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+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ pytest-runner==4.2
 sphinx-rtd-theme==0.4.3
 
 numpy==1.16.2
+recordtype==1.3
+xarray==0.11.3
+matplotlib==3.0.2
+
diff --git a/tests/test_rendertools.py b/tests/test_rendertools.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from flatland.core.env import RailEnv
+#from flatland.core.transitions import GridTransitions
+import numpy as np
+import random
+import os
+
+from recordtype import recordtype
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy import array
+import xarray as xr
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+from flatland.core.transitions import RailEnvTransitions
+#import flatland.core.env
+from flatland.utils import rail_env_generator
+from flatland.core.env import RailEnv
+import flatland.utils.rendertools as rt
+
+
+
+
+"""Tests for `flatland` package."""
+
+
+
+def checkFrozenImage(sFileImage):
+    sTmpFileImage = "images/test/" + sFileImage
+
+    if os.path.exists(sTmpFileImage):
+        os.remove(sTmpFileImage)
+
+    plt.savefig(sTmpFileImage)
+
+    bytesFrozenImage = None
+    for sDir in [ "images/", "images/test/" ]:
+        sfPath = sDir + sFileImage
+        with open(sfPath, "rb") as fIn:
+            bytesImage = fIn.read()
+            if bytesFrozenImage == None:
+                bytesFrozenImage = bytesImage
+            else:
+                assert(bytesFrozenImage == bytesImage)
+
+
+def test_render_env():
+    random.seed(100)
+    oRail = rail_env_generator.generate_random_rail(10,10)
+    type(oRail), len(oRail)
+    oEnv = RailEnv(oRail, number_of_agents=2)
+    oEnv.reset()
+    oRT = rt.RenderTool(oEnv)
+    plt.figure(figsize=(10,10))
+    oRT.renderEnv()
+
+    checkFrozenImage("basic-env.png")
+
+
+