--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py	Fri Nov 21 13:11:47 2014 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+unit tests
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+# globals
+here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+class fieldsUnitTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_fields(self):
+        tf = tempfile.mktemp()
+        try:
+            # pass
+            pass
+        finally:
+            if os.path.exists(tf):
+                os.remove(tf)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
+