create ApiServerUnittest for public use

test/base.py

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+import multiprocessing
+import time
+import unittest
+from . import api_server
+
+class ApiServerUnittest(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test case class that sets up an HTTP server which can be used within the tests
+    """
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.api_server_process = multiprocessing.Process(
+            target=api_server.app.run
+        )
+        cls.api_server_process.start()
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.api_server_process.terminate()