diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2bc43f864a..df91879d0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-node_modules
-vector/bundle.*
-lib
-.DS_Store
-key.pem
-cert.pem
-vector/components.css
-packages/
+/cert.pem
+/.DS_Store
+/karma-reports
+/key.pem
+/lib
+/node_modules
+/packages/
+/vector/bundle.*
+/vector/components.css
diff --git a/jenkins.sh b/jenkins.sh
index 634703eb29..f60bec38b2 100755
--- a/jenkins.sh
+++ b/jenkins.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ npm install
 # we may be using a dev branch of react-sdk, in which case we need to build it
 (cd node_modules/matrix-react-sdk && npm run build)
 
+# run the mocha tests
+npm run test
+
 # build our artifacts; dumps them in ./vector
-npm run build
+npm run build:dev
 
 # gzip up ./vector
 rm vector-*.tar.gz || true # rm previous artifacts without failing if it doesn't exist
diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b97273796b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// karma.conf.js - the config file for karma, which runs our tests.
+
+var path = require('path');
+var webpack = require('webpack');
+
+/*
+ * We use webpack to build our tests. It's a pain to have to wait for webpack
+ * to build everything; however it's the easiest way to load our dependencies
+ * from node_modules.
+ *
+ * If you run karma in multi-run mode (with `npm run test:multi`), it will watch
+ * the tests for changes, and webpack will rebuild using a cache. This is much quicker
+ * than a clean rebuild.
+ */
+
+// the name of the test file. By default, a special file which runs all tests.
+var testFile = process.env.KARMA_TEST_FILE || 'test/all-tests.js';
+
+process.env.PHANTOMJS_BIN = 'node_modules/.bin/phantomjs';
+process.env.Q_DEBUG = 1;
+
+module.exports = function (config) {
+    config.set({
+        // frameworks to use
+        // available frameworks: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-adapter
+        frameworks: ['mocha'],
+
+        // list of files / patterns to load in the browser
+        files: [
+            testFile,
+            {pattern: 'vector/img/*', watched: false, included: false, served: true, nocache: false},
+        ],
+
+        // redirect img links to the karma server
+        proxies: {
+            "/img/": "/base/vector/img/",
+        },
+        
+        // preprocess matching files before serving them to the browser
+        // available preprocessors:
+        // https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-preprocessor
+        preprocessors: {
+            'test/**/*.js': ['webpack', 'sourcemap']
+        },
+
+        // test results reporter to use
+        // possible values: 'dots', 'progress'
+        // available reporters: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-reporter
+        reporters: ['progress', 'junit'],
+
+        // web server port
+        port: 9876,
+
+        // enable / disable colors in the output (reporters and logs)
+        colors: true,
+
+        // level of logging
+        // possible values: config.LOG_DISABLE || config.LOG_ERROR ||
+        // config.LOG_WARN || config.LOG_INFO || config.LOG_DEBUG
+        logLevel: config.LOG_INFO,
+
+        // enable / disable watching file and executing tests whenever any file
+        // changes
+        autoWatch: true,
+
+        // start these browsers
+        // available browser launchers:
+        // https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-launcher
+        browsers: [
+            'Chrome',
+            //'PhantomJS',
+        ],
+
+        // Continuous Integration mode
+        // if true, Karma captures browsers, runs the tests and exits
+        // singleRun: false,
+
+        // Concurrency level
+        // how many browser should be started simultaneous
+        concurrency: Infinity,
+
+        junitReporter: {
+            outputDir: 'karma-reports',
+        },
+
+        webpack: {
+            module: {
+                loaders: [
+                    { test: /\.json$/, loader: "json" },
+                    {
+                        test: /\.js$/, loader: "babel",
+                        include: [path.resolve('./src'),
+                                  path.resolve('./test'),
+                                 ],
+                        query: {
+                            // we're using babel 5, for consistency with
+                            // the release build, which doesn't use the
+                            // presets.
+                            // presets: ['react', 'es2015'],
+                        },
+                    },
+                ],
+                noParse: [
+                    // don't parse the languages within highlight.js. They
+                    // cause stack overflows
+                    // (https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/1721), and
+                    // there is no need for webpack to parse them - they can
+                    // just be included as-is.
+                    /highlight\.js\/lib\/languages/,
+
+                    // also disable parsing for sinon, because it
+                    // tries to do voodoo with 'require' which upsets
+                    // webpack (https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/304)
+                    /sinon\/pkg\/sinon\.js$/,
+                ],
+            },
+            resolve: {
+                alias: {
+                    // alias any requires to the react module to the one in our path, otherwise
+                    // we tend to get the react source included twice when using npm link.
+                    react: path.resolve('./node_modules/react'),
+
+                    // same goes for js-sdk
+                    "matrix-js-sdk": path.resolve('./node_modules/matrix-js-sdk'),
+                    
+                    sinon: 'sinon/pkg/sinon.js',
+                },
+                root: [
+                    path.resolve('./src'),
+                    path.resolve('./test'),
+                ],
+            },
+            devtool: 'inline-source-map',
+        },
+    });
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 223672b8d8..6c85f552e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
     "build:css": "catw \"src/skins/vector/css/**/*.css\" -o vector/components.css --no-watch",
     "build:compile": "babel --source-maps -d lib src",
     "build:bundle": "NODE_ENV=production webpack -p lib/vector/index.js vector/bundle.js",
+    "build:bundle:dev": "webpack --optimize-occurence-order lib/vector/index.js vector/bundle.js",
     "build": "npm run build:css && npm run build:compile && npm run build:bundle",
+    "build:dev": "npm run build:css && npm run build:compile && npm run build:bundle:dev",
     "package": "scripts/package.sh",
     "start:js": "webpack -w src/vector/index.js vector/bundle.js",
     "start:js:prod": "NODE_ENV=production webpack -w src/vector/index.js vector/bundle.js",
@@ -25,7 +27,9 @@
     "start": "parallelshell \"npm run start:js\" \"npm run start:skins:css\" \"http-server -c 1 vector\"",
     "start:prod": "parallelshell \"npm run start:js:prod\" \"npm run start:skins:css\" \"http-server -c 1 vector\"",
     "clean": "rimraf lib vector/bundle.css vector/bundle.js vector/bundle.js.map vector/webpack.css*",
-    "prepublish": "npm run build:css && npm run build:compile"
+    "prepublish": "npm run build:css && npm run build:compile",
+    "test": "karma start --single-run=true --autoWatch=false --browsers PhantomJS --colors=false",
+    "test:multi": "karma start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.5.0",
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@
     "matrix-react-sdk": "matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
     "modernizr": "^3.1.0",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
-    "react": "^0.14.2",
+    "react": "^0.14.8",
     "react-dnd": "^2.0.2",
     "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^2.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^0.14.2",
@@ -54,11 +58,23 @@
     "babel-loader": "^5.3.2",
     "catw": "^1.0.1",
     "css-raw-loader": "^0.1.1",
+    "expect": "^1.16.0",
     "http-server": "^0.8.4",
     "json-loader": "^0.5.3",
+    "karma": "^0.13.22",
+    "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.3",
+    "karma-cli": "^0.1.2",
+    "karma-junit-reporter": "^0.4.1",
+    "karma-mocha": "^0.2.2",
+    "karma-phantomjs-launcher": "^1.0.0",
+    "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.3.7",
+    "karma-webpack": "^1.7.0",
+    "mocha": "^2.4.5",
     "parallelshell": "^1.2.0",
+    "phantomjs-prebuilt": "^2.1.7",
+    "react-addons-test-utils": "^0.14.8",
     "rimraf": "^2.4.3",
     "source-map-loader": "^0.1.5",
-    "webpack": "^1.12.13"
+    "webpack": "^1.12.14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
index 0e13f39e4a..5c27abc58e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         var BottomLeftMenu = sdk.getComponent('structures.BottomLeftMenu');
 
