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+package Koha::Patron::Message;
+
+# This file is part of Koha.
+#
+# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+#
+# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with Koha; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+use Carp;
+
+use Koha::Database;
+
+use base qw(Koha::Object);
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Koha::Patron::Message - Koha Message Object class
+
+=head1 API
+
+=head2 Class Methods
+
+=cut
+
+=head3 type
+
+=cut
+
+sub type {
+ return 'Message';
+}
+
+1;
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+package Koha::Patron::Messages;
+
+# This file is part of Koha.
+#
+# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+#
+# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with Koha; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+use Carp;
+
+use Koha::Database;
+
+use Koha::Patron::Message;
+
+use base qw(Koha::Objects);
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Koha::Patron::Messages - Koha Message Object set class
+
+=head1 API
+
+=head2 Class Methods
+
+=cut
+
+=head3 type
+
+=cut
+
+sub type {
+ return 'Message';
+}
+
+sub object_class {
+ return 'Koha::Patron::Message';
+}
+
+1;
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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# Copyright 2015 Koha Development team
+#
+# This file is part of Koha
+#
+# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Koha; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+use Test::More tests => 4;
+
+use Koha::Patron::Message;
+use Koha::Patron::Messages;
+use Koha::Database;
+
+use t::lib::TestBuilder;
+
+my $schema = Koha::Database->new->schema;
+$schema->storage->txn_begin;
+
+my $builder = t::lib::TestBuilder->new;
+my $library = $builder->build( { source => 'Branch' } );
+my $patron = $builder->build( { source => 'Borrower', values => { branchcode => $library->{branchcode} } } );
+my $nb_of_messages = Koha::Patron::Messages->search->count;
+my $new_message_1 = Koha::Patron::Message->new(
+ { borrowernumber => $patron->{borrowernumber},
+ branchcode => $library->{branchcode},
+ message_type => 'L',
+ message => 'my message 1',
+ }
+)->store;
+my $new_message_2 = Koha::Patron::Message->new(
+ { borrowernumber => $patron->{borrowernumber},
+ branchcode => $library->{branchcode},
+ message_type => 'B',
+ message => 'my message 2',
+ }
+)->store;
+
+like( $new_message_1->message_id, qr|^\d+$|, 'Adding a new message should have set the message_id');
+is( Koha::Patron::Messages->search->count, $nb_of_messages + 2, 'The 2 messages should have been added' );
+
+my $retrieved_message_1 = Koha::Patron::Messages->find( $new_message_1->message_id );
+is( $retrieved_message_1->message, $new_message_1->message, 'Find a message by id should return the correct message' );
+
+$retrieved_message_1->delete;
+is( Koha::Patron::Messages->search->count, $nb_of_messages + 1, 'Delete should have deleted the message' );
+
+$schema->storage->txn_rollback;
+
+1;