diff --git a/app/models/unit.rb b/app/models/unit.rb
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+++ b/app/models/unit.rb
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+class Unit < ActiveRecord::Base
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/001_create_units.rb b/db/migrate/001_create_units.rb
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+++ b/db/migrate/001_create_units.rb
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+class CreateUnits < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    create_table :units do |t|
+      t.string :name
+      t.string :shortname
+      t.integer :type
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/unit_test.rb b/test/unit/unit_test.rb
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+++ b/test/unit/unit_test.rb
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+require File.expand_path('../../test_helper', __FILE__)
+
+class UnitTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+
+  # Replace this with your real tests.
+  def test_truth
+    assert true
+  end
+end