diff --git a/tests/uritest.py b/tests/uritest.py
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+import unittest
+import os
+from pisi import uri
+from pisi.file import File
+from pisi.specfile import SpecFile
+
+class UriTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        unittest.TestCase.setUp(self)
+
+    def testSetUri(self):
+        self.spec = SpecFile()
+        self.url = uri.URI(self.spec.source.archive.uri)
+        self.url.set_uri('uri')
+        assert 'uri' ==  self.url.get_uri()
+        self.url.set_uri('urix')
+        assert 'urix' == self.url.get_uri()
+
+    def testIsLocalFile(self):
+        uri1 = uri.URI()
+        assert not uri1.is_local_file()
+        uri1.set_uri('/usr/local')
+        assert uri1.is_local_file()
+
+    def testIsRemoteFile(self):
+        uri2 = uri.URI()
+        assert uri2.is_remote_file()
+        uri2.set_uri('uri')
+        assert not uri2.is_remote_file()
+
+    def testSchemePath(self):
+        uri3 = uri.URI()
+        uri3.set_uri('/usr/bin')
+        self.assertEqual('file', uri3.scheme())
+        assert '/usr/bin' == uri3.path()
+
+    def testFileName(self):
+        uri4 = uri.URI()
+        uri4.set_uri('/usr/share/aclocal')
+        assert 'aclocal' ==  uri4.filename()
+