couchrest_model-radiant 1.0.0

data/spec/couchrest/property_protection_spec.rb

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+require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
+
+describe "Model Attributes" do
+
+  describe "no declarations" do
+    class NoProtection < CouchRest::Model::Base
+      use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
+      property :name
+      property :phone
+    end
+
+    it "should not protect anything through new" do
+      user = NoProtection.new(:name => "will", :phone => "555-5555")
+
+      user.name.should == "will"
+      user.phone.should == "555-5555"
+    end
+
+    it "should not protect anything through attributes=" do
+      user = NoProtection.new
+      user.attributes = {:name => "will", :phone => "555-5555"}
+
+      user.name.should == "will"
+      user.phone.should == "555-5555"
+    end
+
+    it "should recreate from the database properly" do
+      user = NoProtection.new
+      user.name = "will"
+      user.phone = "555-5555"
+      user.save!
+
+      user = NoProtection.get(user.id)
+      user.name.should == "will"
+      user.phone.should == "555-5555"
+    end
+
+    it "should provide a list of all properties as accessible" do
+      user = NoProtection.new(:name => "will", :phone => "555-5555")
+      user.accessible_properties.length.should eql(2)
+      user.protected_properties.should be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Model Base", "accessible flag" do
+    class WithAccessible < CouchRest::Model::Base
+      use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
+      property :name, :accessible => true
+      property :admin, :default => false
+    end
+
+    it { expect { WithAccessible.new(nil) }.to_not raise_error }
+
+    it "should recognize accessible properties" do
+      props = WithAccessible.accessible_properties.map { |prop| prop.name}
+      props.should include("name")
+      props.should_not include("admin")
+    end
+
+    it "should protect non-accessible properties set through new" do
+      user = WithAccessible.new(:name => "will", :admin => true)
+
+      user.name.should == "will"
+      user.admin.should == false
+    end
+
+    it "should protect non-accessible properties set through attributes=" do
+      user = WithAccessible.new
+      user.attributes = {:name => "will", :admin => true}
+
+      user.name.should == "will"
+      user.admin.should == false
+    end
+    
+    it "should provide correct accessible and protected property lists" do
+      user = WithAccessible.new(:name => 'will', :admin => true)
+      user.accessible_properties.map{|p| p.to_s}.should eql(['name'])
+      user.protected_properties.map{|p| p.to_s}.should eql(['admin'])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Model Base", "protected flag" do
+    class WithProtected < CouchRest::Model::Base
+      use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
+      property :name
+      property :admin, :default => false, :protected => true
+    end
+
+    it { expect { WithProtected.new(nil) }.to_not raise_error }
+
+    it "should recognize protected properties" do
+      props = WithProtected.protected_properties.map { |prop| prop.name}
+      props.should_not include("name")
+      props.should include("admin")
+    end
+
+    it "should protect non-accessible properties set through new" do
+      user = WithProtected.new(:name => "will", :admin => true)
+
+      user.name.should == "will"
+      user.admin.should == false
+    end
+
+    it "should protect non-accessible properties set through attributes=" do
+      user = WithProtected.new
+      user.attributes = {:name => "will", :admin => true}
+
+      user.name.should == "will"
+      user.admin.should == false
+    end
+
+    it "should not modify the provided attribute hash" do
+      user = WithProtected.new
+      attrs = {:name => "will", :admin => true}
+      user.attributes = attrs
+      attrs[:admin].should be_true
+      attrs[:name].should eql('will')
+    end
+
+    it "should provide correct accessible and protected property lists" do
+      user = WithProtected.new(:name => 'will', :admin => true)
+      user.accessible_properties.map{|p| p.to_s}.should eql(['name'])
+      user.protected_properties.map{|p| p.to_s}.should eql(['admin'])
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "Model Base", "mixing protected and accessible flags" do
+    class WithBothAndUnspecified < CouchRest::Model::Base
+      use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
+      property :name, :accessible => true
+      property :admin, :default => false, :protected => true
+      property :phone, :default => 'unset phone number'
+    end
+
+    it { expect { WithBothAndUnspecified.new }.to_not raise_error }
+
+    it 'should assume that any unspecified property is protected by default' do
+      user = WithBothAndUnspecified.new(:name => 'will', :admin => true, :phone => '555-1234')
+
+      user.name.should == 'will'
+      user.admin.should == false
+      user.phone.should == 'unset phone number'
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "from database" do
+    class WithProtected < CouchRest::Model::Base
+      use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
+      property :name
+      property :admin, :default => false, :protected => true
+      view_by :name
+    end
+
+    before(:each) do
+      @user = WithProtected.new
+      @user.name = "will"
+      @user.admin = true
+      @user.save!
