ceedling 0.12.2 → 0.13.0.rc1

data/vendor/constructor/specs/constructor_struct_spec.rb

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+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib/constructor_struct'
+
+describe ConstructorStruct, "#new" do
+  def struct(*accessors)
+    ConstructorStruct.new(*accessors)
+  end
+  
+  def instance_of(clazz, args=nil)
+    args = [args] || []
+    clazz.new(*args)
+  end
+  
+  before do
+    AClass = struct(:hello, :world) unless defined?(AClass)
+  end
+  
+  it "creates a new class with accessors given a set of symbols or strings" do
+    instance_of(AClass, {:hello => "foo", :world => "bar"}).hello.should == "foo"
+    instance_of(AClass, {:hello => "foo", :world => "bar"}).world.should == "bar"
+  end
+  
+  it "creates a real class" do
+    instance_of(AClass).class.should == AClass
+  end
+  
+  it "has the option of creating a strict accessors" do
+    lambda { instance_of(struct(:foo, :strict => true)) }.should raise_error
+  end
+  
+  it "does not have the option of not creating accessors" do
+    instance_of(struct(:foo, :accessors => false), :foo => "bar").foo.should == "bar"
+  end
+
+  describe "equivalence" do
+    before do
+      @hello = "Hello"
+      @world = "World"
+      @args = { :hello => @hello, :world => @world }
+      @target = AClass.new(@args)
+    end
+
+    it "uses all accessors" do
+      [ nil, :hello, :world ].each do |field_to_alter|
+        alt = AClass.new(:hello => @hello, :world => @world)
+
+        unless field_to_alter
+          # Base case: they should be equal
+          @target.should == alt
+          @target.eql?(alt).should be_true #should eql(alt)
+        else
+          # Change 1 field and see not equal
+          alt.send("#{field_to_alter}=", "other data")
+          @target.should_not == alt
+          @target.should_not eql(alt)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "will not compare to another class with same fields" do
+      BClass = ConstructorStruct.new(:hello, :world)
+      alt = BClass.new(:hello => @hello, :world => @world)
+      @target.should_not == alt
+      @target.should_not eql(alt)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "extra method definitions" do
+    NightTrain = ConstructorStruct.new(:beer, :conductor) do
+      def setup
+        @conductor ||= "Bill"
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "lets you declare instance methods within a block" do
+      night_train = NightTrain.new(:beer => "Founders")
+      night_train.beer.should == "Founders"
+      night_train.conductor.should == "Bill"
+
+      other_train = NightTrain.new(:beer => "Bells", :conductor => "Dave")
+      other_train.conductor.should == "Dave"
+    end
+  end
+
+end

data/vendor/deep_merge/MIT-LICENSE

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+Copyright (c) 2008 [name of plugin creator]
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

data/vendor/deep_merge/README

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+DeepMerge Overview
+==================
+
+Deep Merge is a simple set of utility functions for Hash. It permits
+you to merge elements inside a hash together recursively. The manner
+by which it does this is somewhat arbitrary (since there is no defining 
+standard for this) but it should end up being pretty intuitive and do what
+you expect.
+
+You can learn a lot more about this by reading the test file. It's pretty
+well documented and has many examples of various merges from very simple
+to pretty complex.
+
+The primary need that caused me to write this library is the merging of elements
+coming from HTTP parameters and related stored parameters in session. This lets
+a user build up a set of parameters over time, modifying individual items.
+
+Deep Merge Core Documentation
+=============================
+ There are three key methods that are added to Hash when you require deep_merge:
+ 
+ deep_merge!(new_hash[, opts]) -- merges and new_hash wins unmergeable situations
+ deep_merge(new_hash[, opts]) -- merges and "self" hash wins unmergeable situations
+ ko_deep_merge!(new_hash[, opts]) -- same as deep_merge! but "--" provides "knockout" functions
+ 
+ deep_merge! method permits merging of arbitrary child elements. The two top level
+ elements must be hashes. These hashes can contain unlimited (to stack limit) levels
+ of child elements. These child elements to not have to be of the same types.
+ Where child elements are of the same type, deep_merge will attempt to merge them together.
+ Where child elements are not of the same type, deep_merge will skip or optionally overwrite
+ the destination element with the contents of the source element at that level.
+ So if you have two hashes like this:
+   source = {:x => [1,2,3], :y => 2}
+   dest =   {:x => [4,5,'6'], :y => [7,8,9]}
+   dest.deep_merge!(source)
+   Results: {:x => [1,2,3,4,5,'6'], :y => 2}
+ By default, "deep_merge!" will overwrite any unmergeables and merge everything else.