         var collapseButton;
-        var classes = "mx_LeftPanel";
+        var classes = "mx_LeftPanel mx_fadable";
         if (this.props.collapsed) {
             classes += " collapsed";
         }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         }
 
         return (
-            <aside className={classes}>
+            <aside className={classes} style={{ opacity: this.props.opacity }}>
                 { collapseButton }
                 { callPreview }
                 <RoomList
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
index 6c8c09f1b3..eab75fe3e2 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         }
 
-        var classes = "mx_RightPanel";
+        var classes = "mx_RightPanel mx_fadable";
         if (this.props.collapsed) {
             classes += " collapsed";
         }
 
         return (
-            <aside className={classes}>
+            <aside className={classes} style={{ opacity: this.props.opacity }}>
                 <div className="mx_RightPanel_header">
                     { buttonGroup }
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
index 5c6042c240..f3614092bb 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
         var oob_data = {};
         if (room) {
+            if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest()) {
+                if (!room.world_readable && !room.guest_can_join) {
+                    var NeedToRegisterDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.NeedToRegisterDialog");
+                    Modal.createDialog(NeedToRegisterDialog, {
+                        title: "Failed to join the room",
+                        description: "This room is inaccessible to guests. You may be able to join if you register."
+                    });
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
             oob_data = {
                 avatarUrl: room.avatar_url,
                 // XXX: This logic is duplicated from the JS SDK which
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js b/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
index 061f79f0cf..46c47994d2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
@@ -22,174 +22,14 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var UserSettingsStore = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/UserSettingsStore');
 var Modal = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/Modal');
 
-/**
- * Enum for state of a push rule as defined by the Vector UI.
- * @readonly
- * @enum {string}
- */
-var PushRuleVectorState = {
-    /** The push rule is disabled */
-    OFF: "off",
-    /** The user will receive push notification for this rule */
-    ON: "on",
-    /** The user will receive push notification for this rule with sound and
-        highlight if this is legitimate */
-    LOUD: "loud",
-};
+var notifications = require('../../../notifications');
 
-// Encodes a dictionary of {
-//   "notify": true/false,
-//   "sound": string or undefined,
-//   "highlight: true/false,
-// }
-// to a list of push actions.
-function encodeActions(action) {
-    var notify = action.notify;
-    var sound = action.sound;
-    var highlight = action.highlight;
-    if (notify) {
-        var actions = ["notify"];
-        if (sound) {
-            actions.push({"set_tweak": "sound", "value": sound});
-        }
-        if (highlight) {
-            actions.push({"set_tweak": "highlight"});
-        } else {
-            actions.push({"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": false});
-        }
-        return actions;
-    } else {
-        return ["dont_notify"];
-    }
-}
+// TODO: this "view" component still has far to much application logic in it,
+// which should be factored out to other files.
 