+    end
+
+    def verify_attrs(user)
+      user.name.should  == "will"
+      user.admin.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "Base#get should not strip protected attributes" do
+      reloaded = WithProtected.get( @user.id )
+      verify_attrs reloaded
+    end
+
+    it "Base#get! should not strip protected attributes" do
+      reloaded = WithProtected.get!( @user.id )
+      verify_attrs reloaded
+    end
+
+    it "Base#all should not strip protected attributes" do
+      # all creates a CollectionProxy
+      docs = WithProtected.all(:key => @user.id)
+      docs.length.should == 1
+      reloaded = docs.first
+      verify_attrs reloaded
+    end
+
+    it "views should not strip protected attributes" do
+      docs = WithProtected.by_name(:startkey => "will", :endkey => "will")
+      reloaded = docs.first
+      verify_attrs reloaded
+    end
+  end
+end

data/spec/couchrest/property_spec.rb

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+# encoding: utf-8
+require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'invoice')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'service')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'event')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'user')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
+
+
+describe "Model properties" do
+
+  before(:each) do
+    reset_test_db!
+    @card = Card.new(:first_name => "matt")
+  end
+
+  it "should be accessible from the object" do
+    @card.properties.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    @card.properties.map{|p| p.name}.should include("first_name")
+  end
+
+  it "should let you access a property value (getter)" do
+    @card.first_name.should == "matt"
+  end
+
+  it "should let you set a property value (setter)" do
+    @card.last_name = "Aimonetti"
+    @card.last_name.should == "Aimonetti"
+  end
+
+  it "should not let you set a property value if it's read only" do
+    lambda{@card.read_only_value = "test"}.should raise_error
+  end
+
+  it "should let you use an alias for an attribute" do
+    @card.last_name = "Aimonetti"
+    @card.family_name.should == "Aimonetti"
+    @card.family_name.should == @card.last_name
+  end
+
+  it "should let you use an alias for a casted attribute" do
+    @card.cast_alias = Person.new(:name => ["Aimonetti"])
+    @card.cast_alias.name.should == ["Aimonetti"]
+    @card.calias.name.should == ["Aimonetti"]
+    card = Card.new(:first_name => "matt", :cast_alias => {:name => ["Aimonetti"]})
+    card.cast_alias.name.should == ["Aimonetti"]
+    card.calias.name.should == ["Aimonetti"]
+  end
+
+
+  it "should be auto timestamped" do
+    @card.created_at.should be_nil
+    @card.updated_at.should be_nil
+    @card.save.should be_true
+    @card.created_at.should_not be_nil
+    @card.updated_at.should_not be_nil
+  end
+
+  describe '#read_attribute' do
+    it "should let you use read_attribute method" do
+      @card.last_name = "Aimonetti"
+      @card.read_attribute(:last_name).should eql('Aimonetti')
+      @card.read_attribute('last_name').should eql('Aimonetti')
+      last_name_prop = @card.properties.find{|p| p.name == 'last_name'}
+      @card.read_attribute(last_name_prop).should eql('Aimonetti')
+    end
+
+    it 'should raise an error if the property does not exist' do
+      expect { @card.read_attribute(:this_property_should_not_exist) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#write_attribute' do
+    it "should let you use write_attribute method" do
+      @card.write_attribute(:last_name, 'Aimonetti 1')
+      @card.last_name.should eql('Aimonetti 1')
+      @card.write_attribute('last_name', 'Aimonetti 2')
+      @card.last_name.should eql('Aimonetti 2')
+      last_name_prop = @card.properties.find{|p| p.name == 'last_name'}
+      @card.write_attribute(last_name_prop, 'Aimonetti 3')
