Write new tests

[idleberg]

Summary

The tests of the build were broken for a considerable time. Two factors contributed to the decision to remove the existing, broken tests:

• unfamiliarity with the codebase
• inexperience with Atom's testing tools

Motivation

Clearly, it should be a top priority to re-integrate and fix the old tests or to substitute them with new tests.

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