7 files changed, 296 insertions, 545 deletions

diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/follows.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/follows.ts
index d5fcb7477..e54f139f0 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/follows.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/follows.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
 
 import 'mocha'
-import * as request from 'supertest'
 
 import {
   createUser, flushTests, killallServers, makeDeleteRequest, makePostBodyRequest, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/jobs.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/jobs.ts
index 46b05cb4e..b12818bb1 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/jobs.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/jobs.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
 
 import 'mocha'
-import * as request from 'supertest'
 
-import { createUser, flushTests, userLogin, killallServers, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers } from '../../utils'
+import { createUser, flushTests, killallServers, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers, userLogin } from '../../utils'
 import { checkBadCountPagination, checkBadSortPagination, checkBadStartPagination } from '../../utils/requests/check-api-params'
 import { makeGetRequest } from '../../utils/requests/requests'
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-abuses.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-abuses.ts
index e994ccd49..68e2ce786 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-abuses.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-abuses.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
 
-import * as request from 'supertest'
 import 'mocha'
 
 import {
-  ServerInfo,
-  flushTests,
-  runServer,
-  uploadVideo,
-  getVideosList,
-  createUser,
-  setAccessTokensToServers,
-  killallServers,
-  makePostBodyRequest,
-  userLogin
+  createUser, flushTests, killallServers, makeGetRequest, makePostBodyRequest, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers,
+  uploadVideo, userLogin
 } from '../../utils'
+import { checkBadCountPagination, checkBadSortPagination, checkBadStartPagination } from '../../utils/requests/check-api-params'
 
 describe('Test video abuses API validators', function () {
   let server: ServerInfo
@@ -34,63 +26,42 @@ describe('Test video abuses API validators', function () {
     const username = 'user1'
     const password = 'my super password'
     await createUser(server.url, server.accessToken, username, password)
-
     userAccessToken = await userLogin(server, { username, password })
 
-    // Upload a video
-    const videoAttributes = {}
-    await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, videoAttributes)
-
-    const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
-    const videos = res.body.data
-    server.video = videos[0]
+    const res = await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, {})
+    server.video = res.body.video
   })
 
   describe('When listing video abuses', function () {
     const path = '/api/v1/videos/abuse'
 
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ start: 'hello' })
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ count: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(401)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        statusCodeExpected: 401
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non admin user', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + userAccessToken)
-              .expect(403)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        token: userAccessToken,
+        statusCodeExpected: 403
+      })
     })
   })
 
@@ -105,32 +76,33 @@ describe('Test video abuses API validators', function () {
 
     it('Should fail with a wrong video', async function () {
       const wrongPath = '/api/v1/videos/blabla/abuse'
-      const fields = {}
+      const fields = {
+        reason: 'my super reason'
+      }
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: wrongPath, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      const fields = {}
       const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/abuse'
+      const fields = {
+        reason: 'my super reason'
+      }
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: 'hello', fields, statusCodeExpected: 401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a reason too short', async function () {
+      const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/abuse'
       const fields = {
         reason: 'h'
       }
-      const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/abuse'
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a reason too big', async function () {
+      const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/abuse'
       const fields = {
-        reason: '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef' +
-                '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef' +
-                '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef' +
-                '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef'
+        reason: 'super'.repeat(61)
       }
-      const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/abuse'
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
   })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts
index c8b457182..6cd13d23f 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
 
 import 'mocha'
-import * as request from 'supertest'
 
 import {
-  ServerInfo,
-  flushTests,
-  runServer,
-  uploadVideo,
-  getVideosList,
-  createUser,
-  setAccessTokensToServers,
-  killallServers,
-  makePostBodyRequest,
-  userLogin
+  createUser, flushTests, getBlacklistedVideosList, killallServers, makePostBodyRequest, removeVideoFromBlacklist, runServer,
+  ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers, uploadVideo, userLogin
 } from '../../utils'
+import { checkBadCountPagination, checkBadSortPagination, checkBadStartPagination } from '../../utils/requests/check-api-params'
 
 describe('Test video blacklist API validators', function () {
   let server: ServerInfo
@@ -36,14 +28,8 @@ describe('Test video blacklist API validators', function () {
     await createUser(server.url, server.accessToken, username, password)
     userAccessToken = await userLogin(server, { username, password })
 