+      @card.last_name.should eql('Aimonetti 3')
+    end
+
+    it 'should raise an error if the property does not exist' do
+      expect { @card.write_attribute(:this_property_should_not_exist, 823) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
+
+
+    it "should let you use write_attribute on readonly properties" do
+      lambda {
+        @card.read_only_value = "foo"
+      }.should raise_error
+      @card.write_attribute(:read_only_value, "foo")
+      @card.read_only_value.should == 'foo'
+    end
+
+    it "should cast via write_attribute" do
+      @card.write_attribute(:cast_alias, {:name => ["Sam", "Lown"]})
+      @card.cast_alias.class.should eql(Person)
+      @card.cast_alias.name.last.should eql("Lown")
+    end
+
+    it "should not cast via write_attribute if property not casted" do
+      @card.write_attribute(:first_name, {:name => "Sam"})
+      @card.first_name.class.should eql(Hash)
+      @card.first_name[:name].should eql("Sam")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "mass updating attributes without property" do
+    
+    describe "when mass_assign_any_attribute false" do
+      
+      it "should not allow them to be set" do
+        @card.attributes = {:test => 'fooobar'}
+        @card['test'].should be_nil
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    describe "when mass_assign_any_attribute true" do
+      before(:each) do
+        # dup Card class so that no other tests are effected
+        card_class = Card.dup
+        card_class.class_eval do
+          mass_assign_any_attribute true
+        end
+        @card = card_class.new(:first_name => 'Sam')
+      end
+
+      it 'should allow them to be updated' do
+        @card.attributes = {:test => 'fooobar'}
+        @card['test'].should eql('fooobar')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  describe "mass assignment protection" do
+
+    it "should not store protected attribute using mass assignment" do
+      cat_toy = CatToy.new(:name => "Zorro")
+      cat = Cat.create(:name => "Helena", :toys => [cat_toy], :favorite_toy => cat_toy, :number => 1)
+      cat.number.should be_nil
+      cat.number = 1
+      cat.save
+      cat.number.should == 1
+    end
+
+    it "should not store protected attribute when 'declare accessible poperties, assume all the rest are protected'" do
+      user = User.create(:name => "Marcos Tapajós", :admin => true)
+      user.admin.should be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "should not store protected attribute when 'declare protected properties, assume all the rest are accessible'" do
+      user = SpecialUser.create(:name => "Marcos Tapajós", :admin => true)
+      user.admin.should be_nil
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "validation" do
+    before(:each) do
+      @invoice = Invoice.new(:client_name => "matt", :employee_name => "Chris", :location => "San Diego, CA")
+    end
+
+    it "should be able to be validated" do
+      @card.valid?.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "should let you validate the presence of an attribute" do
+      @card.first_name = nil
+      @card.should_not be_valid
+      @card.errors.should_not be_empty
+      @card.errors[:first_name].should == ["can't be blank"]
+    end
+
+    it "should let you look up errors for a field by a string name" do
+      @card.first_name = nil
+      @card.should_not be_valid
+      @card.errors['first_name'].should == ["can't be blank"]
+    end
+
+    it "should validate the presence of 2 attributes" do
+      @invoice.clear
+      @invoice.should_not be_valid
+      @invoice.errors.should_not be_empty
+      @invoice.errors[:client_name].should == ["can't be blank"]
+      @invoice.errors[:employee_name].should_not be_empty
+    end
+
+    it "should let you set an error message" do
+      @invoice.location = nil
+      @invoice.valid?
