diff --git a/headphones/config_test.py b/headphones/config_test.py
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+++ b/headphones/config_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+import mock
+from mock import MagicMock
+import headphones.config
+import re
+import unittestcompat
+from unittestcompat import TestCase, TestArgs
+
+class ConfigApiTest(TestCase):
+    """ Common tests for headphones.Config
+
+    Common tests for headphones.Config This test suite guarantees, that external
+    API of the Config class conforms all expectations of other modules.
+    """
+
+    def _setUpConfigMock(self, mock, sections):
+        # every constructor `xx = ConfigObj()` in headphones.config will return
+        # this mock:
+        self.config_mock = self.config_module_mock.return_value = mock
+
+        if sections:
+            mock.__contains__.side_effect = sections.__contains__
+            mock.__getitem__.side_effect = sections.__getitem__
+            mock.__setitem__.side_effect = sections.__setitem__
+            mock.items.side_effect = sections.items
+
+        return mock
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # patch for low-level ConfigObj for entire test class
+        # result - each test_* method will get one additional
+        # argument during testing
+        self.config_module_mock_patcher = mock.patch('headphones.config.ConfigObj', name='ConfigObjModuleMock')
+        self.config_module_mock = self.config_module_mock_patcher.start()
+
+        existing_sections = {'General': {}, 'Email': {}}
+        # every constructor `xx = ConfigObj()` in headphones.config will return
+        # this mock:
+        self._setUpConfigMock(MagicMock(), existing_sections)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.config_module_mock_patcher.stop()
+
+    def test_constructor(self):
+        """ Config : creating """
+
+        cf = headphones.config.Config('/tmp/notexist')
+        self.assertIsInstance(cf, headphones.config.Config)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        # this sections are explicitly added in the test body:
+        ('General', False),
+        ('Email', False),
+
+        # this sections will not be created nor in the test, either in the
+        # Config module
+        ('some_new_section_never_defined', True),
+        ('another_new_section_never_defined', True),
+    )
+    def test_check_section(self, section_name, expected_return):
+        """ Config : check_section """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        res = c.check_section(section_name)
+        res2 = c.check_section(section_name)
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(res, expected_return)
+        self.assertFalse(res2)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        ('api_enabled', 0, int),
+        ('Api_Key', '', str),
+    )
+    def test_check_setting(self, setting_name, expected_return, expected_instance):
+        """ Config: check_setting , basic cases """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        res = c.check_setting(setting_name)
+        res2 = c.check_setting(setting_name)
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertIsInstance(res, expected_instance)
+        self.assertEqual(res, expected_return)
+        self.assertEqual(res, res2)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        (''),
+        ('This_IsNew_Name'),
+    )
+    def test_check_setting_raise_on_unknown_settings(self, setting_name):
+        """ Config: check_setting should raise on unknown """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        exc_regex = re.compile(setting_name, re.IGNORECASE)
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        # assertions:
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(KeyError, exc_regex):
+            c.check_setting(setting_name)
+        pass
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        (None)
+    )
+    def test_check_setting_raise_on_none(self, setting_name):
+        """ Config: check_setting shoud raise on None name """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        # assertions:
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            c.check_setting(setting_name)
+        pass
+
+    def test_write(self):
+        """ Config : write """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # overload mocks, defined in setUp:
+        old_conf_mock = self._setUpConfigMock(MagicMock(), {'a': {}})
+
+        option_name_not_from_definitions = 'some_invalid_option_with_super_uniq1_name'
