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+# Copyright (C) 2020  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import datetime
+
+from django.urls import reverse
+import pytest
+from rest_framework import status
+
+from swh.deposit.config import COL_IRI
+
+
+from ..conftest import TEST_CONFIG
+
+
+TEST_CONFIG_WITH_CHECKS: Dict[str, object] = {
+    **TEST_CONFIG,
+    "checks": True,
+}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def deposit_config():
+    """Overrides the `deposit_config` fixture define in swh/deposit/tests/conftest.py
+    to re-enable the checks."""
+    return TEST_CONFIG_WITH_CHECKS
+
+
+def now() -> datetime.datetime:
+    return datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
+
+
+def test_add_deposit_schedules_check(
+    authenticated_client, deposit_collection, sample_archive, swh_scheduler
+):
+    """Posting deposit on collection creates a checker task
+
+    """
+    external_id = "external-id-schedules-check"
+    url = reverse(COL_IRI, args=[deposit_collection.name])
+
+    timestamp_before_call = now()
+
+    response = authenticated_client.post(
+        url,
+        content_type="application/zip",  # as zip
+        data=sample_archive["data"],
+        # + headers
+        CONTENT_LENGTH=sample_archive["length"],
+        HTTP_SLUG=external_id,
+        HTTP_CONTENT_MD5=sample_archive["md5sum"],
+        HTTP_PACKAGING="http://purl.org/net/sword/package/SimpleZip",
+        HTTP_IN_PROGRESS="false",
+        HTTP_CONTENT_DISPOSITION="attachment; filename=%s" % (sample_archive["name"]),
+    )
+
+    timestamp_after_call = now()
+
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+    assert b"<deposit_status>deposited</deposit_status>" in response.content
+
+    tasks = swh_scheduler.grab_ready_tasks("check-deposit")
+    assert len(tasks) == 1
+    task = tasks[0]
+
+    assert timestamp_before_call <= task.pop("next_run") <= timestamp_after_call
+    assert task == {
+        "arguments": {
+            "args": [],
+            "kwargs": {
+                "deposit_check_url": "http://testserver/1/private/test/1/check/",
+            },
+        },
+        "current_interval": datetime.timedelta(days=1),
+        "id": 1,
+        "policy": "oneshot",
+        "priority": None,
+        "retries_left": 3,
+        "status": "next_run_scheduled",
+        "type": "check-deposit",
+    }