+      @invoice.errors[:location].should == ["Hey stupid!, you forgot the location"]
+    end
+
+    it "should validate before saving" do
+      @invoice.location = nil
+      @invoice.should_not be_valid
+      @invoice.save.should be_false
+      @invoice.should be_new
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "casting" do
+    before(:each) do
+      @course = Course.new(:title => 'Relaxation')
+    end
+
+    describe "when value is nil" do
+      it "leaves the value unchanged" do
+        @course.title = nil
+        @course['title'].should == nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when type primitive is an Object" do
+      it "it should not cast given value" do
+        @course.participants = [{}, 'q', 1]
+        @course['participants'].should == [{}, 'q', 1]
+      end
+
+      it "should cast started_on to Date" do
+        @course.started_on = Date.today
+        @course['started_on'].should be_an_instance_of(Date)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when type primitive is a String" do
+      it "keeps string value unchanged" do
+        value = "1.0"
+        @course.title = value
+        @course['title'].should equal(value)
+      end
+
+      it "it casts to string representation of the value" do
+        @course.title = 1.0
+        @course['title'].should eql("1.0")
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a Float' do
+      it 'returns same value if a float' do
+        value = 24.0
+        @course.estimate = value
+        @course['estimate'].should equal(value)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a zero string integer' do
+        @course.estimate = '0'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(0.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a positive string integer' do
+        @course.estimate = '24'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(24.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a negative string integer' do
+        @course.estimate = '-24'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(-24.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a zero string float' do
+        @course.estimate = '0.0'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(0.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a positive string float' do
+        @course.estimate = '24.35'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(24.35)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a negative string float' do
+        @course.estimate = '-24.35'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(-24.35)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a zero string float, with no leading digits' do
+        @course.estimate = '.0'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(0.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a positive string float, with no leading digits' do
+        @course.estimate = '.41'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(0.41)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a zero integer' do
+        @course.estimate = 0
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(0.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a positive integer' do
+        @course.estimate = 24
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(24.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a negative integer' do
+        @course.estimate = -24
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(-24.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a zero decimal' do
+        @course.estimate = BigDecimal('0.0')
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(0.0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a positive decimal' do
+        @course.estimate = BigDecimal('24.35')
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(24.35)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns float representation of a negative decimal' do
+        @course.estimate = BigDecimal('-24.35')
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(-24.35)
+      end
+
+      it 'return float of a number with commas instead of points for decimals' do
+        @course.estimate = '23,35'
+        @course['estimate'].should eql(23.35)
+      end
+
+      it "should handle numbers with commas and points" do
+        @course.estimate = '1,234.00'
+        @course.estimate.should eql(1234.00)
+      end
+
+      it "should handle a mis-match of commas and points and maintain the last one" do
+        @course.estimate = "1,232.434.123,323"
+        @course.estimate.should eql(1232434123.323)
+      end
+
+      [ Object.new, true, '00.0', '0.', '-.0', 'string' ].each do |value|
+        it "does not typecast non-numeric value #{value.inspect}" do
+          @course.estimate = value
+          @course['estimate'].should equal(value)
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a Integer' do
+      it 'returns same value if an integer' do
+        value = 24
+        @course.hours = value
+        @course['hours'].should equal(value)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a zero string integer' do
+        @course.hours = '0'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a positive string integer' do
+        @course.hours = '24'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(24)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a negative string integer' do
+        @course.hours = '-24'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(-24)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a zero string float' do
+        @course.hours = '0.0'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a positive string float' do
+        @course.hours = '24.35'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(24)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a negative string float' do
+        @course.hours = '-24.35'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(-24)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a zero string float, with no leading digits' do
+        @course.hours = '.0'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a positive string float, with no leading digits' do
