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+<?php
+
+namespace Tainacan\Tests;
+
+/**
+ * @group api
+ */
+class TAINACAN_REST_Items_Submission extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
+
+	function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		// collections:
+		$this->col_user_anonymous = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'collection',
+			[
+				'name'        => 'Col-1',
+				'description' => 'Col-1',
+				'status'      => 'publish',
+				'submission_anonymous_user' => true
+			],
+			true
+		);
+
+		$this->col_user_logged = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'collection',
+			[
+				'name'        => 'Col-2',
+				'description' => 'Col-2',
+				'status'      => 'publish',
+				'submission_anonymous_user' => false
+			],
+			true
+		);
+
+		$this->collections_metadatum = array(
+			$this->col_user_anonymous->get_id() => $this->create_metadatum($this->col_user_anonymous),
+			$this->col_user_logged->get_id() => $this->create_metadatum($this->col_user_logged)
+		);
+	}
+
+	private function create_metadatum(&$collection) {
+		$metadatum = array(
+			'text' => $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+						'metadatum',
+						array(
+							'name'   => 'text',
+							'status' => 'publish',
+							'collection' => $collection,
+							'metadata_type'  => 'Tainacan\Metadata_Types\Text',
+						),
+						true
+					)->get_id(),
+
+			'numeric' => $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+						'metadatum',
+						array(
+							'name'   => 'numeric',
+							'status' => 'publish',
+							'collection' => $collection,
+							'metadata_type'  => 'Tainacan\Metadata_Types\Numeric',
+						),
+						true
+					)->get_id()
+		);
+		return $metadatum;
+	}
+
+	public function test_submission_item_user_anonymous() {
+		wp_logout();
+		$this->assertEquals($this->col_user_anonymous->get_submission_anonymous_user(), true);
+		$this->assertEquals($this->col_user_logged->get_submission_anonymous_user(), false);
+
+		$metadatums = $this->collections_metadatum[$this->col_user_anonymous->get_id()];
+
+		$item_json = json_encode([
+			'title'       => 'Item submission',
+			'description' => 'one item send by submission',
+			'metadata'    => array(
+				[
+					'metadatum_id' => $metadatums['text'],
+					'value' => 'Text submission'
+				],
+				[
+					'metadatum_id' => $metadatums['numeric'],
+					'value' => 10
+				]
+			)
+		]);
+
+		$request  = new \WP_REST_Request('POST', $this->namespace . '/collection/' . $this->col_user_anonymous->get_id() . '/items/submission');
+		$request->set_body($item_json);
+
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch($request);
+		$this->assertEquals(201, $response->get_status());
+		$data = $response->get_data();
+
+		$request  = new \WP_REST_Request('POST', $this->namespace . '/collection/' . $this->col_user_logged->get_id() . '/items/submission');
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch($request);
+		$this->assertEquals(401, $response->get_status());
+	}
+
+	public function test_submission_item_user_logged() {
+		// echo "user_id" . $this->user_id;
+		$this->assertEquals($this->col_user_anonymous->get_submission_anonymous_user(), true);
+		$this->assertEquals($this->col_user_logged->get_submission_anonymous_user(), false);
+
+		$metadatums = $this->collections_metadatum[$this->col_user_anonymous->get_id()];
+		$item_json = json_encode([
+			'title'       => 'Item submission',
+			'description' => 'one item send by submission',
+			'metadata'    => array(
+				[
+					'metadatum_id' => $metadatums['text'],
+					'value' => 'Text submission'
+				],
+				[
+					'metadatum_id' => $metadatums['numeric'],
+					'value' => 10
+				]
+			)
+		]);
+
+		$request  = new \WP_REST_Request('POST', $this->namespace . '/collection/' . $this->col_user_anonymous->get_id() . '/items/submission');
+		$request->set_body($item_json);
+
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch($request);
+		$this->assertEquals(201, $response->get_status());
+		$data = $response->get_data();
+
+
+		$metadatums = $this->collections_metadatum[$this->col_user_logged->get_id()];
+		$item_json = json_encode([
+			'title'       => 'Item submission',
+			'description' => 'one item send by submission',
+			'metadata'    => array(
+				[
+					'metadatum_id' => $metadatums['text'],
+					'value' => 'Text submission'
+				],
+				[
+					'metadatum_id' => $metadatums['numeric'],
+					'value' => 10
+				]
+			)
+		]);
+
+		$request  = new \WP_REST_Request('POST', $this->namespace . '/collection/' . $this->col_user_logged->get_id() . '/items/submission');
+		$request->set_body($item_json);
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch($request);
+		$this->assertEquals(201, $response->get_status());
+	}
+
+}
+
+?>