+ To avoid this, use "deep_merge" (no bang/exclamation mark)
+ 
+ Options:
+   Options are specified in the last parameter passed, which should be in hash format:
+   hash.deep_merge!({:x => [1,2]}, {:knockout_prefix => '--'})
+   :preserve_unmergeables  DEFAULT: false
+      Set to true to skip any unmergeable elements from source
+   :knockout_prefix        DEFAULT: nil
+      Set to string value to signify prefix which deletes elements from existing element
+   :sort_merged_arrays     DEFAULT: false
+      Set to true to sort all arrays that are merged together
+   :unpack_arrays          DEFAULT: nil
+      Set to string value to run "Array::join" then "String::split" against all arrays
+   :merge_debug            DEFAULT: false
+      Set to true to get console output of merge process for debugging
+
+ Selected Options Details:
+ :knockout_prefix => The purpose of this is to provide a way to remove elements 
+   from existing Hash by specifying them in a special way in incoming hash
+    source = {:x => ['--1', '2']}
+    dest   = {:x => ['1', '3']}
+    dest.ko_deep_merge!(source)
+    Results: {:x => ['2','3']}
+   Additionally, if the knockout_prefix is passed alone as a string, it will cause
+   the entire element to be removed:
+    source = {:x => '--'}
+    dest   = {:x => [1,2,3]}
+    dest.ko_deep_merge!(source)
+    Results: {:x => ""}
+ :unpack_arrays => The purpose of this is to permit compound elements to be passed
+   in as strings and to be converted into discrete array elements
+   irsource = {:x => ['1,2,3', '4']}
+   dest   = {:x => ['5','6','7,8']}
+   dest.deep_merge!(source, {:unpack_arrays => ','})
+   Results: {:x => ['1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8'}
+   Why: If receiving data from an HTML form, this makes it easy for a checkbox 
+    to pass multiple values from within a single HTML element
+ 
+ There are many tests for this library - and you can learn more about the features
+ and usages of deep_merge! by just browsing the test examples
+
+
+Simple Example Code
+===================
+
+require 'deep_merge'
+x = {:x => [3,4,5]}
+y = {:x => [1,2,3]}
+y.deep_merge!(x)
+# results: y = {:x => [1,2,3,4,5]}
+
+Availablility
+=============
+SVN Repo here:  http://trac.misuse.org/science/wiki/DeepMerge
+Contact author: http://www.misuse.org/science
+
+Copyright (c) 2008 Steve Midgley, released under the MIT license

data/vendor/deep_merge/Rakefile

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'lib/deep_merge'
+Gem::manage_gems
+require 'rake/gempackagetask'
+
+spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+    s.platform  =   Gem::Platform::RUBY
+    s.name      =   "deep_merge"
+    s.version   =   DeepMerge::VERSION
+    s.author    =   "Steve Midgley"
+    s.email     =   "public@misuse.org"
+    s.summary   =   "Permits recursive/deep merges of arrays and hashes."
+    s.files     =   FileList['lib/*.rb', 'test/*'].to_a
+    s.require_path  =   "lib"
+    s.autorequire   =   "deep_merge"
+    s.test_files = Dir.glob('tests/*.rb')
+    s.has_rdoc  =   true
+    s.extra_rdoc_files  =   ["README"]
+end
+
+Rake::GemPackageTask.new(spec) do |pkg|
+    pkg.need_tar = true
+end
+
+task :default => "pkg/#{spec.name}-#{spec.version}.gem" do
+    puts "generated latest version"
+end
+

data/vendor/deep_merge/test/test_deep_merge.rb

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+require 'test/unit'
+require '../lib/deep_merge.rb'
+
+class TestDeepMerge < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def setup
+  end
+
+  # show that Hash object has deep merge capabilities in form of three methods:
+  #   ko_deep_merge! # uses '--' knockout and overwrites unmergeable
+  #   deep_merge! # overwrites unmergeable
+  #   deep_merge # skips unmergeable
+  def test_hash_deep_merge
+    x = {}
+    assert x.respond_to?('deep_merge!'.to_sym)  
+    hash_src  = {'id' => [3,4,5]}
+    hash_dest = {'id' => [1,2,3]}
+    assert hash_dest.ko_deep_merge!(hash_src)
+    assert_equal({'id' => [1,2,3,4,5]}, hash_dest)
+
+    hash_src  = {'id' => [3,4,5]}
+    hash_dest = {'id' => [1,2,3]}
+    assert hash_dest.deep_merge!(hash_src)
+    assert_equal({'id' => [1,2,3,4,5]}, hash_dest)
+
+    hash_src  = {'id' => 'xxx'}
+    hash_dest = {'id' => [1,2,3]}
+    assert hash_dest.deep_merge(hash_src)
+    assert_equal({'id' => [1,2,3]}, hash_dest)
+  end
+  
+  FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX = DeepMerge::DEFAULT_FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX
+  
+  # tests DeepMerge::deep_merge! function
+  def test_deep_merge
+    # merge tests (moving from basic to more complex)
+
+    # test merging an hash w/array into blank hash
+    hash_src = {'id' => '2'}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src.dup, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal hash_src, hash_dst
+
+    # test merging an hash w/array into blank hash
+    hash_src = {'region' => {'id' => ['227', '2']}}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal hash_src, hash_dst
+
+    # merge from empty hash
+    hash_src = {}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => ["2","4"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => ["2","4"]}, hash_dst)
+
+    # merge to empty hash