-// Decode a list of actions to a dictionary of {
-//   "notify": true/false,
-//   "sound": string or undefined,
-//   "highlight: true/false,
-// }
-// If the actions couldn't be decoded then returns null.
-function decodeActions(actions) {
-    var notify = false;
-    var sound = null;
-    var highlight = false;
-
-    for (var i = 0; i < actions.length; ++i) {
-        var action = actions[i];
-        if (action === "notify") {
-            notify = true;
-        } else if (action === "dont_notify") {
-            notify = false;
-        } else if (typeof action === 'object') {
-            if (action.set_tweak === "sound") {
-                sound = action.value
-            } else if (action.set_tweak === "highlight") {
-                highlight = action.value;
-            } else {
-                // We don't understand this kind of tweak, so give up.
-                return null;
-            }
-        } else {
-            // We don't understand this kind of action, so give up.
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (highlight === undefined) {
-        // If a highlight tweak is missing a value then it defaults to true.
-        highlight = true;
-    }
-
-    var result = {notify: notify, highlight: highlight};
-    if (sound !== null) {
-        result.sound = sound;
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-var ACTION_NOTIFY = encodeActions({notify: true});
-var ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND = encodeActions({notify: true, sound: "default"});
-var ACTION_NOTIFY_RING_SOUND = encodeActions({notify: true, sound: "ring"});
-var ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND = encodeActions({notify: true, sound: "default", highlight: true});
-var ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY = encodeActions({notify: false});
-var ACTION_DISABLED = null;
-
-
-/**
- * The descriptions of rules managed by the Vector UI.
- */
-var VectorPushRulesDefinitions = {
-
-     // Messages containing user's display name
-     // (skip contains_user_name which is too geeky)
-     ".m.rule.contains_display_name": {
-        kind: "underride",
-        description: "Messages containing my name",
-        vectorStateToActions: { // The actions for each vector state, or null to disable the rule.
-            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
-            loud: ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND,
-            off: ACTION_DISABLED
-        }
-    },
-
-    // Messages just sent to the user in a 1:1 room
-    ".m.rule.room_one_to_one": {
-        kind: "underride",
-        description: "Messages in one-to-one chats",
-        vectorStateToActions: {
-            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
-            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
-            off: ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY
-        }
-    },
-
-    // Messages just sent to a group chat room
-    // 1:1 room messages are catched by the .m.rule.room_one_to_one rule if any defined
-    // By opposition, all other room messages are from group chat rooms.
-    ".m.rule.message": {
-        kind: "underride",
-        description: "Messages in group chats",
-        vectorStateToActions: {
-            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
-            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
-            off: ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY
-        }
-    },
-
-    // Invitation for the user
-    ".m.rule.invite_for_me": {
-        kind: "underride",
-        description: "When I'm invited to a room",
-        vectorStateToActions: {
-            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
-            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
-            off: ACTION_DISABLED
-        }
-    },
-
-    // Incoming call
-    ".m.rule.call": {
-        kind: "underride",
-        description: "Call invitation",
-        vectorStateToActions: {
-            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
-            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_RING_SOUND,
-            off: ACTION_DISABLED
-        }
-    },
-
-    // Notifications from bots
-    ".m.rule.suppress_notices": {
-        kind: "override",
-        description: "Messages sent by bot",
-        vectorStateToActions: {
-            // .m.rule.suppress_notices is a "negative" rule, we have to invert its enabled value for vector UI
-            on: ACTION_DISABLED,
-            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
-            off: ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY,
-        }
-    }
-};
+var NotificationUtils = notifications.NotificationUtils;
+var VectorPushRulesDefinitions = notifications.VectorPushRulesDefinitions;
+var PushRuleVectorState = notifications.PushRuleVectorState;
 
 /**
  * Rules that Vector used to set in order to override the actions of default rules.
@@ -206,9 +46,9 @@ var LEGACY_RULES = {
 };
 
 function portLegacyActions(actions) {
-    var decoded = decodeActions(actions);
+    var decoded = NotificationUtils.decodeActions(actions);
     if (decoded !== null) {
-        return encodeActions(decoded);
+        return NotificationUtils.encodeActions(decoded);
     } else {
         // We don't recognise one of the actions here, so we don't try to
         // canonicalise them.
@@ -216,7 +56,6 @@ function portLegacyActions(actions) {
     }
 }
 
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'Notififications',
 
@@ -335,40 +174,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
-    _actionsFor: function(pushRuleVectorState) {
-        if (pushRuleVectorState === PushRuleVectorState.ON) {
-            return ACTION_NOTIFY;
-        }
-        else if (pushRuleVectorState === PushRuleVectorState.LOUD) {
-            return ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND;
-        }
-    },
-
-    // Determine whether a content rule is in the PushRuleVectorState.ON category or in PushRuleVectorState.LOUD
-    // regardless of its enabled state. Returns undefined if it does not match these categories.
-    _contentRuleVectorStateKind: function(rule) {
-        var stateKind;
-
-        // Count tweaks to determine if it is a ON or LOUD rule
-        var tweaks = 0;
-        for (var j in rule.actions) {
-            var action = rule.actions[j];
-            if (action.set_tweak === 'sound' ||
-                (action.set_tweak === 'highlight' &&  action.value)) {
-                tweaks++;
-            }
-        }
-        switch (tweaks) {
-            case 0:
-                stateKind = PushRuleVectorState.ON;
-                break;
-            case 2:
-                stateKind = PushRuleVectorState.LOUD;
-                break;
-        }
-        return stateKind;
-    },
-
     _setPushRuleVectorState: function(rule, newPushRuleVectorState) {
         if (rule && rule.vectorState !== newPushRuleVectorState) {
 
@@ -384,7 +189,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             if (rule.rule) {
                 var actions = ruleDefinition.vectorStateToActions[newPushRuleVectorState];
 
