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+<?php
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+require_once 'includes/boostrap.php';
+
+/**
+ * Test case for Event class
+ */
+class EventTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * Test the createEvent method to add an event to the database
+     */
+    public function testCreateEvent()
+    {
+        $eventClass = new Event();
+        $eventName = 'Test Event';
+        $eventDate = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('+30 days')); //default event date to 30 days from now
+        $location = 1; //default location to the first school entry in the database
+        $createdBy = 1; //default created by to the first user entry in the database
+        $expectedResult = true;
+
+        //add the event
+        $result = $eventClass->createEvent($eventName, $eventDate, $location, $createdBy);
+
+        //check if the event was added
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedResult, $result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the getEvent methods to get an event from the database
+     */
+    public function testGetEvent()
+    {
+        $eventClass = new Event;
+        $eventName = 'Test Event';
+
+        //get the event ID
+        $eventID = $eventClass->getEventIdByName($eventName);
+
+        //check if the event ID was found
+        $this->assertNotFalse($eventID);
+        $this->assertNotNull($eventID);
+
+        //get the event
+        $event = $eventClass->getEventById($eventID);
+
+        //check if the event was found
+        $this->assertNotFalse($event);
+        $this->assertNotNull($event);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($event);
+
+        //check if the event name is correct
+        $this->assertEquals($eventName, $event['name']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the updateEvent method to update an event in the database
+     */
+    public function testUpdateEvent()
+    {
+        $eventClass = new Event();
+        $eventName = 'Test Event';
+
+        //get the event ID
+        $eventID = $eventClass->getEventIdByName($eventName);
+
+        //check if the event ID was found
+        $this->assertNotFalse($eventID);
+        $this->assertNotNull($eventID);
+
+        //prepare the updated event data
+        $updatedEventName = 'Updated Test Event';
+        $updatedEventDate = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('+30 days')); //default event date to 30 days from now
+        $updatedLocation = 1; //default location to the first school entry in the database
+        $updatedUpdatedBy = 1; //default updated by to the first user entry in the database
+        $expectedResult = true;
+
+        //update the event
+        $result = $eventClass->updateEvent($eventID, $updatedEventName, $updatedEventDate, $updatedLocation, $updatedUpdatedBy);
+
+        //check if the event was updated
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedResult, $result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the deleteEvent method to delete an event from the database
+     */
+    public function testDeleteEvent()
+    {
+        $eventClass = new Event();
+        $eventName = 'Updated Test Event';
+        $expectedResult = true;
+
+        //get the event ID
+        $eventID = $eventClass->getEventIdByName($eventName);
+
+        //check if the event ID was found
+        $this->assertNotFalse($eventID);
+        $this->assertNotNull($eventID);
+
+        //delete the event
+        $result = $eventClass->deleteEvent($eventID);
+
+        //check if the event was deleted
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedResult, $result);
+    }
+}