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+# Copyright (C) 2017  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+from nose.tools import istest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from swh.model import hashutil
+
+from ..swh_api_testcase import SWHApiTestCase
+
+TEST_OBJ_ID = 'd4905454cc154b492bd6afed48694ae3c579345e'
+
+
+class VaultApiTestCase(SWHApiTestCase):
+    @patch('swh.web.api.views.vault.service')
+    @istest
+    def api_vault_cook(self, mock_service):
+        stub_cook = {
+            'fetch_url': ('http://127.0.0.1:5004/api/1/vault/directory/{}/raw/'
+                          .format(TEST_OBJ_ID)),
+            'obj_id': 'd4905454cc154b492bd6afed48694ae3c579345e',
+            'obj_type': 'test_type',
+            'progress_message': None,
+            'status': 'done',
+            'task_uuid': 'de75c902-5ee5-4739-996e-448376a93eff',
+        }
+        stub_fetch = b'content'
+
+        mock_service.vault_cook.return_value = stub_cook
+        mock_service.vault_fetch.return_value = stub_fetch
+
+        for obj_type in ('directory', 'revision_gitfast'):
+            rv = self.client.get(('/api/1/vault/{}/{}/?email=test@test.mail')
+                                 .format(obj_type, TEST_OBJ_ID))
+
+            self.assertEquals(rv.status_code, 200)
+            self.assertEquals(rv['Content-Type'], 'application/json')
+
+            self.assertEquals(rv.data, stub_cook)
+            mock_service.vault_cook.assert_called_with(
+                obj_type,
+                hashutil.hash_to_bytes(TEST_OBJ_ID),
+                'test@test.mail')
+
+            rv = self.client.get(('/api/1/vault/{}/{}/raw/')
+                                 .format(obj_type, TEST_OBJ_ID))
+
+            self.assertEquals(rv.status_code, 200)
+            self.assertEquals(rv['Content-Type'], 'application/gzip')
+            self.assertEquals(rv.content, stub_fetch)
+            mock_service.vault_fetch.assert_called_with(
+                obj_type, hashutil.hash_to_bytes(TEST_OBJ_ID))
+
+    @patch('swh.web.api.views.vault.service')
+    @istest
+    def api_vault_cook_notfound(self, mock_service):
+        mock_service.vault_cook.return_value = None
+        mock_service.vault_fetch.return_value = None
+
+        for obj_type in ('directory', 'revision_gitfast'):
+            rv = self.client.get(('/api/1/vault/{}/{}/')
+                                 .format(obj_type, TEST_OBJ_ID))
+
+            self.assertEquals(rv.status_code, 404)
+            self.assertEquals(rv['Content-Type'], 'application/json')
+
+            self.assertEquals(rv.data['exception'], 'NotFoundExc')
+            mock_service.vault_cook.assert_called_with(
+                obj_type, hashutil.hash_to_bytes(TEST_OBJ_ID), None)
+
+            rv = self.client.get(('/api/1/vault/{}/{}/raw/')
+                                 .format(obj_type, TEST_OBJ_ID))
+
+            self.assertEquals(rv.status_code, 404)
+            self.assertEquals(rv['Content-Type'], 'application/json')
+            self.assertEquals(rv.data['exception'], 'NotFoundExc')
+            mock_service.vault_fetch.assert_called_with(
+                obj_type, hashutil.hash_to_bytes(TEST_OBJ_ID))