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Joe Jevnik 721dd36116 TST: move test_utils and adds test fixture classes
Renames zipline.utils.test_utils to zipline.testing

Adds zipline.testing.fixtures.ZiplineTestCase to manage setup and
teardown and adds mixins to define fixtures like an asset finder or
trading calendar.
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Development
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:Release: 0.8.5
:Date: TBD
.. warning::
This release is still under active development. All changes listed are
subject to change at any time.
Highlights
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Enhancements
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* Added new datasets
:class:`~zipline.pipeline.data.buyback_auth.CashBuybackAuthorizations`
and :class:`~zipline.pipeline.data.buyback_auth.ShareBuybackAuthorizations`
for use in the Pipeline API. These datasets provide an abstract interface for
adding cash and share buyback authorizations data, respectively, to a new
algorithm. pandas-based reference implementations for these datasets can be
found in :mod:`zipline.pipeline.loaders.buyback_auth`, and experimental
blaze-based implementations can be found in
:mod:`zipline.pipeline.loaders.blaze.buyback_auth`. (:issue:`1022`).
* Added new built-in factors,
:class:`zipline.pipeline.factors.BusinessDaysSinceCashBuybackAuth` and
:class:`zipline.pipeline.factors.BusinessDaysSinceShareBuybackAuth`. These
factors use the new ``CashBuybackAuthorizations`` and
``ShareBuybackAuthorizations`` datasets, respectively. (:issue:`1022`).
Experimental Features
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.. warning::
Experimental features are subject to change.
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Bug Fixes
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Performance
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Maintenance and Refactorings
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Build
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Documentation
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Miscellaneous
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* Adds :class:`~zipline.testing.fixtures.ZiplineTestCase` which provides hooks
to consume test fixtures. Fixtures are things like:
:class:`~zipline.testing.fixtures.WithAssetFinder` which will make
``self.asset_finder`` available to your test with some mock data
(:issue:`1042`).