-                if (actions === ACTION_DISABLED) {
+                if (!actions) {
                     // The new state corresponds to disabling the rule.
                     deferreds.push(cli.setPushRuleEnabled('global', rule.rule.kind, rule.rule.rule_id, false));
                 }
@@ -430,7 +235,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             switch (newPushRuleVectorState) {
                 case PushRuleVectorState.ON:
                     if (rule.actions.length !== 1) {
-                        actions = this._actionsFor(PushRuleVectorState.ON);
+                        actions = PushRuleVectorState.actionsFor(PushRuleVectorState.ON);
                     }
 
                     if (this.state.vectorContentRules.vectorState === PushRuleVectorState.OFF) {
@@ -440,7 +245,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
                 case PushRuleVectorState.LOUD:
                     if (rule.actions.length !== 3) {
-                        actions = this._actionsFor(PushRuleVectorState.LOUD);
+                        actions = PushRuleVectorState.actionsFor(PushRuleVectorState.LOUD);
                     }
 
                     if (this.state.vectorContentRules.vectorState === PushRuleVectorState.OFF) {
@@ -526,7 +331,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 // when creating the new rule.
                 // Thus, this new rule will join the 'vectorContentRules' set.
                 if (self.state.vectorContentRules.rules.length) {
-                    pushRuleVectorStateKind = self._contentRuleVectorStateKind(self.state.vectorContentRules.rules[0]);
+                    pushRuleVectorStateKind = PushRuleVectorState.contentRuleVectorStateKind(self.state.vectorContentRules.rules[0]);
                 }
                 else {
                     // ON is default
@@ -541,13 +346,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     if (self.state.vectorContentRules.vectorState !== PushRuleVectorState.OFF) {
                         deferreds.push(cli.addPushRule
                         ('global', 'content', keyword, {
-                           actions: self._actionsFor(pushRuleVectorStateKind),
+                           actions: PushRuleVectorState.actionsFor(pushRuleVectorStateKind),
                            pattern: keyword
                         }));
                     }
                     else {
                         deferreds.push(self._addDisabledPushRule('global', 'content', keyword, {
-                           actions: self._actionsFor(pushRuleVectorStateKind),
+                           actions: PushRuleVectorState.actionsFor(pushRuleVectorStateKind),
                            pattern: keyword
                         }));
                     }
@@ -650,7 +455,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         }
                     }
                     else if (kind === 'content') {
-                        switch (self._contentRuleVectorStateKind(r)) {
+                        switch (PushRuleVectorState.contentRuleVectorStateKind(r)) {
                             case PushRuleVectorState.ON:
                                 if (r.enabled) {
                                     contentRules.on.push(r);
@@ -762,7 +567,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                             var state = PushRuleVectorState[stateKey];
                             var vectorStateToActions = ruleDefinition.vectorStateToActions[state];
 
-                            if (vectorStateToActions === ACTION_DISABLED) {
+                            if (!vectorStateToActions) {
                                 // No defined actions means that this vector state expects a disabled default hs rule
                                 if (rule.enabled === false) {
                                     vectorState = state;
@@ -1107,12 +912,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         </table>
                     </div>
 
-                    <h3>Devices</h3>
-
-                    { devicesSection }
-
                     { advancedSettings }
 
+                    <h3>Devices</h3>
+                    { devicesSection }
+
                 </div>
 