+        option_name_not_from_definitions_value = 1
+        old_conf_mock['asdf'] = {option_name_not_from_definitions: option_name_not_from_definitions_value}
+
+        # call methods
+        cf = headphones.config.Config(path)
+
+        # overload mock-patching for NEW CONFIG
+        new_patcher = mock.patch('headphones.config.ConfigObj', name='NEW_ConfigObjModuleMock_FOR_WRITE')
+
+        new_conf_module_mock = new_patcher.start()
+        new_conf_mock = \
+            new_conf_module_mock.return_value = \
+            MagicMock()
+        cf.write()
+        new_patcher.stop()
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertFalse(old_conf_mock.write.called, 'write not called for old config')
+        self.assertTrue(new_conf_mock.write.called, 'write called for new config')
+        self.assertEqual(new_conf_mock.filename, path)
+
+        new_conf_mock['General'].__setitem__.assert_any_call('download_dir', '')
+        # from 3.5... new_conf_mock['asdf'].__setitem__.assert_not_called('download_dir', '')
+        new_conf_mock['asdf'].__setitem__.assert_any_call(option_name_not_from_definitions, option_name_not_from_definitions_value)
+
+    @unittestcompat.skip("process_kwargs should be removed")
+    def test_process_kwargs(self):
+        self.assertTrue(True)
+
+    # ===========================================================
+    #   GET ATTR
+    # ===========================================================
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        ('ADD_ALBUM_ART', True),
+        ('ALBUM_ART_FORMAT', 'shmolder'),
+        ('API_ENABLED', 1),
+        ('API_KEY', 'Hello'),
+    )
+    def test__getattr__ConfValues(self, name, value):
+        """ Config: __getattr__ with setting value explicit """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        self.config_mock["General"] = {name.lower(): value}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        act = c.__getattr__(name)
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(act, value)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        ('ADD_ALBUM_ART', 0),
+        ('ALBUM_ART_FORMAT', 'folder'),
+        ('API_ENABLED', 0),
+        ('API_KEY', ''),
+    )
+    def test__getattr__ConfValuesDefault(self, name, value):
+        """ Config: __getattr__ from config(by braces), default values """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        res = c.__getattr__(name)
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(res, value)
+
+    def test__getattr__ConfValuesDefaultUsingDotNotation(self):
+        """ Config: __getattr__ from config (by dot), default values """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(c.ALBUM_ART_FORMAT, 'folder')
+        self.assertEqual(c.API_ENABLED, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(c.API_KEY, '')
+
+    def test__getattr__OwnAttributes(self):
+        """ Config: __getattr__ access own attrs """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertIsNotNone(c)
+        self.assertIn('<headphones.config.Config', c.__str__())
+
+    # ===========================================================
+    #   SET ATTR
+    # ===========================================================
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        ('ADD_ALBUM_ART', True),
+        ('ALBUM_ART_FORMAT', 'shmolder'),
+        ('API_ENABLED', 1),
+        ('API_KEY', 'Hello'),
+    )
+    def test__setattr__ConfValuesDefault(self, name, value):
+        """ Config: __setattr__ with setting value explicit """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        act = c.__setattr__(name, value)
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["General"][name.lower()], value)
+        self.assertEqual(act, value)
+
+    def test__setattr__ExplicitSetUsingDotNotation(self):
+        """ Config: __setattr__ with setting values using dot notation """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        act1 = c.ALBUM_ART_FORMAT = 'Apple'
+        act2 = c.API_ENABLED = True
+        act3 = c.API_KEY = 123
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["General"]['album_art_format'], 'Apple')
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["General"]['api_enabled'], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["General"]['api_key'], '123')
+
+        self.assertEqual(act1, 'Apple')
+        self.assertEqual(act2, 1)
+
+        # TODO : check this trange behaviour. I have expected to see here '123', not 123.
