diff --git a/tests/test_httpdownloader.py b/tests/test_httpdownloader.py
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+from twisted.trial import unittest
+from twisted.python.failure import Failure
+
+from deluge.httpdownloader import download_file
+
+class DownloadFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_download(self):
+        d = download_file("http://deluge-torrent.org", "index.html")
+        d.addCallback(self.assertEqual, "index.html")
+        return d
+
+    def test_download_with_cookies(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_page_moved(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_page_moved_permanently(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_page_not_modified(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_page_not_found(self):
+        d = download_file("http://does.not.exist", "none")
+        d.addCallback(self.fail)
+        d.addErrback(self.assertIsInstance, Failure)
+        return d