+        @course.hours = '.41'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a zero float' do
+        @course.hours = 0.0
+        @course['hours'].should eql(0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a positive float' do
+        @course.hours = 24.35
+        @course['hours'].should eql(24)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a negative float' do
+        @course.hours = -24.35
+        @course['hours'].should eql(-24)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a zero decimal' do
+        @course.hours = '0.0'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(0)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a positive decimal' do
+        @course.hours = '24.35'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(24)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns integer representation of a negative decimal' do
+        @course.hours = '-24.35'
+        @course['hours'].should eql(-24)
+      end
+
+      [ Object.new, true, '00.0', '0.', '-.0', 'string' ].each do |value|
+        it "does not typecast non-numeric value #{value.inspect}" do
+          @course.hours = value
+          @course['hours'].should equal(value)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a BigDecimal' do
+      it 'returns same value if a decimal' do
+        value = BigDecimal('24.0')
+        @course.profit = value
+        @course['profit'].should equal(value)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a zero string integer' do
+        @course.profit = '0'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('0.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a positive string integer' do
+        @course.profit = '24'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('24.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a negative string integer' do
+        @course.profit = '-24'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('-24.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a zero string float' do
+        @course.profit = '0.0'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('0.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a positive string float' do
+        @course.profit = '24.35'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('24.35'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a negative string float' do
+        @course.profit = '-24.35'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('-24.35'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a zero string float, with no leading digits' do
+        @course.profit = '.0'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('0.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a positive string float, with no leading digits' do
+        @course.profit = '.41'
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('0.41'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a zero integer' do
+        @course.profit = 0
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('0.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a positive integer' do
+        @course.profit = 24
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('24.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a negative integer' do
+        @course.profit = -24
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('-24.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a zero float' do
+        @course.profit = 0.0
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('0.0'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a positive float' do
+        @course.profit = 24.35
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('24.35'))
+      end
+
+      it 'returns decimal representation of a negative float' do
+        @course.profit = -24.35
+        @course['profit'].should eql(BigDecimal('-24.35'))
+      end
+
+      [ Object.new, true, '00.0', '0.', '-.0', 'string' ].each do |value|
+        it "does not typecast non-numeric value #{value.inspect}" do
+          @course.profit = value
+          @course['profit'].should equal(value)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a DateTime' do
+      describe 'and value given as a hash with keys like :year, :month, etc' do
+        it 'builds a DateTime instance from hash values' do
+          @course.updated_at = {
+            :year  => '2006',
+            :month => '11',
+            :day   => '23',
+            :hour  => '12',
+            :min   => '0',
+            :sec   => '0'
+          }
+          result = @course['updated_at']
+
+          result.should be_kind_of(DateTime)
+          result.year.should eql(2006)
+          result.month.should eql(11)
+          result.day.should eql(23)
+          result.hour.should eql(12)
+          result.min.should eql(0)
+          result.sec.should eql(0)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe 'and value is a string' do
+        it 'parses the string' do
+          @course.updated_at = 'Dec, 2006'
+          @course['updated_at'].month.should == 12
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'does not typecast non-datetime values' do
+        @course.updated_at = 'not-datetime'
+        @course['updated_at'].should eql('not-datetime')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a Date' do
+      describe 'and value given as a hash with keys like :year, :month, etc' do
+        it 'builds a Date instance from hash values' do
+          @course.started_on = {
+            :year  => '2007',
+            :month => '3',
+            :day   => '25'
+          }
+          result = @course['started_on']
+
+          result.should be_kind_of(Date)
+          result.year.should eql(2007)
+          result.month.should eql(3)
+          result.day.should eql(25)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe 'and value is a string' do
+        it 'parses the string' do
+          @course.started_on = 'Dec 20th, 2006'
+          @course.started_on.month.should == 12
+          @course.started_on.day.should == 20
+          @course.started_on.year.should == 2006
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'does not typecast non-date values' do
+        @course.started_on = 'not-date'
