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+"""
+test_api_request.py -  This class tests the APIRequest class
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import logging
+import pytest
+
+# Authentication via the test_authorization.py
+from tests import test_authorization as Authorization
+
+# Import our sibling src folder into the path
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('src'))
+from falconpy import (
+    LogFacility,
+    APIRequest,
+    APIError,
+    RequestValidator,
+    FalconInterface,
+    InterfaceConfiguration
+    )
+from falconpy._result._base_dictionary import UnsupportedPythonVersion
+
+auth = Authorization.TestAuthorization()
+config = auth.getConfigObject()
+
+_OBJECT: APIRequest = None
+_RATE_LIMITED: bool = False
+not_supported = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.version_info.minor <= 7, reason="Experimental functionality unavailable in this version of Python."
+)
+experimental = pytest.mark.xfail
+some_log = logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+
+class TestAPIRequest:
+    """
+    APIRequest Class test harness
+    """
+
+    @not_supported
+    def test_falcon_interface_config_change(self):
+        interface = FalconInterface(client_id="whatever", client_secret="whatever")
+        interface_config = InterfaceConfiguration(base_url="https://someplace.shiny.com", proxy={"https": "https://my.proxy.com:8080"}, timeout=42, user_agent="agent-bob/1.2.3", ssl_verify=False)
+        interface.config = interface_config
+        assert bool(interface.base_url == "https://someplace.shiny.com")
+
+    @not_supported
+    def test_api_request_generic_object(self):
+        global _OBJECT, _RATE_LIMITED
+        log_facility = LogFacility()
+        initializer = {
+            "log_util": some_log,
+            "debug_record_count": 150,
+            "sanitize": True,
+            "body_validator": {"Something": str},
+            "body_required": ["Something"]
+        }
+        try:
+            _ = APIRequest(endpoint="/somewhere/sunny/with/a/beach") # Throw away to test a generic
+            _OBJECT = APIRequest(endpoint="/somewhere/out/there", initializer=initializer)
+        except APIError as api_error:
+            if api_error.code == 429:
+                _RATE_LIMITED = True
+                pytest.skip("Rate limited")
+        assert bool(isinstance(_OBJECT, APIRequest))
+
+    @not_supported
+    def test_api_request_properties(self):
+        global _OBJECT, _RATE_LIMITED
+        valid = {"Nothing": str}
+        valid_required = ["Nothing"]
+        new_validator = RequestValidator(validator=valid, required=valid_required)
+        _success = True
+        try:
+            _OBJECT.meta.debug_headers = {"TheseHeaders":"Are not real"}
+            _OBJECT.meta.endpoint = "/somewhere/else/out/there"
+            _OBJECT.meta.method = "POST"
+            _OBJECT.payloads.body = {"some_key": "some_value"}
+            _OBJECT.payloads.data = {"some_data_key": "some_data_value"}
+            _OBJECT.payloads.params = {"some_param_key": "some_param_value"}
+            _OBJECT.payloads.files = [("somefile.ext", ("MyFile", "FILEDATAGOESHERE", "application/octet-stream"))]
+            _OBJECT.connection.proxy = {"https": "https://some.proxy.com:8088"}
+            _OBJECT.connection.timeout = (30, 90)
+            _OBJECT.connection.user_agent = "not-a-real-agent/1.2.3"
+            _OBJECT.behavior.authenticating = False
+            _OBJECT.behavior.container = True
+            _OBJECT.behavior.expand_result = True
+            _OBJECT.behavior.perform = True
+            _OBJECT.request_log.debug_record_count = 200
+            _OBJECT.request_log.sanitize_log = False
+            if _OBJECT.behavior.body_required[0] != "Something":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.behavior.body_validator["Something"] != str:
+                _success = False
+            _OBJECT.behavior.validator = new_validator
+            if _OBJECT.behavior.body_required[0] != "Nothing":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.behavior.body_validator["Nothing"] != str:
+                _success = False
+            new_validator.required = ["Somewhere"]
+            new_validator.validator = {"Somewhere": dict}
+            _OBJECT.behavior.validator = new_validator
+            if _OBJECT.behavior.body_required[0] != "Somewhere":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.behavior.body_validator["Somewhere"] != dict:
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.meta.debug_headers["TheseHeaders"] != "Are not real":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.meta.endpoint != "/somewhere/else/out/there":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.meta.method != "POST":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.payloads.body["some_key"] != "some_value":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.payloads.data["some_data_key"] != "some_data_value":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.payloads.params["some_param_key"] != "some_param_value":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.payloads.files[0][1][0] != "MyFile":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.connection.proxy["https"] != "https://some.proxy.com:8088":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.connection.timeout[1] != 90:
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.connection.user_agent != "not-a-real-agent/1.2.3":
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.behavior.authenticating:
+                _success = False
+            if not _OBJECT.behavior.container:
+                _success = False
+            if not _OBJECT.behavior.expand_result:
+                _success = False
+            if not _OBJECT.behavior.perform:
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.request_log.debug_record_count != 200:
+                _success = False
+            if _OBJECT.request_log.sanitize_log:
+                _success = False
+        except APIError as api_error:
+            if api_error.code == 429:
+                _RATE_LIMITED = True
+                pytest.skip("Rate limited")
+        assert _success