+        self.assertEqual(act3, 123)
+
+    # ===========================================================
+    #   NEWZNABS
+    #
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        ('', []),
+        ('ABCDEF', [('A', 'B', 'C'), ('D', 'E', 'F')]),
+        (['ABC', 'DEF'], []),
+        ([1], []),
+        ([1, 2], []),
+        ([1, 2, 3], [(1, 2, 3)]),
+
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa'], [(1, 2, 3)]),
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa', 'Bbba'], [(1, 2, 3)]),
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc'], [(1, 2, 3), ('Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc')]),
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc', 'Ddddda'], [(1, 2, 3), ('Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc')]),
+    )
+    def test_get_extra_newznabs(self, conf_value, expected):
+        """ Config: get_extra_newznabs """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        #itertools.izip(*[itertools.islice('', i, None, 3) for i in range(3)])
+        # set up mocks:
+        # 'EXTRA_NEWZNABS': (list, 'Newznab', ''),
+        # 'EXTRA_TORZNABS': (list, 'Torznab', ''),
+        self.config_mock["Newznab"] = {"extra_newznabs": conf_value}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        res = c.get_extra_newznabs()
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(res, expected)
+
+    def test_clear_extra_newznabs(self):
+        """ Config: clear_extra_newznabs """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        random_value = 1827746
+        self.config_mock["Newznab"] = {"extra_newznabs": [1, 2, 3]}
+        self.config_mock["Newznab"] = {"do_not_touch": random_value}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        res = c.clear_extra_newznabs()
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertIsNone(res)
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["Newznab"]["extra_newznabs"], [])
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["Newznab"]["do_not_touch"], random_value)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        ([], [''], ['']),
+        ([], 'ABCDEF', ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F']),
+
+        ([1, 2, [False, True]], ['3', [0, 0]], [1, 2, [False, True], '3', [0, 0]]),
+    )
+    def test_add_extra_newznab(self, initial, added, expected):
+        """ Config: add_extra_newznab """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        self.config_mock["Newznab"] = {"extra_newznabs": initial}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        c.add_extra_newznab(added)
+        act = self.config_mock["Newznab"]["extra_newznabs"]
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(act, expected)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        (None),
+        ([]),
+        ([1, 2, 3]),
+        ([True]),
+    )
+    def test_add_extra_newznab_raise_on_none(self, initial):
+        """ Config: add_extra_newznab should raise on None adding"""
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        self.config_mock["Newznab"] = {"extra_newznabs": initial}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            c.add_extra_newznab(None)
+        pass
+
+    # ===========================================================
+    #   TORZNABS
+    # TODO : here is copypaste from of NEZNABS tests. Make tests better, plz refactor them
+    #
+    @TestArgs(
+        ('', []),
+        ('ABCDEF', [('A', 'B', 'C'), ('D', 'E', 'F')]),
+        (['ABC', 'DEF'], []),
+        ([1], []),
+        ([1, 2], []),
+        ([1, 2, 3], [(1, 2, 3)]),
+
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa'], [(1, 2, 3)]),
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa', 'Bbba'], [(1, 2, 3)]),
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc'], [(1, 2, 3), ('Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc')]),
+        ([1, 2, 3, 'Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc', 'Ddddda'], [(1, 2, 3), ('Aaa', 'Bbba', 'Ccccc')]),
+    )
+    def test_get_extra_torznabs(self, conf_value, expected):
+        """ Config: get_extra_torznabs """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        #itertools.izip(*[itertools.islice('', i, None, 3) for i in range(3)])
+        # set up mocks:
+        # 'EXTRA_TORZNABS': (list, '', ''),
+        self.config_mock["Torznab"] = {"extra_torznabs": conf_value}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        res = c.get_extra_torznabs()
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(res, expected)
+
+    def test_clear_extra_torznabs(self):
+        """ Config: clear_extra_torznabs """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        random_value = -1292721
+        self.config_mock["Torznab"] = {"extra_torznabs": [1, 2, 3]}
+        self.config_mock["Torznab"] = {"do_not_touch": random_value}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        res = c.clear_extra_torznabs()
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertIsNone(res)
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["Torznab"]["extra_torznabs"], [])
+        self.assertEqual(self.config_mock["Torznab"]["do_not_touch"], random_value)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        ([], [''], ['']),
+        ([], 'ABCDEF', ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F']),
+
+        ([1, 2, [False, True]], ['3', [0, 0]], [1, 2, [False, True], '3', [0, 0]]),
+    )
+    def test_add_extra_torznab(self, initial, added, expected):
+        """ Config: add_extra_torznab """
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        self.config_mock["Torznab"] = {"extra_torznabs": initial}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        c.add_extra_torznab(added)
+        act = self.config_mock["Torznab"]["extra_torznabs"]
+
+        # assertions:
+        self.assertEqual(act, expected)
+
+    @TestArgs(
+        (None),
+        ([]),
+        ([1, 2, 3]),
+        ([True]),
+    )
+    def test_add_extra_torznab_raise_on_none(self, initial):
+        """ Config: add_extra_torznab should raise on None adding"""
+        path = '/tmp/notexist'
+
+        self.config_mock["Torznab"] = {"extra_torznabs": initial}
+
+        # call methods
+        c = headphones.config.Config(path)
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            c.add_extra_torznab(None)
+        pass
diff --git a/lib/unittestcompat.py b/lib/unittestcompat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12a497be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unittestcompat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import sys
+if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+    from unittest2 import TestCase as TC
+else:
+    import unittest
+    from unittest import TestCase as TC
+
+skip = unittest.skip
+
+_dummy = False
+
+# less than 2.6 ...
