Add a test for version_request in test_message_spec.py

IPython/zmq/kernelmanager.py

@@ -363,6 +363,12 b' class ShellSocketChannel(ZMQSocketChannel):'
         self._queue_send(msg)
         return msg['header']['msg_id']
 
+    def version(self):
+        """Request kernel version info."""
+        msg = self.session.msg('version_request')
+        self._queue_send(msg)
+        return msg['header']['msg_id']
+
     def shutdown(self, restart=False):
         """Request an immediate kernel shutdown.
 

IPython/zmq/tests/test_message_spec.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 b' from Queue import Empty'
 import nose.tools as nt
 
 from ..blockingkernelmanager import BlockingKernelManager
+from .. import ipkernel
 
 
 from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
@@ -195,6 +196,12 b' class CompleteReply(Reference):'
     matches = List(Unicode)
 
 
+class VersionReply(Reference):
+    version = Enum((ipkernel.version))
+    version_major = Enum((ipkernel.version_major,))
+    version_minor = Enum((ipkernel.version_minor,))
+
+
 # IOPub messages
 
 class PyIn(Reference):
@@ -236,6 +243,7 b' references = {'
     'object_info_reply' : OInfoReply(),
     'status' : Status(),
     'complete_reply' : CompleteReply(),
+    'version_reply': VersionReply(),
     'pyin' : PyIn(),
     'pyout' : PyOut(),
     'pyerr' : PyErr(),
@@ -434,6 +442,18 b' def test_complete():'
         yield nt.assert_true(name in matches, "Missing match: %r" % name)
 
 
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+def test_version_request():
+    flush_channels()
+
+    shell = KM.shell_channel
+
+    msg_id = shell.version()
+    reply = shell.get_msg(timeout=2)
+    for tst in validate_message(reply, 'version_reply', msg_id):
+        yield tst
+
+
 # IOPub channel