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+# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Thomas Krijnen <thomas@aecgeeks.com>
+#
+# This file is part of IfcOpenShell.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with IfcOpenShell.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import pytest
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell
+import ifcpatch
+from pathlib import Path
+
+TEST_FILE = Path(__file__).parent / "files" / "basic.ifc"
+SQLITE_PATH = None
+
+
+def get_ifc_sqlite() -> ifcopenshell.sqlite:
+    global SQLITE_PATH
+    if SQLITE_PATH is None:
+        SQLITE_PATH = ifcpatch.execute(
+            {"file": ifcopenshell.open(TEST_FILE), "recipe": "Ifc2Sql", "arguments": ["sqlite"]}
+        )
+        assert isinstance(SQLITE_PATH, str)
+    ifc_sqlite = ifcopenshell.open(SQLITE_PATH)
+    assert isinstance(ifc_sqlite, ifcopenshell.sqlite)
+    return ifc_sqlite
+
+
+class TestFile:
+    def test_run(self):
+        ifc_sqlite = get_ifc_sqlite()
+        assert ifc_sqlite.schema == "IFC4"
+
+    def test_by_id(self):
+        ifc_sqlite = get_ifc_sqlite()
+        assert (element := ifc_sqlite.by_id(1))
+        assert str(element) == "#1=IFCPROJECT('3kv235yMjDO9tHiTzD8QuS',$,'My Project',$,$,$,$,(#14,#26),#9);"
+
+    def test_by_type(self):
+        ifc_sqlite = get_ifc_sqlite()
+        assert (elements := ifc_sqlite.by_type("IfcProject"))
+        assert str(elements[0]) == "#1=IFCPROJECT('3kv235yMjDO9tHiTzD8QuS',$,'My Project',$,$,$,$,(#14,#26),#9);"
+
+
+class TestEntity:
+    def test_getattr(self):
+        ifc_sqlite = get_ifc_sqlite()
+        assert (element := ifc_sqlite.by_id(1))
+        assert element.Name == "My Project"
+
+    def test_setattr(self):
+        ifc_sqlite = get_ifc_sqlite()
+        assert (element := ifc_sqlite.by_id(1))
+        assert element.Name == "My Project"
+        element.Name = "Foo"
+        assert element.Name == "Foo"
+        element.Name = "My Project"
+        assert element.Name == "My Project"