plukevdh-activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter 1.2.1

data/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_connection_spec.rb

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+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb'
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedConnection create connection" do
+
+  before(:all) do
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnection.create(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+  end
+  
+  before(:each) do
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnection.create(CONNECTION_PARAMS) unless @conn.active?
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.logoff if @conn.active?
+  end
+
+  it "should create new connection" do
+    @conn.should be_active
+  end
+
+  it "should ping active connection" do
+    @conn.ping.should be_true
+  end
+
+  it "should not ping inactive connection" do
+    @conn.logoff
+    lambda { @conn.ping }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnectionException)
+  end
+
+  it "should reset active connection" do
+    @conn.reset!
+    @conn.should be_active
+  end
+
+  it "should be in autocommit mode after connection" do
+    @conn.should be_autocommit
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedConnection SQL execution" do
+
+  before(:all) do
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnection.create(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+  end
+  
+  before(:each) do
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnection.create(CONNECTION_PARAMS) unless @conn.active?
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.logoff if @conn.active?
+  end
+
+  it "should execute SQL statement" do
+    @conn.exec("SELECT * FROM dual").should_not be_nil
+  end
+
+  it "should execute SQL select" do
+    @conn.select("SELECT * FROM dual").should == [{'dummy' => 'X'}]
+  end
+
+  it "should execute SQL select and return also columns" do
+    @conn.select("SELECT * FROM dual", nil, true).should == [ [{'dummy' => 'X'}], ['dummy'] ]
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedConnection auto reconnection" do
+
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.instance_variable_get("@connection")
+    @sys_conn = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnection.create(SYS_CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+  end
+  
+  before(:each) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.reconnect! unless @conn.active?
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.disconnect! if @conn.active?
+  end
+
+  def kill_current_session
+    audsid = @conn.select("SELECT userenv('sessionid') audsid FROM dual").first['audsid']
+    sid_serial = @sys_conn.select("SELECT s.sid||','||s.serial# sid_serial
+        FROM   v$session s
+        WHERE  audsid = '#{audsid}'").first['sid_serial']
+    @sys_conn.exec "ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION '#{sid_serial}' IMMEDIATE"
+  end
+
+  it "should reconnect and execute SQL statement if connection is lost and auto retry is enabled" do
+    # @conn.auto_retry = true
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.auto_retry = true
+    kill_current_session
+    @conn.exec("SELECT * FROM dual").should_not be_nil
+  end
+
+  it "should not reconnect and execute SQL statement if connection is lost and auto retry is disabled" do
+    # @conn.auto_retry = false
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.auto_retry = false
+    kill_current_session
+    lambda { @conn.exec("SELECT * FROM dual") }.should raise_error
+  end
+
+  it "should reconnect and execute SQL select if connection is lost and auto retry is enabled" do
+    # @conn.auto_retry = true
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.auto_retry = true
+    kill_current_session
+    @conn.select("SELECT * FROM dual").should == [{'dummy' => 'X'}]
+  end
+
+  it "should not reconnect and execute SQL select if connection is lost and auto retry is disabled" do
+    # @conn.auto_retry = false
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.auto_retry = false
+    kill_current_session
+    lambda { @conn.select("SELECT * FROM dual") }.should raise_error
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedConnection describe table" do
+
+  before(:all) do
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnection.create(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @owner = CONNECTION_PARAMS[:username].upcase
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.logoff if @conn.active?
+  end
+
+  it "should describe existing table" do
+    @conn.exec "CREATE TABLE test_employees (first_name VARCHAR2(20))" rescue nil
+    @conn.describe("test_employees").should == [@owner, "TEST_EMPLOYEES"]
+    @conn.exec "DROP TABLE test_employees" rescue nil
+  end
+
+  it "should not describe non-existing table" do
+    lambda { @conn.describe("test_xxx") }.should raise_error(ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedConnectionException)
+  end
+
+  it "should describe table in other schema" do
+    @conn.describe("sys.dual").should == ["SYS", "DUAL"]
+  end
+
+  it "should describe existing view" do
+    @conn.exec "CREATE TABLE test_employees (first_name VARCHAR2(20))" rescue nil
+    @conn.exec "CREATE VIEW test_employees_v AS SELECT * FROM test_employees" rescue nil
+    @conn.describe("test_employees_v").should == [@owner, "TEST_EMPLOYEES_V"]
+    @conn.exec "DROP VIEW test_employees_v" rescue nil
+    @conn.exec "DROP TABLE test_employees" rescue nil
+  end
+
+  it "should describe view in other schema" do
+    @conn.describe("sys.v_$version").should == ["SYS", "V_$VERSION"]
+  end
+
+  it "should describe existing private synonym" do
+    @conn.exec "CREATE SYNONYM test_dual FOR sys.dual" rescue nil
+    @conn.describe("test_dual").should == ["SYS", "DUAL"]
+    @conn.exec "DROP SYNONYM test_dual" rescue nil
+  end
+
+  it "should describe existing public synonym" do
+    @conn.describe("all_tables").should == ["SYS", "ALL_TABLES"]
+  end
+
+end