-    // Upload a video
-    const videoAttributes = {}
-    await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, videoAttributes)
-
-    const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
-
-    const videos = res.body.data
-    server.video = videos[0]
+    const res = await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, {})
+    server.video = res.body.video
   })
 
   describe('When adding a video in blacklist', function () {
@@ -62,66 +48,40 @@ describe('Test video blacklist API validators', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      const fields = {}
       const path = basePath + server.video + '/blacklist'
+      const fields = {}
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: 'hello', fields, statusCodeExpected: 401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non admin user', async function () {
-      const fields = {}
       const path = basePath + server.video + '/blacklist'
+      const fields = {}
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: userAccessToken, fields, statusCodeExpected: 403 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a local video', async function () {
-      const fields = {}
       const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/blacklist'
+      const fields = {}
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, statusCodeExpected: 403 })
     })
   })
 
   describe('When removing a video in blacklist', function () {
-    const basePath = '/api/v1/videos/'
-
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/blacklist'
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .delete(path)
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + 'fake token')
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(401)
+      await removeVideoFromBlacklist(server.url, 'fake token', server.video.id, 401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non admin user', async function () {
-      const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/blacklist'
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .delete(path)
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + userAccessToken)
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(403)
+      await removeVideoFromBlacklist(server.url, userAccessToken, server.video.id, 403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect id', async function () {
-      const path = basePath + 'foobar/blacklist'
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .delete(path)
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await removeVideoFromBlacklist(server.url, server.accessToken, 'hello', 400)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a not blacklisted video', async function () {
       // The video was not added to the blacklist so it should fail
-      const path = basePath + server.video.id + '/blacklist'
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .delete(path)
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(404)
+      await removeVideoFromBlacklist(server.url, server.accessToken, server.video.id, 404)
     })
   })
 
@@ -129,58 +89,23 @@ describe('Test video blacklist API validators', function () {
     const basePath = '/api/v1/videos/blacklist/'
 
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      const path = basePath
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'createdAt' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + 'fake token')
-              .expect(401)
+      await getBlacklistedVideosList(server.url, 'fake token', 401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non admin user', async function () {
-      const path = basePath
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'createdAt' })
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + userAccessToken)
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(403)
+      await getBlacklistedVideosList(server.url, userAccessToken, 403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      const path = basePath
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ start: 'foobar' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, basePath, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      const path = basePath
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ count: 'foobar' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, basePath, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
-      const path = basePath
-
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'foobar' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, basePath, server.accessToken)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts
index bf464152b..22e98d110 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
 
-import * as request from 'supertest'
-import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-const expect = chai.expect
-
+import { omit } from 'lodash'
+import 'mocha'
 import {
-  ServerInfo,
-  flushTests,
-  runServer,
-  makePutBodyRequest,
-  setAccessTokensToServers,
-  killallServers,
-  makePostBodyRequest,
-  getVideoChannelsList,
-  createUser,
-  userLogin
+  createUser, deleteVideoChannel, flushTests, getAccountVideoChannelsList, getVideoChannelsList, immutableAssign, killallServers,
+  makeGetRequest, makePostBodyRequest, makePutBodyRequest, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers, userLogin
 } from '../../utils'
+import { checkBadCountPagination, checkBadSortPagination, checkBadStartPagination } from '../../utils/requests/check-api-params'
+
+const expect = chai.expect
 
 describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos/channels'
@@ -39,64 +32,41 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
       password: 'fake_password'
     }
     await createUser(server.url, server.accessToken, user.username, user.password)
-
     accessTokenUser = await userLogin(server, user)
   })
 
   describe('When listing a video channels', function () {
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ start: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ count: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
   })
 
   describe('When listing account video channels', function () {
     it('Should fail with bad account', async function () {
-      const path = '/api/v1/videos/accounts/hello/channels'
-
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get(path)
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(400)
+      await getAccountVideoChannelsList(server.url, 'hello', 400)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a unknown account', async function () {
-      const path = '/api/v1/videos/accounts/156/channels'
-
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get(path)
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(404)
+      await getAccountVideoChannelsList(server.url, 154, 404)
     })
   })
 
   describe('When adding a video channel', function () {
+    const baseCorrectParams = {
+      name: 'hello',
+      description: 'super description'
+    }
 