+    hash_src = {"property" => ["2","4"]}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => ["2","4"]}, hash_dst)
+
+    # simple string overwrite
+    hash_src = {"name" => "value"}
+    hash_dst = {"name" => "value1"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"name" => "value"}, hash_dst)
+
+    # simple string overwrite of empty hash
+    hash_src = {"name" => "value"}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal(hash_src, hash_dst)
+
+    # hashes holding array
+    hash_src = {"property" => ["1","3"]}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => ["2","4"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal(["2","4","1","3"], hash_dst['property'])
+
+    # hashes holding array (sorted)
+    hash_src = {"property" => ["1","3"]}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => ["2","4"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:sort_merged_arrays => true})
+    assert_equal(["1","2","3","4"].sort, hash_dst['property'])
+
+    # hashes holding hashes holding arrays (array with duplicate elements is merged with dest then src
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["3", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["3","2","1"], "bathroom_count" => ["2", "1", "4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # hash holding hash holding array v string (string is overwritten by array)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => "3", "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # hash holding hash holding array v string (string is NOT overwritten by array)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => "3", "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true})
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => "3", "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # hash holding hash holding string v array (array is overwritten by string)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => "3", "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => "3", "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # hash holding hash holding string v array (array does NOT overwrite string)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => "3", "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true})
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # hash holding hash holding hash v array (array is overwritten by hash)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 3, "queen_bed" => 1}, "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 3, "queen_bed" => 1}, "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # hash holding hash holding hash v array (array is NOT overwritten by hash)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 3, "queen_bed" => 1}, "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true})
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => ["1", "2"], "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding integers (integers are overwritten by source)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 3, "queen_bed" => 1}, "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 2, "queen_bed" => 4}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 3, "queen_bed" => 1}, "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int (arrays are merged)
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [3], "queen_bed" => [1]}, "bathroom_count" => ["1", "4+"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2,3], "queen_bed" => [4,1]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2","1","4+"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 1 hash overwriting 3 hash layers holding arrays of int
+    hash_src = {"property" => "1"}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => "1"}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 1 hash NOT overwriting 3 hash layers holding arrays of int
+    hash_src = {"property" => "1"}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true})
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int (arrays are merged) but second hash's array is overwritten
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [3], "queen_bed" => [1]}, "bathroom_count" => "1"}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2,3], "queen_bed" => [4,1]}, "bathroom_count" => "1"}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int (arrays are merged) but second hash's array is NOT overwritten
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [3], "queen_bed" => [1]}, "bathroom_count" => "1"}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true})
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2,3], "queen_bed" => [4,1]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int, but one holds int. This one overwrites, but the rest merge
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 3, "queen_bed" => [1]}, "bathroom_count" => ["1"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => 3, "queen_bed" => [4,1]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2","1"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int, but source is incomplete.
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [3]}, "bathroom_count" => ["1"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2,3], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2","1"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int, but source is shorter and has new 2nd level ints.
