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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from db_test import DBDakTestCase
+
+from daklib.dbconn import Architecture, Suite
+
+import json
+import re
+import unittest
+
+class ORMObjectTestCase(DBDakTestCase):
+ """
+ The ORMObjectTestCase tests the behaviour of the ORMObject.
+ """
+
+ def test_strings(self):
+ 'tests json(), __repr__(), and __str__()'
+ architecture = Architecture(arch_string = 'i386')
+ # test json()
+ data = json.loads(architecture.json())
+ self.assertEqual('i386', data['arch_string'])
+ # test repr()
+ self.assertEqual('<Architecture i386>', repr(architecture))
+ # test str()
+ self.assertTrue(re.match('<Architecture {.*}>', str(architecture)))
+ self.assertTrue(re.search('"arch_string": "i386"', str(architecture)))
+ sid = Suite(suite_name = 'sid')
+ squeeze = Suite(suite_name = 'squeeze')
+ architecture.suites = [sid, squeeze]
+ self.assertTrue(re.search('"suites_count": 2', str(architecture)))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ unittest.main()