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello',
-        description: 'super description'
-      }
-      await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: 'none', fields, statusCodeExpected: 401 })
+      await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: 'none', fields: baseCorrectParams, statusCodeExpected: 401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with nothing', async function () {
@@ -105,45 +75,37 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail without name', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        description: 'super description'
-      }
+      const fields = omit(baseCorrectParams, 'name')
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long name', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-              'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-              'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-              'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-              'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long',
-        description: 'super description'
-      }
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { name: 'super'.repeat(25) })
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long description', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello',
-        description: 'super toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-                     'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo0' +
-                     'ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-                     'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long description'
-      }
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { description: 'super'.repeat(60) })
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello',
-        description: 'super description'
-      }
-      await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, statusCodeExpected: 204 })
+      await makePostBodyRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        token: server.accessToken,
+        fields: baseCorrectParams,
+        statusCodeExpected: 204
+      })
     })
   })
 
   describe('When updating a video channel', function () {
+    const baseCorrectParams = {
+      name: 'hello',
+      description: 'super description'
+    }
+
     let videoChannelId
 
     before(async function () {
@@ -152,60 +114,41 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello',
-        description: 'super description'
-      }
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/' + videoChannelId, token: 'hi', fields, statusCodeExpected: 401 })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: path + '/' + videoChannelId,
+        token: 'hi',
+        fields: baseCorrectParams,
+        statusCodeExpected: 401
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with another authenticated user', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello',
-        description: 'super description'
-      }
       await makePutBodyRequest({
         url: server.url,
         path: path + '/' + videoChannelId,
         token: accessTokenUser,
-        fields,
+        fields: baseCorrectParams,
         statusCodeExpected: 403
       })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long name', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-        'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-        'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-        'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-        'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long',
-        description: 'super description'
-      }
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { name: 'super'.repeat(25) })
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/' + videoChannelId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long description', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello',
-        description: 'super toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-        'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo0' +
-        'ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' +
-        'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long description'
-      }
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { description: 'super'.repeat(60) })
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/' + videoChannelId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      const fields = {
-        name: 'hello 2',
-        description: 'super description 2'
-      }
       await makePutBodyRequest({
         url: server.url,
         path: path + '/' + videoChannelId,
         token: server.accessToken,
-        fields,
+        fields: baseCorrectParams,
         statusCodeExpected: 204
       })
     })
@@ -220,34 +163,37 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should return the list of the video channels with nothing', async function () {
-      const res = await request(server.url)
-                          .get(path)
-                          .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-                          .expect(200)
-                          .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+      const res = await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        statusCodeExpected: 200
+      })
 
       expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
     })
 
     it('Should fail without a correct uuid', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path + '/coucou')
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: path + '/coucou',
+        statusCodeExpected: 400
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should return 404 with an incorrect video channel', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path + '/4da6fde3-88f7-4d16-b119-108df5630b06')
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(404)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: path + '/4da6fde3-88f7-4d16-b119-108df5630b06',
+        statusCodeExpected: 404
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get(path + '/' + videoChannelId)
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(200)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: path + '/' + videoChannelId,
+        statusCodeExpected: 200
+      })
     })
   })
 
@@ -260,42 +206,26 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .delete(path + '/' + videoChannelId)
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer coucou')
-        .expect(401)
+      await deleteVideoChannel(server.url, 'coucou', videoChannelId, 401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with another authenticated user', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .delete(path + '/' + videoChannelId)
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + accessTokenUser)
-        .expect(403)
+      await deleteVideoChannel(server.url, accessTokenUser, videoChannelId, 403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown id', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .delete(path + '/454554')
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-        .expect(404)
+      await deleteVideoChannel(server.url, server.accessToken, 454554, 404)
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .delete(path + '/' + videoChannelId)
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-        .expect(204)
+      await deleteVideoChannel(server.url, server.accessToken, videoChannelId)
     })
 
     it('Should fail to delete the last user video channel', async function () {
       const res = await getVideoChannelsList(server.url, 0, 1)
       videoChannelId = res.body.data[0].id
 
