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+import time
+import unittest
+from multiprocessing import Process
+from typing import Tuple
+
+import httpx
+import uvicorn
+
+from whisper_api import app
+
+"""
+Test that the API works.
+"""
+
+
+def do_test() -> Tuple[bool, str]:
+    """
+    Decide whether to run the tests or not.
+    """
+    return False, "This tests are currently disabled"
+
+
+def run_server():
+    uvicorn.run(app, port=10291)
+
+
+class TestAPI(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test basic features of the API.
+    """
+
+    do_test, reason = do_test()
+
+    proc = Process(target=run_server, args=(), daemon=False)
+    client = httpx.Client(base_url="http://127.0.0.1:10291")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.proc.start()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.proc.kill()
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not do_test, reason)
+    def test_loaded_model(self):
+        """
+        Test that the API is reachable and the model is loaded within 120 seconds.
+        """
+
+        time.sleep(5)
+
+        timeout = 120
+        start_time = time.time()
+
+        while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
+            response = self.client.get("/api/v1/decoder_status")
+            if response.json().get("is_model_loaded") == True:
+                break
+            print("Waiting for model to load...")
+            time.sleep(1)
+        else:
+            self.fail(f"Model did not load within {timeout} seconds")
+
+        self.assertTrue(response.json().get("is_model_loaded"))
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not do_test, reason)
+    def test_transcribe(self):
+        """
+        Test that the API can transcribe a given audio file.
+        """
+        file = open("test/files/En-Open_Source_Software_CD-article.ogg", "rb")
+        files = {"file": file}
+        response = self.client.post("/api/v1/transcribe", files=files)
+        file.close()
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        print(response.json())
+
+        timeout = 60
+        start_time = time.time()
+
+        while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
+            response = self.client.get(f"/api/v1/status?task_id={response.json().get("task_id")}")
+            if (response.json().get("status")) == "finished":
+                break
+            print("Waiting for transcription to complete...")
+            time.sleep(1)
+        else:
+            self.fail(f"Transcription did not complete within {timeout} seconds")
+            return False
+
+        print(response.json())
+
+        self.assertTrue(response.json().get("status") == "finished")
+        self.assertTrue(response.json().get("transcript") is not None and len(response.json().get("transcript")) > 0)
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not do_test, reason)
+    def test_stability(self):
+        """
+        Test the stability of the API by running test_transcribe 20 times.
+        """
+
+        for i in range(20):
+            print(f"Test {i+1}:")
+            if self.test_transcribe() is False:
+                self.fail("Stability test failed")