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+import pytest
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+from django.utils.timezone import now
+from workouts.models import Workout
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+ 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+class TestWorkoutAPI(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        self.user = get_user_model().objects.create_user(username="testuser", password="password")
+        self.client.force_authenticate(self.user)
+ 
+    def test_create_workout_valid(self):  #
+        response = self.client.post("/api/workouts/", {
+            "name": "Morning Run",
+            "date": now().isoformat(),
+            "notes": "5km run",
+            "visibility": "PU",  # Adding visibility field which is required
+            "owner": self.user.id,  # Adding owner field which seems to be required
+            "exercise_instances": []  # Adding exercise_instances field which is required
+        }, format="json")
+ 
+       
+        assert response.status_code == 201
+        assert Workout.objects.count() == 1
+ 
+    def test_create_workout_invalid_date(self):  #
+        response = self.client.post("/api/workouts/", {
+            "name": "Invalid Run",
+            "date": "invalid_date",
+            "notes": "Wrong format",
+            "visibility": "PU",  # Adding required field
+            "owner": self.user.id,  # Adding required field
+            "exercise_instances": []  # Adding required field
+        }, format="json")
+       
+        assert response.status_code == 400  # Should return validation error
+ 
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