data/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_core_ext_spec.rb

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+# encoding: utf-8
+
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb'
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter to_d method" do
+  it "BigDecimal#to_d returns the same decimal number" do
+    d = BigDecimal.new("12345678901234567890.0123456789")
+    d.to_d.should == d
+  end
+  
+  it "Bignum#to_d translates large integer to decimal" do
+    n = 12345678901234567890
+    n.to_d.should == BigDecimal.new(n.to_s)
+  end
+
+  it "Fixnum#to_d translates small integer to decimal" do
+    n = 123456
+    n.to_d.should == BigDecimal.new(n.to_s)
+  end
+end
+
+if ENV['RAILS_GEM_VERSION'] >= '2.3'
+
+  describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter Unicode aware upcase and downcase" do
+    before(:all) do
+      @down = "āčēģīķļņšūž"
+      @up = "ĀČĒĢĪĶĻŅŠŪŽ"
+    end
+
+    it "should translate Unicode string to upcase" do
+      @down.mb_chars.upcase.to_s.should == @up
+    end
+
+    it "should translate Unicode string to downcase" do
+      @up.mb_chars.downcase.to_s.should == @down
+    end
+  
+  end
+
+end

data/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_cpk_spec.rb

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+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb'
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter composite_primary_keys support" do
+
+  before(:all) do
+    if defined?(::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleAdapter)
+      @old_oracle_adapter = ::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleAdapter
+      ::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters.send(:remove_const, :OracleAdapter)
+    end
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    if $cpk_oracle_adapter
+      ::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleAdapter = $cpk_oracle_adapter
+      $cpk_oracle_adapter = nil
+    end
+    require 'composite_primary_keys'
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    # Object.send(:remove_const, 'CompositePrimaryKeys') if defined?(CompositePrimaryKeys)
+    if defined?(::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleAdapter)
+      $cpk_oracle_adapter = ::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleAdapter
+      ::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters.send(:remove_const, :OracleAdapter)
+    end
+    if @old_oracle_adapter
+      ::ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleAdapter = @old_oracle_adapter
+      @old_oracle_adapter = nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "do not use count distinct" do
+    before(:all) do
+      class ::JobHistory < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_table_name "job_history"
+        set_primary_keys :employee_id, :start_date
+      end
+    end
+    
+    after(:all) do
+      Object.send(:remove_const, 'JobHistory') if defined?(JobHistory)      
+    end
+    
+    it "should tell ActiveRecord that count distinct is not supported" do
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.supports_count_distinct?.should be_false
+    end
+  
+    it "should execute correct SQL COUNT DISTINCT statement on table with composite primary keys" do
+      lambda { JobHistory.count(:distinct => true) }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "table with LOB" do
+    before(:all) do
+      ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
+        suppress_messages do
+          create_table  :cpk_write_lobs_test, :primary_key => [:type_category, :date_value], :force => true do |t|
+            t.string  :type_category, :limit => 15, :null => false  
+            t.date    :date_value, :null => false
+            t.text    :results, :null => false
+            t.timestamps
+          end
+          create_table :non_cpk_write_lobs_test, :force => true do |t|
+            t.date    :date_value, :null => false
+            t.text    :results, :null => false
+            t.timestamps
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      class ::CpkWriteLobsTest < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_table_name 'cpk_write_lobs_test'
+        set_primary_keys :type_category, :date_value
+      end
+      class ::NonCpkWriteLobsTest < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_table_name 'non_cpk_write_lobs_test'
+      end
+    end
+    
+    after(:all) do
+      ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
+        suppress_messages do
+          drop_table :cpk_write_lobs_test
+          drop_table :non_cpk_write_lobs_test
+        end
+      end
+      Object.send(:remove_const, "CpkWriteLobsTest")
+      Object.send(:remove_const, "NonCpkWriteLobsTest")
+    end
+
+    it "should create new record in table with CPK and LOB" do
+      lambda {
+        CpkWriteLobsTest.create(:type_category => 'AAA', :date_value => Date.today, :results => 'DATA '*10)
+      }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+    
+    it "should create new record in table without CPK and with LOB" do
+      lambda {
+        NonCpkWriteLobsTest.create(:date_value => Date.today, :results => 'DATA '*10)
+      }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+  
+  # Other testing was done based on composite_primary_keys tests
+
+end

