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+import json
+from datetime import timedelta
+from decimal import Decimal
+from io import BytesIO
+
+import pytest
+from django.utils.timezone import now
+from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader
+
+from pretix.base.models import (
+    Event, Item, ItemVariation, Order, OrderPosition, Organizer,
+)
+from pretix.plugins.ticketoutputpdf.ticketoutput import PdfTicketOutput
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def env():
+    o = Organizer.objects.create(name='Dummy', slug='dummy')
+    event = Event.objects.create(
+        organizer=o, name='Dummy', slug='dummy',
+        date_from=now(), live=True
+    )
+    o1 = Order.objects.create(
+        code='FOOBAR', event=event, email='dummy@dummy.test',
+        status=Order.STATUS_PENDING,
+        datetime=now(), expires=now() + timedelta(days=10),
+        total=Decimal('13.37'), payment_provider='banktransfer'
+    )
+    shirt = Item.objects.create(event=event, name='T-Shirt', default_price=12)
+    shirt_red = ItemVariation.objects.create(item=shirt, default_price=14, value="Red")
+    OrderPosition.objects.create(
+        order=o1, item=shirt, variation=shirt_red,
+        price=12, attendee_name=None, secret='1234'
+    )
+    OrderPosition.objects.create(
+        order=o1, item=shirt, variation=shirt_red,
+        price=12, attendee_name=None, secret='5678'
+    )
+    return event, o1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_generate_pdf(env, mocker):
+    mocked = mocker.patch('reportlab.pdfgen.canvas.Canvas.drawString')
+    event, order = env
+    event.settings.set('ticketoutput_pdf_code_x', 30)
+    event.settings.set('ticketoutput_pdf_code_y', 50)
+    event.settings.set('ticketoutput_pdf_code_s', 2)
+    o = PdfTicketOutput(event)
+    fname, ftype, buf = o.generate(order)
+    assert ftype == 'application/pdf'
+    pdf = PdfFileReader(BytesIO(buf))
+    assert pdf.numPages == 2
+    assert mocked.called