             </div>
diff --git a/src/notifications/NotificationUtils.js b/src/notifications/NotificationUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8aeb46854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/NotificationUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+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.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+    // Encodes a dictionary of {
+    //   "notify": true/false,
+    //   "sound": string or undefined,
+    //   "highlight: true/false,
+    // }
+    // to a list of push actions.
+    encodeActions: function(action) {
+        var notify = action.notify;
+        var sound = action.sound;
+        var highlight = action.highlight;
+        if (notify) {
+            var actions = ["notify"];
+            if (sound) {
+                actions.push({"set_tweak": "sound", "value": sound});
+            }
+            if (highlight) {
+                actions.push({"set_tweak": "highlight"});
+            } else {
+                actions.push({"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": false});
+            }
+            return actions;
+        } else {
+            return ["dont_notify"];
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Decode a list of actions to a dictionary of {
+    //   "notify": true/false,
+    //   "sound": string or undefined,
+    //   "highlight: true/false,
+    // }
+    // If the actions couldn't be decoded then returns null.
+    decodeActions: function(actions) {
+        var notify = false;
+        var sound = null;
+        var highlight = false;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < actions.length; ++i) {
+            var action = actions[i];
+            if (action === "notify") {
+                notify = true;
+            } else if (action === "dont_notify") {
+                notify = false;
+            } else if (typeof action === 'object') {
+                if (action.set_tweak === "sound") {
+                    sound = action.value
+                } else if (action.set_tweak === "highlight") {
+                    highlight = action.value;
+                } else {
+                    // We don't understand this kind of tweak, so give up.
+                    return null;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // We don't understand this kind of action, so give up.
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (highlight === undefined) {
+            // If a highlight tweak is missing a value then it defaults to true.
+            highlight = true;
+        }
+
+        var result = {notify: notify, highlight: highlight};
+        if (sound !== null) {
+            result.sound = sound;
+        }
+        return result;
+    },
+};
diff --git a/src/notifications/PushRuleVectorState.js b/src/notifications/PushRuleVectorState.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c6934aae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/PushRuleVectorState.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+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.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Enum for state of a push rule as defined by the Vector UI.
+ * @readonly
+ * @enum {string}
+ */
+module.exports = {
+    /** The push rule is disabled */
+    OFF: "off",
+
+    /** The user will receive push notification for this rule */
+    ON: "on",
+
+    /** The user will receive push notification for this rule with sound and
+        highlight if this is legitimate */
+    LOUD: "loud",
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a PushRuleVectorState to a list of actions
+     *
+     * @return [object] list of push-rule actions
+     */
+    actionsFor: function(pushRuleVectorState) {
+        if (pushRuleVectorState === this.ON) {
+            return ACTION_NOTIFY;
+        }
+        else if (pushRuleVectorState === this.LOUD) {
+            return ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a pushrule's actions to a PushRuleVectorState.
+     *
+     * Determines whether a content rule is in the PushRuleVectorState.ON
+     * category or in PushRuleVectorState.LOUD, regardless of its enabled
+     * state. Returns undefined if it does not match these categories.
+     */
+    contentRuleVectorStateKind: function(rule) {
+        var stateKind;
+
+        // Count tweaks to determine if it is a ON or LOUD rule
+        var tweaks = 0;
+        for (var j in rule.actions) {
+            var action = rule.actions[j];
+            if (action.set_tweak === 'sound' ||
+                (action.set_tweak === 'highlight' && action.value)) {
+                tweaks++;
+            }
+        }
+        switch (tweaks) {
+            case 0:
+                stateKind = this.ON;
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                stateKind = this.LOUD;
+                break;
+        }
+        return stateKind;
+    },
+};
diff --git a/src/notifications/VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js b/src/notifications/VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e2a0a659a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+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.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var NotificationUtils = require('./NotificationUtils');
+
+var encodeActions = NotificationUtils.encodeActions;
+var decodeActions = NotificationUtils.decodeActions;
+
+const ACTION_NOTIFY = encodeActions({notify: true});
+const ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND = encodeActions({notify: true, sound: "default"});
+const ACTION_NOTIFY_RING_SOUND = encodeActions({notify: true, sound: "ring"});
+const ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND = encodeActions({notify: true, sound: "default", highlight: true});
+const ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY = encodeActions({notify: false});
+const ACTION_DISABLED = null;
+
+/**
+ * The descriptions of rules managed by the Vector UI.
+ */
+module.exports = {
+    // Messages containing user's display name
+    // (skip contains_user_name which is too geeky)
+    ".m.rule.contains_display_name": {
+        kind: "underride",
+        description: "Messages containing my name",
+        vectorStateToActions: { // The actions for each vector state, or null to disable the rule.
+            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
+            loud: ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND,
+            off: ACTION_DISABLED
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Messages just sent to the user in a 1:1 room
+    ".m.rule.room_one_to_one": {
+        kind: "underride",
+        description: "Messages in one-to-one chats",
+        vectorStateToActions: {
+            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
+            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
+            off: ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Messages just sent to a group chat room
+    // 1:1 room messages are catched by the .m.rule.room_one_to_one rule if any defined
+    // By opposition, all other room messages are from group chat rooms.
+    ".m.rule.message": {
+        kind: "underride",
+        description: "Messages in group chats",
+        vectorStateToActions: {
+            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
+            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
+            off: ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Invitation for the user
+    ".m.rule.invite_for_me": {
+        kind: "underride",
+        description: "When I'm invited to a room",
+        vectorStateToActions: {
+            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
+            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
+            off: ACTION_DISABLED
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Incoming call
+    ".m.rule.call": {
+        kind: "underride",
+        description: "Call invitation",
+        vectorStateToActions: {
+            on: ACTION_NOTIFY,
+            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_RING_SOUND,
+            off: ACTION_DISABLED
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Notifications from bots
+    ".m.rule.suppress_notices": {
+        kind: "override",
+        description: "Messages sent by bot",
+        vectorStateToActions: {
+            // .m.rule.suppress_notices is a "negative" rule, we have to invert its enabled value for vector UI
+            on: ACTION_DISABLED,
+            loud: ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
+            off: ACTION_DONT_NOTIFY,
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/notifications/index.js b/src/notifications/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9672b67c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+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.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+    NotificationUtils: require('./NotificationUtils'),
+    PushRuleVectorState: require('./PushRuleVectorState'),
+    VectorPushRulesDefinitions: require('./VectorPushRulesDefinitions'),
+};
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/common.css b/src/skins/vector/css/common.css
index c18d05e04d..f179a20f6c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/common.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/common.css
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ input[type=text]:focus, textarea:focus {
     box-shadow: none;
 }
 
+/* applied to side-panels and messagepanel when in RoomSettings */
+.mx_fadable {
+    opacity: 1;
+    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+    -moz-transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+    -ms-transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+    -o-transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+}
+
 /* XXX: critical hack to GeminiScrollbar to allow them to work in FF 42 and Chrome 48.
    Stop the scrollbar view from pushing out the container's overall sizing, which causes
    flexbox to adapt to the new size and cause the view to keep growing.
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/RoomView.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/RoomView.css
index caaeb43a64..4c014461d2 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/RoomView.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/RoomView.css
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     margin: auto;
 
     overflow: auto;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
 
     -webkit-flex: 0 0 auto;
     flex: 0 0 auto;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css
index 5316663d4a..6c0218b53c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     display: block;
     visibility: hidden;
     text-align: right;
+    white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_last .mx_MessageTimestamp {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.css
index 8a92ae4ce2..933724241f 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.css
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     flex: 0 0 100px;
     margin-left: 15px;
     text-align: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .mx_LinkPreviewWidget_caption {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomHeader.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomHeader.css
index a1ad4cde85..eeb45b4d2c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomHeader.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomHeader.css
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ limitations under the License.
     flex: 1;
 }
 
