diff --git a/kombu/tests/transport/test_librabbitmq.py b/kombu/tests/transport/test_librabbitmq.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+try:
+    import librabbitmq
+except ImportError:
+    librabbitmq = None  # noqa
+else:
+    from kombu.transport import librabbitmq  # noqa
+from kombu import Connection
+
+from kombu.tests.case import Case, Mock, SkipTest, patch
+
+
+class lrmqCase(Case):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if librabbitmq is None:
+            raise SkipTest('librabbitmq is not installed')
+
+
+class test_Message(lrmqCase):
+
+    def test_init(self):
+        chan = Mock(name='channel')
+        message = librabbitmq.Message(chan, {'prop': 42},
+                {'delivery_tag': 337}, 'body')
+        self.assertEqual(message.body, 'body')
+        self.assertEqual(message.delivery_tag, 337)
+        self.assertEqual(message.properties['prop'], 42)
+
+
+class test_Channel(lrmqCase):
+
+    def test_prepare_message(self):
+        conn = Mock(name='connection')
+        chan = librabbitmq.Channel(conn, 1)
+        self.assertTrue(chan)
+
+        body = 'the quick brown fox...'
+        properties = {'name': 'Elaine M.'}
+
+        body2, props2 = chan.prepare_message(
+            body, properties=properties,
+            priority=999,
+            content_type='ctype',
+            content_encoding='cenc',
+            headers={'H': 2},
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(props2['name'], 'Elaine M.')
+        self.assertEqual(props2['priority'], 999)
+        self.assertEqual(props2['content_type'], 'ctype')
+        self.assertEqual(props2['content_encoding'], 'cenc')
+        self.assertEqual(props2['headers'], {'H': 2})
+        self.assertEqual(body2, body)
+
+        body3, props3 = chan.prepare_message(body, priority=777)
+        self.assertEqual(props3['priority'], 777)
+        self.assertEqual(body3, body)
+
+
+class test_Transport(lrmqCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(test_Transport, self).setUp()
+        self.client = Mock(name='client')
+        self.T = librabbitmq.Transport(self.client)
+
+    def test_driver_version(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.T.driver_version())
+
+    def test_create_channel(self):
+        conn = Mock(name='connection')
+        chan = self.T.create_channel(conn)
+        self.assertTrue(chan)
+        conn.channel.assert_called_with()
+
+    def test_drain_events(self):
+        conn = Mock(name='connection')
+        self.T.drain_events(conn, timeout=1.33)
+        conn.drain_events.assert_called_with(timeout=1.33)
+
+    def test_establish_connection_SSL_not_supported(self):
+        self.client.ssl = True
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            self.T.establish_connection()
+
+    def test_establish_connection(self):
+        self.T.Connection = Mock(name='Connection')
+        self.T.client.ssl = False
+        self.T.client.port = None
+        self.T.client.transport_options = {}
+
+        conn = self.T.establish_connection()
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.T.client.port,
+            self.T.default_connection_params['port'],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(conn.client, self.T.client)
+        self.assertEqual(self.T.client.drain_events, conn.drain_events)
+
+    def test_collect__no_conn(self):
+        self.T.client.drain_events = 1234
+        self.T._collect(None)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.client.drain_events)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.T.client)
+
+    def test_collect__with_conn(self):
+        self.T.client.drain_events = 1234
+        conn = Mock(name='connection')
+        chans = conn.channels = {1: Mock(name='chan1'), 2: Mock(name='chan2')}
+        conn.callbacks = {'foo': Mock(name='cb1'), 'bar': Mock(name='cb2')}
+        for i, chan in enumerate(conn.channels.values()):
+            chan.connection = i
+
+        with patch('os.close') as close:
+            self.T._collect(conn)
+            close.assert_called_with(conn.fileno())
+        self.assertFalse(conn.channels)
+        self.assertFalse(conn.callbacks)
+        for chan in chans.values():
+            self.assertIsNone(chan.connection)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.client.drain_events)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.T.client)
+
+        with patch('os.close') as close:
+            self.T.client = self.client
+            close.side_effect = OSError()
+            self.T._collect(conn)
+            close.assert_called_with(conn.fileno())
+
+    def test_eventmap(self):
+        conn = Mock()
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            self.T.eventmap(conn),
+            {conn.fileno(): self.client.drain_nowait},
+        )
+
+    def test_on_poll_start(self):
+        self.assertDictEqual(self.T.on_poll_start(), {})
+
+    def test_on_poll_init(self):
+        self.T.on_poll_init(poller=Mock(name='poller'))
+
+    def test_verify_connection(self):
+        conn = Mock(name='connection')
+        conn.connected = True
+        self.assertTrue(self.T.verify_connection(conn))
+
+    def test_close_connection(self):
+        conn = Mock(name='connection')
+        self.client.drain_events = 1234
+        self.T.close_connection(conn)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.client.drain_events)
+        conn.close.assert_called_with()
+