def _TestOldRemovePhotos(tester, user_cookie, request_dict):
  validator = tester.validator
  user_id, device_id = tester.GetIdsFromCookie(user_cookie)
  request_dict = deepcopy(request_dict)
  user = validator.GetModelObject(User, user_id)

  # Send remove_photos request.
  actual_dict = tester.SendRequest('remove_photos',
                                   user_cookie,
                                   request_dict,
                                   version=message.Message.SUPPORT_MULTIPLE_IDENTITIES_PER_CONTACT)
  op_dict = tester._DeriveNotificationOpDict(user_id, device_id, request_dict)

  # Validate UserPost objects.
  remove_ep_dicts = []
  hide_ep_dicts = []
  for request_ep in request_dict['episodes']:
    episode_id = request_ep['episode_id']
    episode = validator.GetModelObject(Episode, episode_id)

    if episode.viewpoint_id == user.private_vp_id:
      remove_ep_dicts.append(request_ep)
      for photo_id in request_ep['photo_ids']:
        post = validator.GetModelObject(Post, DBKey(episode_id, photo_id))
        if not post.IsRemoved():
          # Validate that REMOVED label was added.
          validator.ValidateUpdateDBObject(Post,
                                           episode_id=episode_id,
                                           photo_id=photo_id,
                                           labels=post.labels.combine().union([Post.REMOVED]))
    else:
      hide_ep_dicts.append(request_ep)
      for photo_id in request_ep['photo_ids']:
        found_hide = True
        post_id = Post.ConstructPostId(episode_id, photo_id)
        user_post = validator.GetModelObject(UserPost, DBKey(user_id, post_id), must_exist=False)

        timestamp = op_dict['op_timestamp'] if user_post is None else user_post.timestamp
        labels = [UserPost.HIDDEN] if user_post is None else user_post.labels.union([UserPost.HIDDEN])
        validator.ValidateUpdateDBObject(UserPost,
                                         user_id=user_id,
                                         post_id=post_id,
                                         timestamp=timestamp,
                                         labels=labels)

  # Validate notification for the hide (if one existed).
  if len(hide_ep_dicts) > 0:
    invalidate = {'episodes': [{'episode_id': request_ep['episode_id'], 'get_photos': True}
                               for request_ep in hide_ep_dicts]}
    validator.ValidateNotification('hide_photos', user_id, op_dict, invalidate)

  # Validate notification for the remove.
  invalidate = {'episodes': [{'episode_id': request_ep['episode_id'], 'get_photos': True}
                             for request_ep in remove_ep_dicts]}
  validator.ValidateNotification('remove_photos', user_id, op_dict, invalidate)

  validator.ValidateViewpointAccounting(user.private_vp_id)
  tester._CompareResponseDicts('remove_photos', user_id, request_dict, {}, actual_dict)
  return actual_dict
Called by the ServiceTester in order to test remove_photos service API call.
dataset/ETHPy150Open viewfinderco/viewfinder/backend/www/test/old_remove_photos_test.py/_TestOldRemovePhotos