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {2=>3, "king_bed" => [3]}, "bathroom_count" => ["1"]}}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {2=>3, "king_bed" => [2,3], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2","1"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int, but source is empty
+    hash_src = {}
+    hash_dst = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {"king_bed" => [2], "queen_bed" => [4]}, "bathroom_count" => ["2"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # 3 hash layers holding arrays of int, but dest is empty
+    hash_src = {"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {2=>3, "king_bed" => [3]}, "bathroom_count" => ["1"]}}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"property" => {"bedroom_count" => {2=>3, "king_bed" => [3]}, "bathroom_count" => ["1"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # test parameter management for knockout_prefix and overwrite unmergable
+    assert_raise(DeepMerge::InvalidParameter) {DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => ""})}
+    assert_raise(DeepMerge::InvalidParameter) {DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => ""})}
+    assert_raise(DeepMerge::InvalidParameter) {DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => "--"})}
+    assert_nothing_raised(DeepMerge::InvalidParameter) {DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => "--"})}
+    assert_nothing_raised(DeepMerge::InvalidParameter) {DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)}
+    assert_nothing_raised(DeepMerge::InvalidParameter) {DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:preserve_unmergeables => true})}
+
+    # hash holding arrays of arrays
+    hash_src = {["1", "2", "3"] => ["1", "2"]}
+    hash_dst = {["4", "5"] => ["3"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({["1","2","3"] => ["1", "2"], ["4", "5"] => ["3"]}, hash_dst)
+
+    # test merging of hash with blank hash, and make sure that source array split still functions
+    hash_src = {'property' => {'bedroom_count' => ["1","2,3"]}}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'property' => {'bedroom_count' => ["1","2","3"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # test merging of hash with blank hash, and make sure that source array split does not function when turned off
+    hash_src = {'property' => {'bedroom_count' => ["1","2,3"]}}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({'property' => {'bedroom_count' => ["1","2,3"]}}, hash_dst)
+
+    # test merging into a blank hash with overwrite_unmergeables turned on
+    hash_src = {"action"=>"browse", "controller"=>"results"}
+    hash_dst = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal hash_src, hash_dst
+
+    # KNOCKOUT_PREFIX testing
+    # the next few tests are looking for correct behavior from specific real-world params/session merges
+    # using the custom modifiers built for param/session merges
+
+    [nil, ","].each do |ko_split|
+      # typical params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements
+      hash_params = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1", "2", "3"]}}
+      hash_session = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>["1", "2", "3"]}}
+      DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ko_split})
+      assert_equal({"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>["2", "3"]}}, hash_session)
+
+      # typical params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements
+      hash_params = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1", "2", "3"]}}
+      hash_session = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>["3"]}}
+      DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ko_split})
+      assert_equal({"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>["3","2"]}}, hash_session)
+
+      # typical params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements
+      hash_params = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1", "2", "3"]}}
+      hash_session = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>["4"]}}
+      DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ko_split})
+      assert_equal({"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>["4","2","3"]}}, hash_session)
+
+      # typical params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements
+      hash_params = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1", "2", "3"]}}
+      hash_session = {"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1", "4"]}}
+      DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ko_split})
+      assert_equal({"property"=>{"bedroom_count"=>["4","2","3"]}}, hash_session)
+
+      # typical params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements
+      hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1", FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"2", "3", "4"]}}
+      hash_session = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1", "2"]}}
+      DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ko_split})
+      assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["3","4"]}}, hash_session)
+    end
+
+    # special params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements in form src: ["1","2"] dest:["--1,--2", "3,4"]
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1,"+FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"2", "3,4"]}}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1", "2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["3","4"]}}, hash_session)
+
+    # same as previous but without ko_split value, this merge should fail
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1,"+FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"2", "3,4"]}}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1", "2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1","2","3,4"]}}, hash_session)
+
+    # special params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements in form src: ["1","2"] dest:["--1,--2", "3,4"]
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>[FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX+"1,2", "3,4", "--5", "6"]}}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1", "2"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["2","3","4","6"]}}, hash_session)
+
+    # special params/session style hash with knockout_merge elements in form src: ["--1,--2", "3,4", "--5", "6"] dest:["1,2", "3,4"]
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["#{FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}1,#{FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}2", "3,4", "#{FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}5", "6"]}}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["3","4","6"]}}, hash_session)
+
+