-      await request(server.url)
-        .delete(path + '/' + videoChannelId)
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-        .expect(409
-        )
+      await deleteVideoChannel(server.url, server.accessToken, videoChannelId, 409)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
index f3832bd2c..cdb48a276 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
 
 import 'mocha'
-import * as request from 'supertest'
-import { flushTests, killallServers, makePostBodyRequest, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers, uploadVideo } from '../../utils'
+import {
+  flushTests, killallServers, makeGetRequest, makePostBodyRequest, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers,
+  uploadVideo
+} from '../../utils'
+import { checkBadCountPagination, checkBadSortPagination, checkBadStartPagination } from '../../utils/requests/check-api-params'
 import { addVideoCommentThread } from '../../utils/videos/video-comments'
 
 describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
@@ -38,57 +41,52 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
 
   describe('When listing video comment threads', function () {
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(pathThread)
-              .query({ start: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, pathThread, server.accessToken)
+
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(pathThread)
-              .query({ count: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, pathThread, server.accessToken)
+
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(pathThread)
-              .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, pathThread, server.accessToken)
+
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect video', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get('/api/v1/videos/ba708d62-e3d7-45d9-9d73-41b9097cc02d/comment-threads')
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(404)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: '/api/v1/videos/ba708d62-e3d7-45d9-9d73-41b9097cc02d/comment-threads',
+        statusCodeExpected: 404
+      })
     })
   })
 
   describe('When listing comments of a thread', function () {
     it('Should fail with an incorrect video', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get('/api/v1/videos/ba708d62-e3d7-45d9-9d73-41b9097cc02d/comment-threads/' + commentId)
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(404)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: '/api/v1/videos/ba708d62-e3d7-45d9-9d73-41b9097cc02d/comment-threads/' + commentId,
+        statusCodeExpected: 404
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect thread id', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get('/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads/156')
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(404)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads/156',
+        statusCodeExpected: 404
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should success with the correct params', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get('/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads/' + commentId)
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(200)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads/' + commentId,
+        statusCodeExpected: 200
+      })
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts
index b0c850f0c..b9484afc4 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts
@@ -1,64 +1,23 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
 
-import * as request from 'supertest'
-import { join } from 'path'
-import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-const expect = chai.expect
-
+import { omit } from 'lodash'
+import 'mocha'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-privacy.enum'
 import {
-  ServerInfo,
-  flushTests,
-  runServer,
-  getVideosList,
-  makePutBodyRequest,
-  setAccessTokensToServers,
-  killallServers,
-  makePostUploadRequest,
-  getMyUserInformation,
-  createUser,
-  userLogin
+  createUser, flushTests, getMyUserInformation, getVideo, getVideosList, immutableAssign, killallServers, makeDeleteRequest,
+  makeGetRequest, makePostUploadRequest, makePutBodyRequest, removeVideo, runServer, ServerInfo, setAccessTokensToServers, userLogin
 } from '../../utils'
-import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-privacy.enum'
+import { checkBadCountPagination, checkBadSortPagination, checkBadStartPagination } from '../../utils/requests/check-api-params'
+
+const expect = chai.expect
 
 describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos/'
   let server: ServerInfo
   let channelId: number
 
-  function getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes () {
-    return {
-      name: 'my super name',
-      category: 5,
-      licence: 1,
-      language: 6,
-      nsfw: false,
-      description: 'my super description',
-      tags: [ 'tag1', 'tag2' ],
-      privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC,
-      channelId
-    }
-  }
-
-  function getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes () {
-    return {
-      name: 'my super name',
-      category: 5,
-      licence: 2,
-      language: 6,
-      nsfw: false,
-      description: 'my super description',
-      privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC,
-      tags: [ 'tag1', 'tag2' ]
-    }
-  }
-
-  function getVideoUploadAttaches () {
-    return {
-      'videofile': join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.webm')
-    }
-  }
-
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   before(async function () {
@@ -76,60 +35,38 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
 
   describe('When listing a video', function () {
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ start: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, path)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ count: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, path)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path)
-              .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, path)
     })
   })
 
   describe('When searching a video', function () {
+
     it('Should fail with nothing', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(join(path, 'search'))
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path: join(path, 'search'),
+        statusCodeExpected: 400
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(join(path, 'search', 'test'))
-              .query({ start: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, join(path, 'search', 'test'))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(join(path, 'search', 'test'))
-              .query({ count: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, join(path, 'search', 'test'))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(join(path, 'search', 'test'))
-              .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, join(path, 'search', 'test'))
     })
   })
 
