid
+        commands = []
+        for m in msgs:
+            args = m.split()
+            if m.startswith(sidprefix):
+                commands.append(args[1])
+            else:
+                commands.append(args[0])
+        return commands
+
+class FakeProto():
+    """Dummy protocol module for testing purposes."""
+    @staticmethod
+    def handle_events(irc, data):
+        pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def connect(irc):
+        pass
+
+# Yes, we're going to even test the testing classes. Testception? I think so.
+class Test_TestProtoCommon(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.irc = FakeIRC(FakeProto())
+
+    def testFakeIRC(self):
+        self.irc.run('this should do nothing')
+        self.irc.send('ADD this message')
+        self.irc.send(':add THIS message too')
+        msgs = self.irc.takeMsgs()
+        self.assertEqual(['ADD this message', ':add THIS message too'],
+            msgs)
+
+    def testFakeIRC_takeMsgs(self):
+        msgs = ['ADD this message', ':9PY THIS message too']
+        self.assertEqual(['ADD', 'THIS'], self.irc.takeCommands(msgs))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_proto_inspircd.py b/tests/test_proto_inspircd.py
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+++ b/tests/test_proto_inspircd.py
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+import sys
+import os
+sys.path += [os.getcwd(), os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'protocols')]
+import unittest
+
+import inspircd
+import test_proto_common
+from classes import ProtocolError
+
+class TestInspIRCdProtocol(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.irc = test_proto_common.FakeIRC(inspircd)
+        self.sdata = self.irc.serverdata
+        
+    def test_connect(self):
+        self.irc.proto.connect(self.irc)
+        initial_messages = self.irc.takeMsgs()
+        commands = self.irc.takeCommands(initial_messages)
+
+        # SERVER pylink.unittest abcd 0 9PY :PyLink Service
+        serverline = 'SERVER %s %s 0 %s :PyLink Service' % (
+            self.sdata['hostname'], self.sdata['sendpass'], self.sdata['sid'])
+        self.assertIn(serverline, initial_messages)
+        self.assertIn('BURST', commands)
+        self.assertIn('ENDBURST', commands)
+        # Is it creating our lovely PyLink PseudoClient?
+        self.assertIn('UID', commands)
+        self.assertIn('FJOIN', commands)
+
+    def test_checkRecvpass(self):
+        # Correct recvpass here.
+        self.irc.run('SERVER somehow.someday abcd 0 0AL :Somehow Server - McMurdo Station, Antarctica')
+        # Incorrect recvpass here; should raise ProtocolError.
+        self.assertRaises(ProtocolError, self.irc.run, 'SERVER somehow.someday BADPASS 0 0AL :Somehow Server - McMurdo Station, Antarctica')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()