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+""" test for app action functionality """
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
+from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.client import RequestFactory
+
+from bookwyrm import models, views
+from bookwyrm.management.commands import initdb
+from bookwyrm.tests.validate_html import validate_html
+
+
+class CeleryStatusViews(TestCase):
+    """every response to a get request, html or json"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """we need basic test data and mocks"""
+        self.factory = RequestFactory()
+        with patch("bookwyrm.suggested_users.rerank_suggestions_task.delay"), patch(
+            "bookwyrm.activitystreams.populate_stream_task.delay"
+        ), patch("bookwyrm.lists_stream.populate_lists_task.delay"):
+            self.local_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "mouse@local.com",
+                "mouse@mouse.mouse",
+                "password",
+                local=True,
+                localname="mouse",
+            )
+        initdb.init_groups()
+        initdb.init_permissions()
+        group = Group.objects.get(name="admin")
+        self.local_user.groups.set([group])
+        models.SiteSettings.objects.create()
+
+    def test_celery_status_get(self):
+        """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
+        view = views.CeleryStatus.as_view()
+        request = self.factory.get("")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+
+        result = view(request)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
+        validate_html(result.render())
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)