@@ -137,34 +74,39 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     const path = '/api/v1/users/me/videos'
 
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get(path)
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-        .query({ start: 'hello' })
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(400)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get(path)
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-        .query({ count: 'hello' })
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(400)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-        .get(path)
-        .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-        .query({ sort: 'hello' })
-        .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-        .expect(400)
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, path, server.accessToken)
     })
   })
 
   describe('When adding a video', function () {
+    let baseCorrectParams
+    const baseCorrectAttaches = {
+      'videofile': join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.webm')
+    }
+
+    before(function () {
+      // Put in before to have channelId
+      baseCorrectParams = {
+        name: 'my super name',
+        category: 5,
+        licence: 1,
+        language: 6,
+        nsfw: false,
+        description: 'my super description',
+        tags: [ 'tag1', 'tag2' ],
+        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC,
+        channelId
+      }
+    })
+
     it('Should fail with nothing', async function () {
       const fields = {}
       const attaches = {}
@@ -172,84 +114,72 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail without name', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      delete fields.name
+      const fields = omit(baseCorrectParams, 'name')
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long name', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.name = 'My very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very  ' +
-                    'very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very long long' +
-                    'very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very long name'
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { name: 'super'.repeat(65) })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad category', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.category = 125
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { category: 125 })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad licence', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.licence = 125
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { licence: 125 })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad language', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.language = 563
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { language: 125 })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail without nsfw attribute', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      delete fields.nsfw
+      const fields = omit(baseCorrectParams, 'nsfw')
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad nsfw attribute', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.nsfw = 2 as any
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { nsfw: 2 })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long description', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.description = 'my super description which is very very very very very very very very very very very very long'.repeat(35)
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { description: 'super'.repeat(1500) })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail without a channel', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      delete fields.channelId
+      const fields = omit(baseCorrectParams, 'channelId')
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad channel', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.channelId = 545454
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { channelId: 545454 })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
@@ -264,45 +194,41 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
       const res = await getMyUserInformation(server.url, accessTokenUser)
       const customChannelId = res.body.videoChannels[0].id
 
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.channelId = customChannelId
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { channelId: customChannelId })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with too many tags', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.tags = [ 'tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3', 'tag4', 'tag5', 'tag6' ]
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3', 'tag4', 'tag5', 'tag6' ] })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a tag length too low', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.tags = [ 'tag1', 't' ]
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 't' ] })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a tag length too big', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      fields.tags = [ 'my_super_tag_too_long_long_long_long_long_long', 'tag1' ]
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 'my_super_tag_too_long_long_long_long_long_long' ] })
+      const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
 
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail without an input file', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
+      const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {}
       await makePostUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/upload', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
 
     it('Should fail without an incorrect input file', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
+      const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
         'videofile': join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short_fake.webm')
       }
@@ -312,41 +238,63 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
       this.timeout(10000)
 
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUploadAttributes()
-      const attaches = getVideoUploadAttaches()
-
-      await makePostUploadRequest({
-        url: server.url,
-        path: path + '/upload',
-        token: server.accessToken,
-        fields,
-        attaches,
-        statusCodeExpected: 200
-      })
+      const fields = baseCorrectParams
+
+      {
+        const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
+        await makePostUploadRequest({
+          url: server.url,
+          path: path + '/upload',
+          token: server.accessToken,
+          fields,
+          attaches,
+          statusCodeExpected: 200
+        })
+      }
 
