diff --git a/tests/unit/conftest.py b/tests/unit/conftest.py
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+++ b/tests/unit/conftest.py
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+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+from pytest_splunk_addon.standard_lib.addon_parser.eventtype_parser import (
+    EventTypeParser,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def parser():
+    class FakeConfigurationFile:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.headers = []
+            self.sects = {
+                "fake_splunkd": {
+                    "name": "fake_splunkd",
+                    "options": "index=_internal sourcetype=splunkd",
+                },
+                "fake_for_tags_positive": {
+                    "name": "fake_for_tags_positive",
+                    "options": "sourcetype=splunkd",
+                },
+            }
+            self.errors = []
+
+    FakeApp = Mock()
+    FakeApp.eventtypes = FakeConfigurationFile()
+    FakeApp.eventtypes_conf.return_value = FakeConfigurationFile()
+
+    return EventTypeParser("fake_path", FakeApp)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_eventtype_parser.py b/tests/unit/test_eventtype_parser.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/unit/test_eventtype_parser.py
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+def test_eventtypes_can_be_parsed_and_extracted(parser):
+    assert hasattr(
+        parser.eventtypes, "sects"
+    ), "eventypes can not be called or does have sects attribute"
+
+
+def test_eventtypes_can_be_parsed_and_returned(parser):
+    expected_outputs = [
+        {"stanza": x} for x in ["fake_splunkd", "fake_for_tags_positive"]
+    ]
+    for i, event in enumerate(parser.get_eventtypes()):
+        assert event == expected_outputs[i], "expeceted event {} not found".format(
+            expected_outputs[i]
+        )
+
+
+def test_get_eventtypes_calls_app_get_config(parser):
+    for _ in parser.get_eventtypes():
+        pass
+    parser.app.eventtypes_conf.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_no_eventtype_config_file(parser):
+    parser.app.eventtypes_conf.side_effect = OSError
+    output = [eventtype for eventtype in parser.get_eventtypes() if eventtype]
+    assert output == [], "eventtypes created when no config file exists"