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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# terminal colors
+
+YAY='\033[0;102;30m'
+NAY='\033[1;101;5m'
+BLD='\033[1m'
+CLR='\033[0m'
+
+# test setup
+
+CONFIGFILE="../config.ini"
+PASSWORD=$(pwgen 50 1)
+
+if grep -q ^bindAddr $CONFIGFILE; then
+  BINDADDR=$(grep ^bindAddr $CONFIGFILE | tr -d '"' | tr -d '[:blank:]' | cut -c 10-)
+else
+  BINDADDR=0.0.0.0
+fi
+
+if grep -q ^port $CONFIGFILE; then
+  PORT=$(grep ^port $CONFIGFILE | tr -d '"' | tr -d '[:blank:]' | cut -c 6- )
+else
+  PORT=8080
+fi
+
+# tests
+
+ENDPOINT="/api/v1/newUser"
+
+printf "\n%bTest: $ENDPOINT%b\n" "$BLD" "$CLR"
+
+curl -s -X POST http://"$BINDADDR":"$PORT""$ENDPOINT" -d "username=testUser" 
+  -d "password=$PASSWORD" -d "email=test@example.xyz"
+
+if test $? -eq 0; then printf "%bTest: Success - $ENDPOINT" "$YAY";
+else printf "%bTest: Fail - $ENDPOINT" "$NAY"; exit 1;
+fi; printf "%b\n" "$CLR";