--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tests/unit.py	Sun Mar 02 19:01:54 2014 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+unit tests
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+# globals
+here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+class abbrevUnitTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_abbrev(self):
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
+