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+#
+# This source file is part of the EdgeDB open source project.
+#
+# Copyright 2012-present MagicStack Inc. and the EdgeDB authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+'''
+You can use this to set up the gel-python orm database:
+
+edb inittestdb -k test_orm --update --tests-dir misc/fake-tests/
+'''
+
+import os.path
+import pathlib
+
+from edb.testbase import server as tb
+
+
+TEST_DIR = (
+    pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent
+    / 'gel-python'
+    / 'tests'
+    / 'dbsetup'
+)
+
+
+class TestORMORM(tb.QueryTestCase):
+    FULL_SCHEMA = TEST_DIR / 'orm.gel'
+    SETUP = TEST_DIR / 'orm.edgeql'
+
+    async def test_orm_orm_dummy(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class TestORMLinkTest(tb.QueryTestCase):
+    FULL_SCHEMA = TEST_DIR / 'link_set.gel'
+    SETUP = """
+        INSERT House { name := 'Griffindor' };
+        INSERT House { name := 'Hufflepuff' };
+        INSERT House { name := 'Ravenclaw' };
+        INSERT House { name := 'Slytherin' };
+
+        INSERT Class { name := 'Charms' };
+        INSERT Class { name := 'Potions' };
+        INSERT Class { name := 'Divination' };
+
+        CREATE ALIAS Griffindor := assert_exists((
+            select House
+            filter .name = 'Griffindor'
+            limit 1
+        ));
+
+        INSERT Person {
+            name := 'Harry Potter',
+            house := Griffindor {
+                @rank := 'seeker'
+            },
+            pet := (
+                INSERT Pet {
+                    name := 'Hedwig',
+                }
+            ),
+            classes := (
+                select Class
+                filter .name in {'Charms', 'Potions'}
+            ),
+        };
+        INSERT Person {
+            name := 'Hermione Granger',
+            house := Griffindor,
+            pet := (
+                INSERT Pet {
+                    name := 'Crookshanks',
+                }
+            ),
+        };
+        INSERT Person {
+            name := 'Ron Weasley',
+            house := Griffindor,
+            pet := (
+                INSERT Pet {
+                    name := 'Scabbers',
+                }
+            ),
+        };
+        INSERT Person {
+            name := 'Neville Longbottom',
+            house := Griffindor,
+            pet := (
+                INSERT Pet {
+                    name := 'Trevor',
+                }
+            ),
+        };
+        UPDATE Person
+        filter .name = 'Harry Potter'
+        set {
+            friends := assert_distinct((
+                with friend_data := {
+                    ('Hermione Granger', 'smart'),
+                    ('Ron Weasley', 'reliable'),
+                }
+                for data in friend_data union (
+                    select detached Person {
+                        @opinion := data.1
+                    }
+                    filter .name = data.0
+                )
+            ))
+        };
+    """
+
+    async def test_orm_link_set_dummy(self):
+        pass