+.mx_RoomHeader_spinner {
+    height: 36px;
+
+    -webkit-box-ordinal-group: 2;
+    -moz-box-ordinal-group: 2;
+    -ms-flex-order: 2;
+    -webkit-order: 2;
+    order: 2;
+
+    padding-left: 12px;
+    padding-right: 12px;
+}
+
 .mx_RoomHeader_textButton {
     height: 36px;
     background-color: #76cfa6;
diff --git a/src/vector/index.js b/src/vector/index.js
index b7ff42cf04..6dd975d2af 100644
--- a/src/vector/index.js
+++ b/src/vector/index.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ function parseQs(location) {
 // Here, we do some crude URL analysis to allow
 // deep-linking.
 function routeUrl(location) {
+    console.log("Routing URL "+window.location);
     var params = parseQs(location);
     var loginToken = params.loginToken;
     if (loginToken) {
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ var lastLoadedScreen = null;
 // This will be called whenever the SDK changes screens,
 // so a web page can update the URL bar appropriately.
 var onNewScreen = function(screen) {
+    console.log("newscreen "+screen);
     if (!loaded) {
         lastLoadedScreen = screen;
     } else {
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ var makeRegistrationUrl = function() {
 
 window.addEventListener('hashchange', onHashChange);
 window.onload = function() {
+    console.log("window.onload");
     if (!validBrowser) {
         return;
     }
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
 }
 
