diff --git a/ethreact/reactor_test.go b/ethreact/reactor_test.go
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+++ b/ethreact/reactor_test.go
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+package ethreact
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestReactorAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	reactor := New()
+	ch := make(chan Event)
+	reactor.Subscribe("test", ch)
+	if reactor.eventHandlers["test"] == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected new eventHandler to be created")
+	}
+	reactor.Unsubscribe("test", ch)
+	if reactor.eventHandlers["test"] != nil {
+		t.Error("Expected eventHandler to be removed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReactorEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	var name string
+	reactor := New()
+	// Buffer the channel, so it doesn't block for this test
+	cap := 20
+	ch := make(chan Event, cap)
+	reactor.Subscribe("even", ch)
+	reactor.Subscribe("odd", ch)
+	reactor.Post("even", "disappears") // should not broadcast if engine not started
+	reactor.Start()
+	for i := 0; i < cap; i++ {
+		if i%2 == 0 {
+			name = "even"
+		} else {
+			name = "odd"
+		}
+		reactor.Post(name, i)
+	}
+	reactor.Post("test", cap) // this should not block
+	i := 0
+	reactor.Flush()
+	close(ch)
+	for event := range ch {
+		fmt.Printf("%d: %v", i, event)
+		if i%2 == 0 {
+			name = "even"
+		} else {
+			name = "odd"
+		}
+		if val, ok := event.Resource.(int); ok {
+			if i != val || event.Name != name {
+				t.Error("Expected event %d to be of type %s and resource %d, got ", i, name, i, val)
+			}
+		} else {
+			t.Error("Unable to cast")
+		}
+		i++
+	}
+	if i != cap {
+		t.Error("excpected exactly %d events, got ", i)
+	}
+	reactor.Stop()
+}