+    hash_src = {"url_regions"=>[], "region"=>{"ids"=>["227,233"]}, "action"=>"browse", "task"=>"browse", "controller"=>"results"}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["227"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src.dup, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"url_regions"=>[], "region"=>{"ids"=>["227","233"]}, "action"=>"browse", "task"=>"browse", "controller"=>"results"}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["--","227"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "233", "324", "230", "230"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"region"=>{"ids"=>["227"], "id"=>"230"}}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["--","227", "232", "233"], "id"=>"232"}}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "233", "324", "230", "230"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "232", "233"], "id"=>"232"}}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["--,227,232,233"], "id"=>"232"}}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "233", "324", "230", "230"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "232", "233"], "id"=>"232"}}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["--,227,232","233"], "id"=>"232"}}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "233", "324", "230", "230"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "232", "233"], "id"=>"232"}}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["--,227"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "233", "324", "230", "230"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"region"=>{"ids"=>["227"], "id"=>"230"}}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["--,227"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "233", "324", "230", "230"], "id"=>"230"}, "action"=>"browse", "task"=>"browse", "controller"=>"results", "property_order_by"=>"property_type.descr"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"region"=>{"ids"=>["227"], "id"=>"230"}, "action"=>"browse", "task"=>"browse",
+      "controller"=>"results", "property_order_by"=>"property_type.descr"}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"query_uuid"=>"6386333d-389b-ab5c-8943-6f3a2aa914d7", "region"=>{"ids"=>["--,227"], "id"=>"230"}}
+    hash_dst = {"query_uuid"=>"6386333d-389b-ab5c-8943-6f3a2aa914d7", "url_regions"=>[], "region"=>{"ids"=>["227", "233", "324", "230", "230"], "id"=>"230"}, "action"=>"browse", "task"=>"browse", "controller"=>"results", "property_order_by"=>"property_type.descr"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:overwrite_unmergeables => true, :knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"query_uuid" => "6386333d-389b-ab5c-8943-6f3a2aa914d7", "url_regions"=>[],
+      "region"=>{"ids"=>["227"], "id"=>"230"}, "action"=>"browse", "task"=>"browse",
+      "controller"=>"results", "property_order_by"=>"property_type.descr"}, hash_dst)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => "--"}
+    hash_session = {"amenity" => "1"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => ""}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => ["--"]}
+    hash_session = {"amenity" => "1"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => []}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => "--"}
+    hash_session = {"amenity" => ["1"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => ""}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => ["--"]}
+    hash_session = {"amenity" => ["1"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => []}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => ["--"]}
+    hash_session = {"amenity" => "1"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => []}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => ["--", "2"]}
+    hash_session = {'amenity' => ["1", "3", "7+"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => ["2"]}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => ["--", "2"]}
+    hash_session = {'amenity' => "5"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => ['2']}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => "--"}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => ""}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire dest hash if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {'amenity' => ["--"]}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => "--", :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'amenity' => []}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out dest array if "--" is passed for source
+    hash_params = {"region" => {'ids' => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' => {'ids' => ""}}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out dest array but leave other elements of hash intact
+    hash_params = {"region" => {'ids' => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'id'=>'11'}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' => {'ids' => "", 'id'=>'11'}}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire tree of dest hash
+    hash_params = {"region" => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'id'=>'11'}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' => ""}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire tree of dest hash - retaining array format
+    hash_params = {"region" => {'ids' => [FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX]}}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'id'=>'11'}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' => {'ids' => [], 'id'=>'11'}}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire tree of dest hash & replace with new content
+    hash_params = {"region" => {'ids' => ["2", FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, "6"]}}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'id'=>'11'}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' => {'ids' => ["2", "6"], 'id'=>'11'}}, hash_session)
+
+    # knock out entire tree of dest hash & replace with new content
+    hash_params = {"region" => {'ids' => ["7", FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, "6"]}}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'id'=>'11'}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' => {'ids' => ["7", "6"], 'id'=>'11'}}, hash_session)
+
+    # edge test: make sure that when we turn off knockout_prefix that all values are processed correctly
+    hash_params = {"region" => {'ids' => ["7", "--", "2", "6,8"]}}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'id'=>'11'}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' => {'ids' => ["1", "2", "3", "4", "7", "--", "6", "8"], 'id'=>'11'}}, hash_session)
+
+    # edge test 2: make sure that when we turn off source array split that all values are processed correctly
+    hash_params = {"region" => {'ids' => ["7", "3", "--", "6,8"]}}
+    hash_session = {"region"=>{"ids"=>["1", "2", "3", "4"], 'id'=>'11'}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session)
+    assert_equal({'region' => {'ids' => ["1", "2", "3", "4", "7", "--", "6,8"], 'id'=>'11'}}, hash_session)
+
+    # Example: src = {'key' => "--1"}, dst = {'key' => "1"} -> merges to {'key' => ""}
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>"--1"}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>"1"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>""}, hash_session)
+
+    # Example: src = {'key' => "--1"}, dst = {'key' => "2"} -> merges to {'key' => ""}
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>"--1"}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>"2"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>""}, hash_session)
+
+    # Example: src = {'key' => "--1"}, dst = {'key' => "1"} -> merges to {'key' => ""}
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>["--1"]}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>"1"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>[]}, hash_session)
+
+    # Example: src = {'key' => "--1"}, dst = {'key' => "1"} -> merges to {'key' => ""}
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>["--1"]}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>["1"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>[]}, hash_session)
+
+    # Example: src = {'key' => "--1"}, dst = {'key' => "1"} -> merges to {'key' => ""}
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>"--1"}
+    hash_session = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>""}, hash_session)
+
+
+    # Example: src = {'key' => "--1"}, dst = {'key' => "1"} -> merges to {'key' => ""}
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>"--1"}
+    hash_session = {"amenity"=>["1"]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>""}, hash_session)
+
+    #are unmerged hashes passed unmodified w/out :unpack_arrays?
