diff --git a/tests/test_cli_proj.py b/tests/test_cli_proj.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+import importlib
+import tempfile
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+PROJNAME = os.environ.get('PROJ','tmp_api')
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def subproc(project_runner):
+    def caller(cmd):
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd.split(' '))
+        return proc.wait()
+    return caller
+
+@pytest.mark.incremental
+class TestCliProj():
+    def test_cmds(self, subproc):
+        assert subproc('halfapi run --help') == 0
+        assert subproc('halfapi domain --help') == 0
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip
+    def test_domain_commands(self, project_runner):
+        res = project_runner(['domain', 'foobar'])
+        assert res.exit_code == 2
+        res = project_runner(['domain', '--help'])
+        assert res.exit_code == 0
+        res = project_runner(['domain', 'create', '--help'])
+        assert res.exit_code == 0
+        res = project_runner(['domain', 'read', '--help'])
+        assert res.exit_code == 0
+        res = project_runner(['domain', 'update', '--help'])
+        assert res.exit_code == 0
+        res = project_runner(['domain', 'delete', '--help'])
+        assert res.exit_code == 0
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip
+    def test_domain_create(self, project_runner):
+        DOMNAME='tmp_domain'
+        res = project_runner(['domain', 'create', DOMNAME])
+        srcdir = os.path.join('domains', 'src',  DOMNAME)
+        assert os.path.isdir(srcdir)
+        moddir = os.path.join(srcdir, DOMNAME)
+        assert os.path.isdir(moddir)
+        setup = os.path.join(srcdir, 'setup.py')
+        assert os.path.isfile(setup)
+        initfile = os.path.join(moddir, '__init__.py')
+        assert os.path.isfile(initfile)
+        aclfile = os.path.join(moddir, 'acl.py')
+        assert os.path.isfile(aclfile)
+        aclsdir = os.path.join(moddir, 'acls')
+        assert os.path.isdir(aclsdir)
+        routersdir = os.path.join(moddir, 'routers')
+        assert os.path.isdir(routersdir)
+
+        try:
+            dom_mod = importlib.import_module(DOMNAME, srcdir)
+            assert hasattr(dom_mod, 'ROUTERS')
+        except ImportError:
+            assert False