data/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_data_types_spec.rb

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+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb'
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter date type detection based on column names" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test_employees (
+        employee_id   NUMBER(6,0),
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        email         VARCHAR2(25),
+        phone_number  VARCHAR2(20),
+        hire_date     DATE,
+        job_id        NUMBER(6,0),
+        salary        NUMBER(8,2),
+        commission_pct  NUMBER(2,2),
+        manager_id    NUMBER(6,0),
+        department_id NUMBER(4,0),
+        created_at    DATE,
+        updated_at    DATE
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 START WITH 10040 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  it "should set DATE column type as datetime if emulate_dates_by_column_name is false" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "hire_date"}
+    column.type.should == :datetime
+  end
+
+  it "should set DATE column type as date if column name contains '_date_' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "hire_date"}
+    column.type.should == :date
+  end
+
+  it "should set DATE column type as datetime if column name does not contain '_date_' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "created_at"}
+    column.type.should == :datetime
+  end
+
+  it "should set DATE column type as datetime if column name contains 'date' as part of other word and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "updated_at"}
+    column.type.should == :datetime
+  end
+
+  it "should return Time value from DATE column if emulate_dates_by_column_name is false" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "hire_date"}
+    column.type_cast(Time.now).class.should == Time
+  end
+
+  it "should return Date value from DATE column if column name contains 'date' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "hire_date"}
+    column.type_cast(Time.now).class.should == Date
+  end
+
+  it "should typecast DateTime value to Date value from DATE column if column name contains 'date' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "hire_date"}
+    column.type_cast(DateTime.new(1900,1,1)).class.should == Date
+  end
+
+  describe "/ DATE values from ActiveRecord model" do
+    before(:each) do
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.clear_types_for_columns
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates = false
+      class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_table_name "hr.test_employees"
+        set_primary_key :employee_id
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def create_test_employee(params={})
+      @today = params[:today] || Date.new(2008,8,19)
+      @now = params[:now] || Time.local(2008,8,19,17,03,59)
+      @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+        :first_name => "First",
+        :last_name => "Last",
+        :hire_date => @today,
+        :created_at => @now
+      )
+      @employee.reload
+    end
+
+    after(:each) do
+      # @employee.destroy if @employee
+      Object.send(:remove_const, "TestEmployee")
+    end
+
+    it "should return Time value from DATE column if emulate_dates_by_column_name is false" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+      create_test_employee
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Time
+    end
+
+    it "should return Date value from DATE column if column name contains 'date' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+      create_test_employee
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Date
+    end
+
+    it "should return Date value from DATE column with old date value if column name contains 'date' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+      create_test_employee(:today => Date.new(1900,1,1))
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Date
+    end
+
+    it "should return Time value from DATE column if column name does not contain 'date' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+      create_test_employee
+      @employee.created_at.class.should == Time
+    end
+
+    it "should return Date value from DATE column if emulate_dates_by_column_name is false but column is defined as date" do
+      class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_date_columns :hire_date
+      end
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+      create_test_employee
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Date
+    end
+
+    it "should return Date value from DATE column with old date value if emulate_dates_by_column_name is false but column is defined as date" do
+      class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_date_columns :hire_date
+      end
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+      create_test_employee(:today => Date.new(1900,1,1))
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Date
+    end
+
+    it "should return Time value from DATE column if emulate_dates_by_column_name is true but column is defined as datetime" do
+      class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_datetime_columns :hire_date
+      end
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+      create_test_employee
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Time
+      # change to current time with hours, minutes and seconds
+      @employee.hire_date = @now
+      @employee.save!
+      @employee.reload
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Time
+      @employee.hire_date.should == @now
+    end
+
+    it "should guess Date or Time value if emulate_dates is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates = true
+      create_test_employee
+      @employee.hire_date.class.should == Date
+      @employee.created_at.class.should == Time
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter integer type detection based on column names" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test2_employees (
+        id   NUMBER,
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        email         VARCHAR2(25),
+        phone_number  VARCHAR2(20),
+        hire_date     DATE,
+        job_id        NUMBER,
+        salary        NUMBER,
+        commission_pct  NUMBER(2,2),
+        manager_id    NUMBER(6),
+        department_id NUMBER(4,0),
+        created_at    DATE
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test2_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 START WITH 10040 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test2_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test2_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  it "should set NUMBER column type as decimal if emulate_integers_by_column_name is false" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = false