+        @course['started_on'].should eql('not-date')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a Time' do
+      describe 'and value given as a hash with keys like :year, :month, etc' do
+        it 'builds a Time instance from hash values' do
+          @course.ends_at = {
+            :year  => '2006',
+            :month => '11',
+            :day   => '23',
+            :hour  => '12',
+            :min   => '0',
+            :sec   => '0'
+          }
+          result = @course['ends_at']
+
+          result.should be_kind_of(Time)
+          result.year.should  eql(2006)
+          result.month.should eql(11)
+          result.day.should   eql(23)
+          result.hour.should  eql(12)
+          result.min.should   eql(0)
+          result.sec.should   eql(0)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe 'and value is a string' do
+        it 'parses the string' do
+          t = Time.now
+          @course.ends_at = t.strftime('%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S %z')
+          @course['ends_at'].year.should  eql(t.year)
+          @course['ends_at'].month.should eql(t.month)
+          @course['ends_at'].day.should   eql(t.day)
+          @course['ends_at'].hour.should  eql(t.hour)
+          @course['ends_at'].min.should   eql(t.min)
+          @course['ends_at'].sec.should   eql(t.sec)
+        end
+        it 'parses the string without offset' do
+          t = Time.now
+          @course.ends_at = t.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+          @course['ends_at'].year.should  eql(t.year)
+          @course['ends_at'].month.should eql(t.month)
+          @course['ends_at'].day.should   eql(t.day)
+          @course['ends_at'].hour.should  eql(t.hour)
+          @course['ends_at'].min.should   eql(t.min)
+          @course['ends_at'].sec.should   eql(t.sec)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'does not typecast non-time values' do
+        @course.ends_at = 'not-time'
+        @course['ends_at'].should eql('not-time')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a Class' do
+      it 'returns same value if a class' do
+        value = Course
+        @course.klass = value
+        @course['klass'].should equal(value)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns the class if found' do
+        @course.klass = 'Course'
+        @course['klass'].should eql(Course)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not typecast non-class values' do
+        @course.klass = 'NoClass'
+        @course['klass'].should eql('NoClass')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'when type primitive is a Boolean' do
+
+      [ true, 'true', 'TRUE', '1', 1, 't', 'T' ].each do |value|
+        it "returns true when value is #{value.inspect}" do
+          @course.active = value
+          @course['active'].should be_true
+        end
+      end
+
+      [ false, 'false', 'FALSE', '0', 0, 'f', 'F' ].each do |value|
+        it "returns false when value is #{value.inspect}" do
+          @course.active = value
+          @course['active'].should be_false
+        end
+      end
+
+      [ 'string', 2, 1.0, BigDecimal('1.0'), DateTime.now, Time.now, Date.today, Class, Object.new, ].each do |value|
+        it "does not typecast value #{value.inspect}" do
+          @course.active = value
+          @course['active'].should equal(value)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "should respond to requests with ? modifier" do
+        @course.active = nil
+        @course.active?.should be_false
+        @course.active = false
+        @course.active?.should be_false
+        @course.active = true
+        @course.active?.should be_true
+      end
+
+      it "should respond to requests with ? modifier on TrueClass" do
+        @course.very_active = nil
+        @course.very_active?.should be_false
+        @course.very_active = false
+        @course.very_active?.should be_false
+        @course.very_active = true
+        @course.very_active?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+end
+
+describe "properties of array of casted models" do
+
+  before(:each) do
+    @course = Course.new :title => 'Test Course'
+  end
+
+  it "should allow attribute to be set from an array of objects" do
+    @course.questions = [Question.new(:q => "works?"), Question.new(:q => "Meaning of Life?")]
+    @course.questions.length.should eql(2)
+  end
+
+  it "should allow attribute to be set from an array of hashes" do
+    @course.questions = [{:q => "works?"}, {:q => "Meaning of Life?"}]
+    @course.questions.length.should eql(2)
+    @course.questions.last.q.should eql("Meaning of Life?")
+    @course.questions.last.class.should eql(Question) # typecasting
+  end
+
+  it "should allow attribute to be set from hash with ordered keys and objects" do
+    @course.questions = { '0' => Question.new(:q => "Test1"), '1' => Question.new(:q => 'Test2') }
+    @course.questions.length.should eql(2)
+    @course.questions.last.q.should eql('Test2')
+    @course.questions.last.class.should eql(Question)
+  end
+
+  it "should allow attribute to be set from hash with ordered keys and sub-hashes" do
+    @course.questions = { '0' => {:q => "Test1"}, '1' => {:q => 'Test2'} }
+    @course.questions.length.should eql(2)
+    @course.questions.last.q.should eql('Test2')
+    @course.questions.last.class.should eql(Question)
+  end
+
+  it "should allow attribute to be set from hash with ordered keys and HashWithIndifferentAccess" do
+    # This is similar to what you'd find in an HTML POST parameters
+    hash = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new({ '0' => {:q => "Test1"}, '1' => {:q => 'Test2'} })
+    @course.questions = hash
+    @course.questions.length.should eql(2)
+    @course.questions.last.q.should eql('Test2')
+    @course.questions.last.class.should eql(Question)
+  end
+
+
+  it "should raise an error if attempting to set single value for array type" do
+    lambda {
+      @course.questions = Question.new(:q => 'test1')
+    }.should raise_error
+  end
+
+
+end
+
+describe "a casted model retrieved from the database" do
+  before(:each) do
+    reset_test_db!
