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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# This program 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 version 3 for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 3
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+# Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# (c) 2016 Valentin Samir
+"""tests for the customs template tags"""
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from cas_server import forms
+from cas_server.templatetags import cas_server
+
+
+class TemplateTagsTestCase(TestCase):
+    """tests for the customs template tags"""
+
+    def test_is_checkbox(self):
+        """test for the template filter is_checkbox"""
+        form = forms.UserCredential()
+        self.assertFalse(cas_server.is_checkbox(form["username"]))
+        self.assertTrue(cas_server.is_checkbox(form["warn"]))
+
+    def test_is_hidden(self):
+        """test for the template filter is_hidden"""
+        form = forms.UserCredential()
+        self.assertFalse(cas_server.is_hidden(form["username"]))
+        self.assertTrue(cas_server.is_hidden(form["lt"]))