diff --git a/planetstack/core/tests.py b/planetstack/core/tests.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+from django.test import TestCase
+from core.models import *
+from rest_framework.test import *
+from genapi import *
+import json
+from datetime import datetime
+
+FIXTURES_FILE = 'core/fixtures/initial_data.json'
+MODELS = ['Deployment','Image','Node','Reservation','Slice','Sliver','User']
+
+def is_dynamic_type(x):
+	t = type(x)
+	return t in [datetime]
+
+class APITestCase(TestCase):
+	def setUp(self):
+		self.init_data=json.loads(open(FIXTURES_FILE).read())
+		self.data_dict={}
+		self.hidden_keys={}
+
+		for d in self.init_data:
+			model_tag = d['model']
+			model_name = model_tag.split('.')[1]
+
+			try:
+				self.data_dict[model_name].append(d)
+			except:
+				self.data_dict[model_name]=[d]
+
+		# Any admin user would do
+		self.calling_user = User('sapan@onlab.us')
+		self.client = APIClient()
+		self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.calling_user)
+
+
+	def check_items(self, response, data_list):
+		rdict = {}
+		for r in response:
+			rdict['%d'%r['id']]=r
+
+		for d in data_list:
+			match = True
+			try:
+				item = rdict['%d'%d['pk']]
+			except Exception,e:
+				print 'API missing item %d / %r'%(d['pk'],rdict.keys())
+				raise e
+
+			fields=d['fields']
+			fields['id']=d['pk']
+
+			for k in item.keys():
+				try:
+					resp_val = fields[k]
+				except KeyError:
+					if (not self.hidden_keys.has_key(k)):
+						print 'Hidden key %s'%k
+						self.hidden_keys[k]=True
+
+					continue
+
+				if (item[k]!=resp_val and not is_dynamic_type(item[k])):
+					if (type(resp_val)==type(item[k])):
+						print 'Key %s did not match: 1. %r 2. %r'%(k,item[k],resp_val)
+						print fields
+						match = False
+
+
+
+	def create(self, model, mplural, record):
+		request = self.client.put('/plstackapi/%s/'%mplural,record['fields'])
+
+		#if (len2==len1):
+		#	raise Exception('Could not delete %s/%d'%(model,pk))
+
+		return
+
+	def update(self, model, mplural, pk):
+		src_record = self.data_dict[model.lower()][0]
+		record_to_update = src_record['fields']
+		now = datetime.now()
+		record_to_update['enacted']=now
+		response = self.client.put('/plstackapi/%s/%d/'%(mplural,pk),record_to_update)
+		self.assertEqual(response.data['enacted'],now)
+
+		return
+
+	def delete(self, model, mplural, pk):
+		mclass = globals()[model]
+		len1 = len(mclass.objects.all())
+		response = self.client.delete('/plstackapi/%s/%d/'%(mplural,pk))
+		len2 = len(mclass.objects.all())
+		self.assertNotEqual(len1,len2)
+
+		return
+
+	def retrieve(self, m, mplural, mlower):
+		response = self.client.get('/plstackapi/%s/'%mplural)
+		#force_authenticate(request,user=self.calling_user)
+		self.check_items(response.data,self.data_dict[mlower])
+
+		return
+
+	def test_initial_retrieve(self):
+		for m in MODELS:
+			print 'Checking retrieve on %s...'%m
+			self.retrieve(m, m.lower()+'s',m.lower())
+
+	
+	def test_update(self):
+		for m in MODELS:
+			print 'Checking update on %s...'%m
+			first = self.data_dict[m.lower()][0]['pk']
+			self.update(m, m.lower()+'s',int(first))
+	
+	def test_delete(self):
+		for m in MODELS:
+			print 'Checking delete on %s...'%m
+			first = self.data_dict[m.lower()][0]['pk']
+			self.delete(m, m.lower()+'s',int(first))
+
+	def test_create(self):
+		for m in MODELS:
+			print 'Checking create on %s...'%m
+			first = self.data_dict[m.lower()][0]
+			self.create(m, m.lower()+'s',first)
+