+    @cat = Cat.new(:name => 'Stimpy')
+    @cat.favorite_toy = CatToy.new(:name => 'Stinky')
+    @cat.toys << CatToy.new(:name => 'Feather')
+    @cat.toys << CatToy.new(:name => 'Mouse')
+    @cat.save
+    @cat = Cat.get(@cat.id)
+  end
+
+  describe "as a casted property" do
+    it "should already be casted_by its parent" do
+      @cat.favorite_toy.casted_by.should === @cat
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "from a casted collection" do
+    it "should already be casted_by its parent" do
+      @cat.toys[0].casted_by.should === @cat
+      @cat.toys[1].casted_by.should === @cat
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Property Class" do
+
+  it "should provide name as string" do
+    property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, String)
+    property.name.should eql('test')
+    property.to_s.should eql('test')
+  end
+
+  it "should provide class from type" do
+    property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, String)
+    property.type_class.should eql(String)
+  end
+
+  it "should provide base class from type in array" do
+    property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, [String])
+    property.type_class.should eql(String)
+  end
+
+  it "should raise error if type as string requested" do
+    lambda {
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, 'String')
+    }.should raise_error
+  end
+
+  it "should leave type nil and return class as nil also" do
+    property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, nil)
+    property.type.should be_nil
+    property.type_class.should be_nil
+  end
+
+  it "should convert empty type array to [Object]" do
+    property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, [])
+    property.type_class.should eql(Object)
+  end
+
+  it "should set init method option or leave as 'new'" do
+    # (bad example! Time already typecast)
+    property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, Time)
+    property.init_method.should eql('new')
+    property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, Time, :init_method => 'parse')
+    property.init_method.should eql('parse')
+  end
+
+  ## Property Casting method. More thoroughly tested earlier.
+
+  describe "casting" do
+    it "should cast a value" do
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, Date)
+      parent = mock("FooObject")
+      property.cast(parent, "2010-06-16").should eql(Date.new(2010, 6, 16))
+      property.cast_value(parent, "2010-06-16").should eql(Date.new(2010, 6, 16))
+    end
+
+    it "should cast an array of values" do
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, [Date])
+      parent = mock("FooObject")
+      property.cast(parent, ["2010-06-01", "2010-06-02"]).should eql([Date.new(2010, 6, 1), Date.new(2010, 6, 2)])
+    end
+
+    it "should set a CastedArray on array of Objects" do
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, [Object])
+      parent = mock("FooObject")
+      property.cast(parent, ["2010-06-01", "2010-06-02"]).class.should eql(CouchRest::Model::CastedArray)
+    end
+
+    it "should not set a CastedArray on array of Strings" do
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, [String])
+      parent = mock("FooObject")
+      property.cast(parent, ["2010-06-01", "2010-06-02"]).class.should_not eql(CouchRest::Model::CastedArray)
+    end
+
+    it "should raise and error if value is array when type is not" do
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, Date)
+      parent = mock("FooClass")
+      lambda {
+        cast = property.cast(parent, [Date.new(2010, 6, 1)])
+      }.should raise_error
+    end
+
+
+    it "should set parent as casted_by object in CastedArray" do
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, [Object])
+      parent = mock("FooObject")
+      property.cast(parent, ["2010-06-01", "2010-06-02"]).casted_by.should eql(parent)
+    end
+
+    it "should set casted_by on new value" do
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, CatToy)
+      parent = mock("CatObject")
+      cast = property.cast(parent, {:name => 'catnip'})
+      cast.casted_by.should eql(parent)
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end