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["26,27"]}}
+    hash_session = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["26,27"]}}, hash_session)
+
+    #hash should be merged
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["26,27"]}}
+    hash_session = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["26","27"]}}, hash_session)
+
+    # second merge of same values should result in no change in output
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["26,27"]}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["26","27"]}}, hash_session)
+
+    #hashes with knockout values are suppressed
+    hash_params = {"amenity"=>{"id"=>["#{FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}26,#{FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX}27,28"]}}
+    hash_session = {}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_params, hash_session, {:knockout_prefix => FIELD_KNOCKOUT_PREFIX, :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"amenity"=>{"id"=>["28"]}}, hash_session)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'ids'=>['--']}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'ids'=>['227','2','3','3']}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'ids'=>[]}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'ids'=>['--']}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'ids'=>['227','2','3','3'], 'id' => '3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'ids'=>[], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'ids'=>['--']}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>['227','2','3','3'], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>[], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'ids'=>['--'], 'id' => '5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>['227','2','3','3'], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>[], 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'ids'=>['--', '227'], 'id' => '5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>['227','2','3','3'], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>['227'], 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '--', 'ids'=>'--', 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>['227','2','3','3'], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '', 'ids'=>'', 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '--', 'ids'=>['--'], 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>['227','2','3','3'], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '', 'ids'=>[], 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '--', 'ids'=>['--','227'], 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    hash_dst= {'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '2244', 'ids'=>['227','2','3','3'], 'id'=>'3'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({'region' =>{'muni_city_id' => '', 'ids'=>['227'], 'id'=>'5'}, 'query_uuid' => 'zzz'}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"muni_city_id"=>"--", "id"=>""}
+    hash_dst = {"muni_city_id"=>"", "id"=>""}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"muni_city_id"=>"", "id"=>""}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"region"=>{"muni_city_id"=>"--", "id"=>""}}
+    hash_dst = {"region"=>{"muni_city_id"=>"", "id"=>""}}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"region"=>{"muni_city_id"=>"", "id"=>""}}, hash_dst)
+
+    hash_src = {"query_uuid"=>"a0dc3c84-ec7f-6756-bdb0-fff9157438ab", "url_regions"=>[], "region"=>{"muni_city_id"=>"--", "id"=>""}, "property"=>{"property_type_id"=>"", "search_rate_min"=>"", "search_rate_max"=>""}, "task"=>"search", "run_query"=>"Search"}
+    hash_dst = {"query_uuid"=>"a0dc3c84-ec7f-6756-bdb0-fff9157438ab", "url_regions"=>[], "region"=>{"muni_city_id"=>"", "id"=>""}, "property"=>{"property_type_id"=>"", "search_rate_min"=>"", "search_rate_max"=>""}, "task"=>"search", "run_query"=>"Search"}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst, {:knockout_prefix => '--', :unpack_arrays => ","})
+    assert_equal({"query_uuid"=>"a0dc3c84-ec7f-6756-bdb0-fff9157438ab", "url_regions"=>[], "region"=>{"muni_city_id"=>"", "id"=>""}, "property"=>{"property_type_id"=>"", "search_rate_min"=>"", "search_rate_max"=>""}, "task"=>"search", "run_query"=>"Search"}, hash_dst)
+
+    # hash of array of hashes
+    hash_src = {"item" => [{"1" => "3"}, {"2" => "4"}]}
+    hash_dst = {"item" => [{"3" => "5"}]}
+    DeepMerge::deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
+    assert_equal({"item" => [{"3" => "5"}, {"1" => "3"}, {"2" => "4"}]}, hash_dst)
+  end # test_deep_merge
+end