def __init__(self, methodName):
        """Run once on class initialization."""
        unittest.TestCase.__init__(self, methodName)

        self.mapSettings = QgsMapSettings()

        # create composition
        self.mComposition = QgsComposition(self.mapSettings)
        self.mComposition.setPaperSize(297, 210)

        # create
        polygon = QPolygonF()
        polygon.append(QPointF(0.0, 0.0))
        polygon.append(QPointF(100.0, 0.0))
        polygon.append(QPointF(200.0, 100.0))
        polygon.append(QPointF(100.0, 200.0))

        self.mComposerPolyline = QgsComposerPolyline(polygon,
                                                     self.mComposition)
        self.mComposition.addComposerPolyline(self.mComposerPolyline)

        # style
        props = {}
        props["color"] = "0,0,0,255"
        props["width"] = "10.0"
        props["capstyle"] = "square"

        style = QgsLineSymbol.createSimple(props)
        self.mComposerPolyline.setPolylineStyleSymbol(style)