+if sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] <= 6:
+    _dummy = True
+
+def _d(f):
+    def decorate(self, *args, **kw):
+        if not _dummy:
+            return f(self, *args, **kw)
+        return self.assertTrue(True)
+    return decorate
+
+
+class TestCase(TC):
+    """
+    Wrapper for python 2.6 stubs
+    """
+
+    def assertIsInstance(self, obj, cls, msg=None):
+        if not _dummy:
+            return super(TestCase, self).assertIsInstance(obj, cls, msg)
+        tst = isinstance(obj, cls)
+        return self.assertTrue(tst, msg)
+
+    @_d
+    def assertNotIsInstance(self, *args, **kw):
+        return super(TestCase, self).assertNotIsInstance(*args, **kw)
+
+    @_d
+    def assertIn(self, *args, **kw):
+        return super(TestCase, self).assertIn(*args, **kw)
+
+    @_d
+    def assertRegexpMatches(self, *args, **kw):
+        return super(TestCase, self).assertRegexpMatches(*args, **kw)
+
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------
+    # NOT DUMMY ASSERTIONS
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------
+    def assertIsNone(self, val, msg=None):
+        if not _dummy:
+            return super(TestCase, self).assertIsNone(val, msg)
+        tst = val is None
+        return super(TestCase, self).assertTrue(tst, msg)
+
+    def assertIsNotNone(self, val, msg=None):
+        if not _dummy:
+            return super(TestCase, self).assertIsNotNone(val, msg)
+        tst = val is not None
+        return super(TestCase, self).assertTrue(tst, msg)
+
+    def assertRaises(self, exc, msg=None):
+        if not _dummy:
+            return super(TestCase, self).assertRaises(exc, msg)
+        return TestCase._TestCaseRaiseStub(self, exc, msg=msg)
+
+    def assertRaisesRegexp(self, exc, regex, msg=None):
+        if not _dummy:
+            return super(TestCase, self).assertRaises(exc, msg)
+        return TestCase._TestCaseRaiseStub(self, exc, regex=regex, msg=msg)
+
+    class _TestCaseRaiseStub:
+        """ Internal stuff for stubbing `assertRaises*` """
+
+        def __init__(self, test_case, exc, regex=None, msg=None):
+            self.exc = exc
+            self.test_case = test_case
+            self.regex = regex
+            self.msg = msg
+
+        def __enter__(self):
+            return self
+
+        def __exit__(self, tp, value, traceback):
+            tst = tp is self.exc
+            self.test_case.assertTrue(tst, msg=self.msg)
+            self.exception = value
+
+            # TODO: implement self.regex checking
+
+            # True indicates, that exception is handled
+            return True
+
+def TestArgs(*parameters):
+    def tuplify(x):
+        if not isinstance(x, tuple):
+            return (x,)
+        return x
+
+    def decorator(method, parameters=parameters):
+        for parameter in (tuplify(x) for x in parameters):
+
+            def method_for_parameter(self, method=method, parameter=parameter):
+                method(self, *parameter)
+            args_for_parameter = ",".join(repr(v) for v in parameter)
+            name_for_parameter = method.__name__ + "(" + args_for_parameter + ")"
+            frame = sys._getframe(1)    # pylint: disable-msg=W0212
+            frame.f_locals[name_for_parameter] = method_for_parameter
+            frame.f_locals[name_for_parameter].__doc__ = method.__doc__ + '(' + args_for_parameter + ')'
+            method_for_parameter.__name__ = name_for_parameter + '(' + args_for_parameter + ')'
+        return None
+    return decorator