diff --git a/tests/unit/core/test_HashBlob.py b/tests/unit/core/test_HashBlob.py
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+from lbrynet.core.HashBlob import HashBlob, BlobFile
+from lbrynet.core.Error import DownloadCanceledError, InvalidDataError
+
+
+from tests.util import mk_db_and_blob_dir, rm_db_and_blob_dir, random_lbry_hash
+from twisted.trial import unittest
+from twisted.internet import defer
+import os
+import time
+
+
+
+class BlobFileTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.db_dir, self.blob_dir = mk_db_and_blob_dir()
+        self.fake_content_len = 64
+        self.fake_content = bytearray('0'*self.fake_content_len)
+        self.fake_content_hash = '53871b26a08e90cb62142f2a39f0b80de41792322b0ca5602b6eb7b5cf067c49498a7492bb9364bbf90f40c1c5412105'
+
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        rm_db_and_blob_dir(self.db_dir, self.blob_dir)
+
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_good_write_and_read(self):
+        # test a write that should succeed
+        blob_file = BlobFile(self.blob_dir, self.fake_content_hash, self.fake_content_len)
+        self.assertFalse(blob_file.verified)
+
+        finished_d, write_func, cancel_func = blob_file.open_for_writing(peer=1)
+        write_func(self.fake_content)
+        out = yield finished_d
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(out,HashBlob))
+        self.assertTrue(out.verified)
+        self.assertEqual(self.fake_content_len, out.get_length())
+
+        # read from the instance used to write to, and verify content
+        f = blob_file.open_for_reading()
+        c = f.read()
+        self.assertEqual(c, self.fake_content)
+        self.assertFalse(out.is_downloading())
+
+        # read from newly declared instance, and verify content
+        del blob_file
+        blob_file = BlobFile(self.blob_dir, self.fake_content_hash, self.fake_content_len)
+        self.assertTrue(blob_file.verified)
+        f = blob_file.open_for_reading()
+        c = f.read()
+        self.assertEqual(c, self.fake_content)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_delete(self):
+        blob_file = BlobFile(self.blob_dir, self.fake_content_hash, self.fake_content_len)
+        finished_d, write_func, cancel_func = blob_file.open_for_writing(peer=1)
+        write_func(self.fake_content)
+        out = yield finished_d
+        out = yield blob_file.delete()
+
+        blob_file = BlobFile(self.blob_dir, self.fake_content_hash)
+        self.assertFalse(blob_file.verified)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_too_much_write(self):
+        # writing too much data should result in failure
+        expected_length= 16
+        content = bytearray('0'*32)
+        blob_hash = random_lbry_hash()
+        blob_file = BlobFile(self.blob_dir, blob_hash, expected_length)
+        finished_d, write_func, cancel_func = blob_file.open_for_writing(peer=1)
+        write_func(content)
+        out = yield self.assertFailure(finished_d, InvalidDataError)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_bad_hash(self):
+        # test a write that should fail because its content's hash
+        # does not equal the blob_hash
+        length= 64
+        content = bytearray('0'*length)
+        blob_hash = random_lbry_hash()
+        blob_file = BlobFile(self.blob_dir, blob_hash, length)
+        finished_d, write_func, cancel_func = blob_file.open_for_writing(peer=1)
+        write_func(content)
+        yield self.assertFailure(finished_d, InvalidDataError)
+
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_multiple_writers(self):
+        # start first writer and write half way, and then start second writer and write everything
+        blob_hash = self.fake_content_hash
+        blob_file = BlobFile(self.blob_dir, blob_hash, self.fake_content_len)
+        finished_d_1, write_func_1, cancel_func_1 = blob_file.open_for_writing(peer=1)
+        write_func_1(self.fake_content[:self.fake_content_len/2])
+
+        finished_d_2, write_func_2, cancel_func_2 = blob_file.open_for_writing(peer=2)
+        write_func_2(self.fake_content)
+        out_2 = yield finished_d_2
+        out_1 = yield self.assertFailure(finished_d_1, DownloadCanceledError)
+
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(out_2,HashBlob))
+        self.assertTrue(out_2.verified)
+        self.assertEqual(self.fake_content_len, out_2.get_length())
+
+        f = blob_file.open_for_reading()
+        c = f.read()
+        self.assertEqual(self.fake_content_len, len(c))
+        self.assertEqual(bytearray(c), self.fake_content)
+
+