 function loadApp() {
+    console.log("Vector starting at "+window.location);
     if (validBrowser) {
         var MatrixChat = sdk.getComponent('structures.MatrixChat');
         var fragParts = parseQsFromFragment(window.location);
diff --git a/test/all-tests.js b/test/all-tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ed1693293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/all-tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// all-tests.js
+//
+// Our master test file: uses the webpack require API to find our test files
+// and run them
+
+// ideally these unit tests could be run under nodejs rather than in a browser
+// via karma, but having two separate test frameworks in the same project
+// seems confusing
+var unit_tests = require.context('./unit-tests', true, /\.js$/);
+unit_tests.keys().forEach(unit_tests);
+
+var app_tests = require.context('./app-tests', true, /\.jsx?$/);
+app_tests.keys().forEach(app_tests);
diff --git a/test/app-tests/joining.js b/test/app-tests/joining.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b47889a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/app-tests/joining.js
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+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.
+*/
+
+/* joining.js: tests for the various paths when joining a room */
+
+require('skin-sdk');
+
+var jssdk = require('matrix-js-sdk');
+
+var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk');
+var peg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
+var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
+var MatrixChat = sdk.getComponent('structures.MatrixChat');
+var RoomDirectory = sdk.getComponent('structures.RoomDirectory');
+var RoomPreviewBar = sdk.getComponent('rooms.RoomPreviewBar');
+var RoomView = sdk.getComponent('structures.RoomView');
+
+var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
+var ReactTestUtils = require('react-addons-test-utils');
+var expect = require('expect');
+var q = require('q');
+
+var test_utils = require('../test-utils');
+var MockHttpBackend = require('../mock-request');
+
+var HS_URL='http://localhost';
+var IS_URL='http://localhost';
+var USER_ID='@me:localhost';
+var ACCESS_TOKEN='access_token';
+
+describe('joining a room', function () {
+    describe('over federation', function () {
+        var parentDiv;
+        var httpBackend;
+        var matrixChat;
+        
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            test_utils.beforeEach(this);
+            httpBackend = new MockHttpBackend();
+            jssdk.request(httpBackend.requestFn);
+            parentDiv = document.createElement('div');
+
+            // uncomment this to actually add the div to the UI, to help with
+            // debugging (but slow things down)
+            // document.body.appendChild(parentDiv);
+        });
+
+        afterEach(function() {
+            if (parentDiv) {
+                ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(parentDiv);
+                parentDiv.remove();
+                parentDiv = null;
+            }
+        });
+        
+        it('should not get stuck at a spinner', function(done) {
+            var ROOM_ALIAS = '#alias:localhost';
+            var ROOM_ID = '!id:localhost';
+            
+            httpBackend.when('PUT', '/presence/'+encodeURIComponent(USER_ID)+'/status')
+                .respond(200, {});
+            httpBackend.when('GET', '/pushrules').respond(200, {});
+            httpBackend.when('POST', '/filter').respond(200, { filter_id: 'fid' });
+            httpBackend.when('GET', '/sync').respond(200, {});
+            httpBackend.when('GET', '/publicRooms').respond(200, {chunk: []});
+
+            // start with a logged-in client
+            peg.replaceUsingAccessToken(HS_URL, IS_URL, USER_ID, ACCESS_TOKEN);
+            
+            var mc = <MatrixChat config={{}}/>;
+            matrixChat = ReactDOM.render(mc, parentDiv);
+
+            // switch to the Directory
+            dis.dispatch({
+                action: 'view_room_directory',
+            });
+
+            var roomView;
+            httpBackend.flush().then(() => {
+                var roomDir = ReactTestUtils.findRenderedComponentWithType(
+                    matrixChat, RoomDirectory);
+
+                // enter an alias in the input, and simulate enter
+                var input = ReactTestUtils.findRenderedDOMComponentWithTag(
+                    roomDir, 'input');
+                input.value = ROOM_ALIAS;
+                ReactTestUtils.Simulate.keyUp(input, {key: 'Enter'});
+
+                // that should create a roomview which will start a peek; wait
+                // for the peek.
+                httpBackend.when('GET', '/rooms/'+encodeURIComponent(ROOM_ALIAS)+"/initialSync")
+                    .respond(401, {errcode: 'M_GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN'});
+                return httpBackend.flush();
+            }).then(() => {
+                httpBackend.verifyNoOutstandingExpectation();
+
+                // we should now have a roomview, with a preview bar
+                roomView = ReactTestUtils.findRenderedComponentWithType(
+                    matrixChat, RoomView);
+
+                var previewBar = ReactTestUtils.findRenderedComponentWithType(
+                    roomView, RoomPreviewBar);
+
+                var joinLink = ReactTestUtils.findRenderedDOMComponentWithTag(
+                    previewBar, 'a');
+
+                ReactTestUtils.Simulate.click(joinLink);
+
+                // that will fire off a request to check our displayname, followed by a
+                // join request
+                httpBackend.when('GET', '/profile/'+encodeURIComponent(USER_ID))
+                    .respond(200, {displayname: 'boris'});
+                httpBackend.when('POST', '/join/'+encodeURIComponent(ROOM_ALIAS))
+                    .respond(200, {room_id: ROOM_ID});
+                return httpBackend.flush();
+            }).then(() => {
+                httpBackend.verifyNoOutstandingExpectation();
+
+                // the roomview should now be loading
+                expect(roomView.state.room).toBe(null);
+                expect(roomView.state.joining).toBe(true);
+
+                // there should be a spinner
+                ReactTestUtils.findRenderedDOMComponentWithClass(
+                    roomView, "mx_Spinner");
+
+                // now send the room down the /sync pipe
+                httpBackend.when('GET', '/sync').
+                    respond(200, {
+                        rooms: {
+                            join: {
+                                [ROOM_ID]: {
+                                    state: {},
+                                    timeline: {
+                                        events: [],
+                                        limited: true,
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            },
+                        },
+                    });
+                return httpBackend.flush();
+            }).then(() => {
+                // now the room should have loaded
+                expect(roomView.state.room).toExist();
+                expect(roomView.state.joining).toBe(false);
+            }).done(done, done);
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/mock-request.js b/test/mock-request.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8510ad5458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mock-request.js
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+"use strict";
+var q = require("q");
+var expect = require('expect');
+
+/**
+ * Construct a mock HTTP backend, heavily inspired by Angular.js.
+ * @constructor
+ */
+function HttpBackend() {
+    this.requests = [];
+    this.expectedRequests = [];
+    var self = this;
+    // the request function dependency that the SDK needs.
+    this.requestFn = function(opts, callback) {
+        var realReq = new Request(opts.method, opts.uri, opts.body, opts.qs);
+        realReq.callback = callback;
+        console.log("HTTP backend received request: %s %s", opts.method, opts.uri);
+        self.requests.push(realReq);
+
+        var abort = function() {
+            var idx = self.requests.indexOf(realReq);
+            if (idx >= 0) {
+                console.log("Aborting HTTP request: %s %s", opts.method, opts.uri);
+                self.requests.splice(idx, 1);
+            }
+        }
+        return {
+            abort: abort
+        };
+    };
+}
+HttpBackend.prototype = {
+    /**
+     * Respond to all of the requests (flush the queue).
+     * @param {string} path The path to flush (optional) default: all.
+     * @param {integer} numToFlush The number of things to flush (optional), default: all.
+     * @return {Promise} resolved when there is nothing left to flush.
+     */
+    flush: function(path, numToFlush) {
+        var defer = q.defer();
+        var self = this;
+        var flushed = 0;
