Index: phpunit.xml.dist
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--- phpunit.xml.dist	(revision 0)
+++ phpunit.xml.dist	(working copy)
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+<phpunit
+	bootstrap="tests/bootstrap.php"
+	backupGlobals="false"
+	colors="true"
+	>
+	<testsuites>
+        <testsuite>
+            <directory prefix="bbp_" suffix=".php">tests/testcases/</directory>
+        </testsuite>
+    </testsuites>
+</phpunit>
Index: tests/bootstrap.php
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--- tests/bootstrap.php	(revision 0)
+++ tests/bootstrap.php	(working copy)
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Bootstrap the plugin unit testing environment.
+ *
+ * Edit 'active_plugins' setting below to point to your main plugin file.
+ *
+ * @package wordpress-plugin-tests
+ */
+
+// Activates this plugin in WordPress so it can be tested.
+$GLOBALS['wp_tests_options'] = array(
+	'active_plugins' => array( 'bbpress/bbpress.php' ),
+);
+
+// If the develop repo location is defined (as WP_DEVELOP_DIR), use that
+// location. Otherwise, we'll just assume that this plugin is installed in a
+// WordPress develop SVN checkout.
+
+if( false !== getenv( 'WP_DEVELOP_DIR' ) ) {
+	require getenv( 'WP_DEVELOP_DIR' ) . '/tests/phpunit/includes/bootstrap.php';
+} else {
+	require '../../../../tests/phpunit/includes/bootstrap.php';
+}
Index: tests/testcases/bbp_bbpress_tests.php
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--- tests/testcases/bbp_bbpress_tests.php	(revision 0)
+++ tests/testcases/bbp_bbpress_tests.php	(working copy)
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Tests to test that that testing framework is testing tests. Meta, huh?
+ *
+ * @package wordpress-plugins-tests
+ */
+class BBP_bbPress_Tests  extends WP_UnitTestCase  {
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensure that the plugin has been installed and activated.
+	 */
+	function test_plugin_activated() {
+		$this->assertTrue( is_plugin_active( 'bbpress/bbpress.php' ) );
+	}
+}