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+import unittest
+from gilded_rose import GildedRose, Item
+
+
+class GildedRoseTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_normal_item(self):
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Classic Item", 10, 20)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+
+        # One day after
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, 9)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 19)
+
+        # Sell by date passed
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Classic Item", -1, 10)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, -2)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 8)
+
+        # Quality degrades twice as fast now
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("+5 Dexterity Vest", -1, 0)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, -2)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 0)  # never be less than 0
+
+    def test_aged_brie(self):
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Aged Brie", 10, 20)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+
+        # One day after
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, 9)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 21)
+
+        # Sell by date passed
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Aged Brie", -1, 10)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, -2)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 12)
+
+        # Quality increases twice as fast now
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Aged Brie", -1, 50)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, -2)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 50)  # never be more than 50
+
+    def test_sulfuras(self):
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros", 20, 80)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+
+        # One day after
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertNotEqual(item.sell_in, 19)
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, 20)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 80)
+
+        # Sell by date passed
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros", -1, 10)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, -1)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 10)
+
+    def test_backstage_passes(self):
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", 20, 20)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+
+        # One day after
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, 19)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 21)
+
+        # Sell in 10 or less
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", 10, 20)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, 9)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 22)
+
+        # Sell in 5 or less
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", 4, 20)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 23)
+
+        # Never gets beyond 50 and drops to 0 once sell in passed
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", 4, 50)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 50)
+
+        # Drops to 0 once sell in passed
+        # Set up the item
+        item = Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", -1, 50)
+        gilded_rose = GildedRose([item])
+        gilded_rose.update_quality()
+
+        self.assertEqual(item.sell_in, -2)
+        self.assertEqual(item.quality, 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()