diff --git a/app/tests/TestCase.php b/app/tests/TestCase.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Slovocast\Tests;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase as PHPUnit_TestCase;
+use DI\ContainerBuilder;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
+use Slim\App;
+use Slim\Factory\AppFactory;
+use Slim\Psr7\Factory\StreamFactory;
+use Slim\Psr7\Headers;
+use Slim\Psr7\Request as SlimRequest;
+use Slim\Psr7\Uri;
+
+/**
+ * This is the common test harness pattern lifted right out of the official
+ * SlimPHP Skeleton application.
+ */
+class TestCase extends PHPUnit_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * Generate an instance of the Application
+     */
+    protected function getAppInstance(): App
+    {
+        $containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();
+
+        // add settings too container
+        
+        // add dependencies to container
+
+        // add repositories
+
+        $container = $containerBuilder->build();
+        $app = AppFactory::setContainer($container);
+
+        // add middleware
+
+        // add routes
+
+        return $app;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $method
+     * @param string path
+     * @param array $headers
+     * @param array $cookies
+     * @param array $serverParams
+     */
+    protected function createRequest(
+        string $method,
+        string $path,
+        array $headers = [],
+        array $cookies = [],
+        array $serverParams = []
+    ): Request {
+        $uri = new Uri('', '', 80, $path);
+        $handle = fopen('php://temp', 'w+');
+        $stream = (new StreamFactory())->createStreamFromResource($handle);
+
+        $h = new Headers();
+        foreach ($headers as $name => $value) {
+            $h->addHeader($name, $value);
+        }
+
+        return new SlimRequest(
+            $method,
+            $uri,
+            $h,
+            $cookies,
+            $serverParams,
+            $stream
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/tests/bootstrap.php b/app/tests/bootstrap.php
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+<?php
+