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+import { AccountService } from "@port-of-mars/server/services/account";
+import { User, Teacher, Tournament } from "@port-of-mars/server/entity";
+import { settings } from "@port-of-mars/server/settings";
+import { Connection, EntityManager, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+import { ServiceProvider } from "@port-of-mars/server/services";
+import { ServerError } from "@port-of-mars/server/util";
+import { createTournament, initTransaction, rollbackTransaction } from "../common";
+import { EducatorService } from "@port-of-mars/server/services/educator";
+
+describe("the educator service", () => {
+  let conn: Connection;
+  let qr: QueryRunner;
+  let manager: EntityManager;
+  let sp: ServiceProvider;
+  let t: Tournament;
+  let accountService: AccountService;
+  let educatorService: EducatorService;
+  const teacherUsername = "teacher1";
+  let teacher: Teacher;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    [conn, qr, manager] = await initTransaction();
+    sp = new ServiceProvider(qr.manager);
+    accountService = sp.account;
+    educatorService = sp.educator;
+    teacher = await educatorService.createTeacher(
+      "teacher1@example.com",
+      teacherUsername,
+      "Teacher One"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("generates a unique student passcode", async () => {
+    const rejoinCodes = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      const rejoinCode = await educatorService.generateStudentRejoinCode();
+      console.log("student rejoin code: ", rejoinCode);
+      expect(rejoinCodes.includes(rejoinCode)).toBe(false);
+      rejoinCodes.push(rejoinCode);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("generates a unique authToken (game code) for a classroom", async () => {
+    // TODO:
+    expect(true).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("generates a unique educator password", async () => {
+    // TODO:
+    expect(true).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => rollbackTransaction(conn, qr));
+});