+        var triedWaiting = false;
+        console.log(
+            "HTTP backend flushing... (path=%s  numToFlush=%s)", path, numToFlush
+        );
+        var tryFlush = function() {
+            // if there's more real requests and more expected requests, flush 'em.
+            console.log(
+                "  trying to flush queue => reqs=%s expected=%s [%s]",
+                self.requests.length, self.expectedRequests.length, path
+            );
+            if (self._takeFromQueue(path)) {
+                // try again on the next tick.
+                console.log("  flushed. Trying for more. [%s]", path);
+                flushed += 1;
+                if (numToFlush && flushed === numToFlush) {
+                    console.log("  [%s] Flushed assigned amount: %s", path, numToFlush);
+                    defer.resolve();
+                }
+                else {
+                    setTimeout(tryFlush, 0);
+                }
+            }
+            else if (flushed === 0 && !triedWaiting) {
+                // we may not have made the request yet, wait a generous amount of
+                // time before giving up.
+                setTimeout(tryFlush, 5);
+                triedWaiting = true;
+            }
+            else {
+                console.log("  no more flushes. [%s]", path);
+                defer.resolve();
+            }
+        };
+
+        setTimeout(tryFlush, 0);
+
+        return defer.promise;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to resolve requests/expected requests.
+     * @param {string} path The path to flush (optional) default: all.
+     * @return {boolean} true if something was resolved.
+     */
+    _takeFromQueue: function(path) {
+        var req = null;
+        var i, j;
+        var matchingReq, expectedReq, testResponse = null;
+        for (i = 0; i < this.requests.length; i++) {
+            req = this.requests[i];
+            for (j = 0; j < this.expectedRequests.length; j++) {
+                expectedReq = this.expectedRequests[j];
+                if (path && path !== expectedReq.path) { continue; }
+                if (expectedReq.method === req.method &&
+                        req.path.indexOf(expectedReq.path) !== -1) {
+                    if (!expectedReq.data || (JSON.stringify(expectedReq.data) ===
+                            JSON.stringify(req.data))) {
+                        matchingReq = expectedReq;
+                        this.expectedRequests.splice(j, 1);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (matchingReq) {
+                // remove from request queue
+                this.requests.splice(i, 1);
+                i--;
+
+                for (j = 0; j < matchingReq.checks.length; j++) {
+                    matchingReq.checks[j](req);
+                }
+                testResponse = matchingReq.response;
+                console.log("    responding to %s", matchingReq.path);
+                var body = testResponse.body;
+                if (Object.prototype.toString.call(body) == "[object Function]") {
+                    body = body(req.path, req.data);
+                }
+                req.callback(
+                    testResponse.err, testResponse.response, body
+                );
+                matchingReq = null;
+            }
+        }
+        if (testResponse) {  // flushed something
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Makes sure that the SDK hasn't sent any more requests to the backend.
+     */
+    verifyNoOutstandingRequests: function() {
+        var firstOutstandingReq = this.requests[0] || {};
+        expect(this.requests.length).toEqual(0,
+            "Expected no more HTTP requests but received request to " +
+            firstOutstandingReq.path
+        );
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Makes sure that the test doesn't have any unresolved requests.
+     */
+    verifyNoOutstandingExpectation: function() {
+        var firstOutstandingExpectation = this.expectedRequests[0] || {};
+        expect(this.expectedRequests.length).toEqual(
+            0,
+            "Expected to see HTTP request for "
+                + firstOutstandingExpectation.method
+                + " " + firstOutstandingExpectation.path
+        );
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Create an expected request.
+     * @param {string} method The HTTP method
+     * @param {string} path The path (which can be partial)
+     * @param {Object} data The expected data.
+     * @return {Request} An expected request.
+     */
+    when: function(method, path, data) {
+        var pendingReq = new Request(method, path, data);
+        this.expectedRequests.push(pendingReq);
+        return pendingReq;
+    }
+};
+
+function Request(method, path, data, queryParams) {
+    this.method = method;
+    this.path = path;
+    this.data = data;
+    this.queryParams = queryParams;
+    this.callback = null;
+    this.response = null;
+    this.checks = [];
+}
+Request.prototype = {
+    /**
+     * Execute a check when this request has been satisfied.
+     * @param {Function} fn The function to execute.
+     * @return {Request} for chaining calls.
+     */
+    check: function(fn) {
+        this.checks.push(fn);
+        return this;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Respond with the given data when this request is satisfied.
+     * @param {Number} code The HTTP status code.
+     * @param {Object|Function} data The HTTP JSON body. If this is a function,
+     * it will be invoked when the JSON body is required (which should be returned).
+     */
+    respond: function(code, data) {
+        this.response = {
+            response: {
+                statusCode: code,
+                headers: {}
+            },
+            body: data,
+            err: null
+        };
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Fail with an Error when this request is satisfied.
+     * @param {Number} code The HTTP status code.
+     * @param {Error} err The error to throw (e.g. Network Error)
+     */
+    fail: function(code, err) {
+        this.response = {
+            response: {
+                statusCode: code,
+                headers: {}
+            },
+            body: null,
+            err: err
+        };
+    },
+};
+
+/**
+ * The HttpBackend class.
+ */
+module.exports = HttpBackend;
diff --git a/test/skin-sdk.js b/test/skin-sdk.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5a7233c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/skin-sdk.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * skin-sdk.js
+ *
+ * Skins the react-sdk with the vector components
+ */
+
+var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk');
+sdk.loadSkin(require('component-index'));
diff --git a/test/test-utils.js b/test/test-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad58b80595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var q = require('q');
+
+/**
+ * Perform common actions before each test case, e.g. printing the test case
+ * name to stdout.
+ * @param {Mocha.Context} context  The test context
+ */
+module.exports.beforeEach = function(context) {
+    var desc = context.currentTest.fullTitle();
+    console.log();
+    console.log(desc);
+    console.log(new Array(1 + desc.length).join("="));
+};
+
+/**
+ * returns true if the current environment supports webrtc
+ */
+module.exports.browserSupportsWebRTC = function() {
+    var n = global.window.navigator;
+    return n.getUserMedia || n.webkitGetUserMedia ||
+        n.mozGetUserMedia;
+};
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/notifications/PushRuleVectorState-test.js b/test/unit-tests/notifications/PushRuleVectorState-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48084f08d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit-tests/notifications/PushRuleVectorState-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+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.
+*/
+
+var notifications = require('notifications');
+
+var prvs = notifications.PushRuleVectorState;
+
+var expect = require('expect');
+
+describe("PushRuleVectorState", function() {
+    describe("contentRuleVectorStateKind", function() {
+        it("should understand normal notifications", function () {
+            expect(prvs.contentRuleVectorStateKind(["notify"])).
+                toEqual(prvs.ON);
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 32b7e3e13c..dfe127d6f0 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ module.exports = {
             // we tend to get the react source included twice when using npm link.
             react: path.resolve('./node_modules/react'),
 
+            // same goes for js-sdk
+            "matrix-js-sdk": path.resolve('./node_modules/matrix-js-sdk'),
+
             // matrix-js-sdk will use olm if it is available,
             // but does not explicitly depend on it. Pull it
             // in from node_modules if it's there.