Add pytest unit testing framework

tests/utils/helpers.py

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+"""This module provides utility functions for testing."""
+from typing import Generator, Tuple
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+
+def AsyncMock(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Mocks a asyncronous coroutine which can be called with 'await'."""
+    m = Mock(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    async def mock_coro(*args, **kwargs):
+        return m(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    mock_coro.mock = m
+    return mock_coro
+
+
+def list_true_once_each(length: int) -> Generator[Tuple[bool, ...], None, None]:
+    """Yields tuples of bools with exactly one entry being True, starting left.
+
+    Args:
+        length: Length of the resulting tuples
+    """
+    for i in range(length):
+        yield tuple(i == j for j in range(length))