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+from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+
+from aiarena.core.tests.test_mixins import MatchReadyMixin
+
+
+from django.urls import reverse
+class BotSerializerTestCase(MatchReadyMixin, TestCase):
+    def test_download_bot_zip_success(self):
+        """
+        Note that this test is for essentially a defunct feature. Downloads would be via AWS S3.
+        """
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.regularUser1)
+        bot = self.regularUser1Bot1  # owned by the current user
+
+        # URL base name for BotViewSet is api_bot, action url_path is zip
+        self.url = reverse("api_bot-download-zip", kwargs={"pk": bot.id})
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_download_bot_zip_unauthorized(self):
+        """
+        Note that this test is for essentially a defunct feature. Downloads would be via AWS S3.
+        """
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.regularUser1)
+        bot = self.staffUser1Bot1 # owned by someone else
+
+        # URL base name for BotViewSet is api_bot, action url_path is zip
+        self.url = reverse("api_bot-download-zip", kwargs={"pk": bot.id})
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+