diff --git a/middleware/recorder_test.go b/middleware/recorder_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/middleware/recorder_test.go
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+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewResponseRecorder(t *testing.T) {
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	recordRequest := NewResponseRecorder(w)
+	if !(recordRequest.ResponseWriter == w) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected Response writer in the Recording to be same as the one sent\n")
+	}
+	if recordRequest.status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected recorded status  to be http.StatusOK (%d) , but found %d\n ", recordRequest.status)
+	}
+}
+func TestWriteHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	recordRequest := NewResponseRecorder(w)
+	recordRequest.WriteHeader(401)
+	if w.Code != 401 || recordRequest.status != 401 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected Response status to be set to 401, but found %d\n", recordRequest.status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	responseTestString := "test"
+	recordRequest := NewResponseRecorder(w)
+	buf := []byte(responseTestString)
+	recordRequest.Write(buf)
+	if recordRequest.size != len(buf) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected the bytes written counter to be %d, but instead found %d\n", len(buf), recordRequest.size)
+	}
+	if w.Body.String() != responseTestString {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected Response Body to be %s , but found %s\n", w.Body.String())
+	}
+}