-      attaches.videofile = join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
-      await makePostUploadRequest({
-        url: server.url,
-        path: path + '/upload',
-        token: server.accessToken,
-        fields,
-        attaches,
-        statusCodeExpected: 200
-      })
+      {
+        const attaches = immutableAssign(baseCorrectAttaches, {
+          videofile: join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
+        })
+
+        await makePostUploadRequest({
+          url: server.url,
+          path: path + '/upload',
+          token: server.accessToken,
+          fields,
+          attaches,
+          statusCodeExpected: 200
+        })
+      }
 
-      attaches.videofile = join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.ogv')
-      await makePostUploadRequest({
-        url: server.url,
-        path: path + '/upload',
-        token: server.accessToken,
-        fields,
-        attaches,
-        statusCodeExpected: 200
-      })
+      {
+        const attaches = immutableAssign(baseCorrectAttaches, {
+          videofile: join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.ogv')
+        })
+
+        await makePostUploadRequest({
+          url: server.url,
+          path: path + '/upload',
+          token: server.accessToken,
+          fields,
+          attaches,
+          statusCodeExpected: 200
+        })
+      }
     })
   })
 
   describe('When updating a video', function () {
+    const baseCorrectParams = {
+      name: 'my super name',
+      category: 5,
+      licence: 2,
+      language: 6,
+      nsfw: false,
+      description: 'my super description',
+      privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC,
+      tags: [ 'tag1', 'tag2' ]
+    }
     let videoId
 
     before(async function () {
@@ -360,12 +308,12 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail without a valid uuid', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
+      const fields = baseCorrectParams
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + 'blabla', token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown id', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
+      const fields = baseCorrectParams
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({
         url: server.url,
@@ -377,64 +325,55 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long name', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.name = 'My very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very long'.repeat(3)
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { name: 'super'.repeat(65) })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad category', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.category = 128
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { category: 125 })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad licence', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.licence = 128
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { licence: 125 })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad language', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.language = 896
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { language: 125 })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad nsfw attribute', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.nsfw = (-4 as any)
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { nsfw: 2 })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long description', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.description = 'my super description which is very very very very very very very very very very very very very long'.repeat(35)
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { description: 'super'.repeat(1500) })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with too many tags', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.tags = [ 'tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3', 'tag4', 'tag5', 'tag6' ]
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3', 'tag4', 'tag5', 'tag6' ] })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a tag length too low', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.tags = [ 'tag1', 't' ]
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 't' ] })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a tag length too big', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
-      fields.tags = [ 'my_super_tag_too_long_long_long_long', 'tag1' ]
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 'my_super_tag_too_long_long_long_long_long_long' ] })
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
@@ -444,7 +383,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with a video of another server')
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      const fields = getCompleteVideoUpdateAttributes()
+      const fields = baseCorrectParams
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields, statusCodeExpected: 204 })
     })
@@ -452,28 +391,22 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
 
   describe('When getting a video', function () {
     it('Should return the list of the videos with nothing', async function () {
-      const res = await request(server.url)
-                          .get(path)
-                          .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-                          .expect(200)
-                          .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+      const res = await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        statusCodeExpected: 200
+      })
 
       expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
       expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(3)
     })
 
     it('Should fail without a correct uuid', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path + 'coucou')
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(400)
+      await getVideo(server.url, 'coucou', 400)
     })
 
     it('Should return 404 with an incorrect video', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .get(path + '4da6fde3-88f7-4d16-b119-108df5630b06')
-              .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-              .expect(404)
+      await getVideo(server.url, '4da6fde3-88f7-4d16-b119-108df5630b06', 404)
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters')
@@ -530,24 +463,19 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
 
   describe('When removing a video', function () {
     it('Should have 404 with nothing', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .delete(path)
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(400)
+      await makeDeleteRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        statusCodeExpected: 400
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should fail without a correct uuid', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .delete(path + 'hello')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(400)
+      await removeVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, 'hello', 400)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a video which does not exist', async function () {
-      await request(server.url)
-              .delete(path + '4da6fde3-88f7-4d16-b119-108df5630b06')
-              .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + server.accessToken)
-              .expect(404)
+      await removeVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, '4da6fde3-88f7-4d16-b119-108df5630b06', 404)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a video of another user')