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+"""
+User commands as specified in Section 3.6 of RFC 2812:
+<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2812#section-3.6>
+"""
+
+from irctest import cases
+
+RPL_WHOISUSER = '311'
+RPL_WHOISCHANNELS = '319'
+
+class WhoisTestCase(cases.BaseServerTestCase):
+
+    @cases.SpecificationSelector.requiredBySpecification('RFC2812')
+    def testWhoisUser(self):
+        """Test basic WHOIS behavior"""
+        nick = 'myCoolNickname'
+        username = 'myCoolUsername'
+        realname = 'My Real Name'
+        self.addClient()
+        self.sendLine(1, f'NICK {nick}')
+        self.sendLine(1, f'USER {username} 0 * :{realname}')
+        self.skipToWelcome(1)
+
+        self.connectClient('otherNickname')
+        self.getMessages(2)
+        self.sendLine(2, 'WHOIS mycoolnickname')
+        messages = self.getMessages(2)
+        whois_user = messages[0]
+        self.assertEqual(whois_user.command, RPL_WHOISUSER)
+        #  "<client> <nick> <username> <host> * :<realname>"
+        self.assertEqual(whois_user.params[1], nick)
+        self.assertEqual(whois_user.params[2], '~' + username)
+        # dumb regression test for oragono/oragono#355:
+        self.assertNotIn(whois_user.params[3], [nick, username, '~' + username, realname])
+        self.assertEqual(whois_user.params[5], realname)