+    columns = @conn.columns('test2_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "job_id"}
+    column.type.should == :decimal
+  end
+
+  it "should set NUMBER column type as integer if emulate_integers_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test2_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "job_id"}
+    column.type.should == :integer
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "id"}
+    column.type.should == :integer
+  end
+
+  it "should set NUMBER column type as decimal if column name does not contain 'id' and emulate_integers_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test2_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "salary"}
+    column.type.should == :decimal
+  end
+
+  it "should return BigDecimal value from NUMBER column if emulate_integers_by_column_name is false" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = false
+    columns = @conn.columns('test2_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "job_id"}
+    column.type_cast(1.0).class.should == BigDecimal
+  end
+
+  it "should return Fixnum value from NUMBER column if column name contains 'id' and emulate_integers_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test2_employees')
+    column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == "job_id"}
+    column.type_cast(1.0).class.should == Fixnum
+  end
+
+  describe "/ NUMBER values from ActiveRecord model" do
+    before(:each) do
+      class ::Test2Employee < ActiveRecord::Base
+      end
+    end
+    
+    after(:each) do
+      Object.send(:remove_const, "Test2Employee")
+    end
+    
+    def create_employee2
+      @employee2 = Test2Employee.create(
+        :first_name => "First",
+        :last_name => "Last",
+        :job_id => 1,
+        :salary => 1000
+      )
+      @employee2.reload
+    end
+    
+    it "should return BigDecimal value from NUMBER column if emulate_integers_by_column_name is false" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = false
+      create_employee2
+      @employee2.job_id.class.should == BigDecimal
+    end
+
+    it "should return Fixnum value from NUMBER column if column name contains 'id' and emulate_integers_by_column_name is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = true
+      create_employee2
+      @employee2.job_id.class.should == Fixnum
+    end
+
+    it "should return BigDecimal value from NUMBER column if column name does not contain 'id' and emulate_integers_by_column_name is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_integers_by_column_name = true
+      create_employee2
+      @employee2.salary.class.should == BigDecimal
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter boolean type detection based on string column types and names" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test3_employees (
+        id            NUMBER,
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        email         VARCHAR2(25),
+        phone_number  VARCHAR2(20),
+        hire_date     DATE,
+        job_id        NUMBER,
+        salary        NUMBER,
+        commission_pct  NUMBER(2,2),
+        manager_id    NUMBER(6),
+        department_id NUMBER(4,0),
+        created_at    DATE,
+        has_email     CHAR(1),
+        has_phone     VARCHAR2(1) DEFAULT 'Y',
+        active_flag   VARCHAR2(2),
+        manager_yn    VARCHAR2(3) DEFAULT 'N',
+        test_boolean  VARCHAR2(3)
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test3_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 START WITH 10040 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test3_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test3_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  it "should set CHAR/VARCHAR2 column type as string if emulate_booleans_from_strings is false" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = false
+    columns = @conn.columns('test3_employees')
+    %w(has_email has_phone active_flag manager_yn).each do |col|
+      column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == col}
+      column.type.should == :string
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should set CHAR/VARCHAR2 column type as boolean if emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test3_employees')
+    %w(has_email has_phone active_flag manager_yn).each do |col|
+      column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == col}
+      column.type.should == :boolean
+    end
+  end
+  
+  it "should set VARCHAR2 column type as string if column name does not contain 'flag' or 'yn' and emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test3_employees')
+    %w(phone_number email).each do |col|
+      column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == col}
+      column.type.should == :string
+    end
+  end
+  
+  it "should return string value from VARCHAR2 boolean column if emulate_booleans_from_strings is false" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = false
+    columns = @conn.columns('test3_employees')
+    %w(has_email has_phone active_flag manager_yn).each do |col|
+      column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == col}
+      column.type_cast("Y").class.should == String
+    end
+  end
+  
+  it "should return boolean value from VARCHAR2 boolean column if emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test3_employees')
+    %w(has_email has_phone active_flag manager_yn).each do |col|
+      column = columns.detect{|c| c.name == col}
+      column.type_cast("Y").class.should == TrueClass
+      column.type_cast("N").class.should == FalseClass
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should translate boolean type to VARCHAR2(1) if emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.type_to_sql(
+      :boolean, nil, nil, nil).should == "VARCHAR2(1)"
+  end
+
+  it "should translate boolean type to NUMBER(1) if emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = false
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.type_to_sql(
+      :boolean, nil, nil, nil).should == "NUMBER(1)"
+  end
+
+  it "should get default value from VARCHAR2 boolean column if emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+    columns = @conn.columns('test3_employees')
+    columns.detect{|c| c.name == 'has_phone'}.default.should be_true
+    columns.detect{|c| c.name == 'manager_yn'}.default.should be_false
+  end
+  
+  describe "/ VARCHAR2 boolean values from ActiveRecord model" do
+    before(:each) do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = false
+      class ::Test3Employee < ActiveRecord::Base
+      end
+    end
+    
+    after(:each) do
+      Object.send(:remove_const, "Test3Employee")
+    end
+    
+    def create_employee3(params={})
+      @employee3 = Test3Employee.create(
+        {
+        :first_name => "First",
+        :last_name => "Last",
+        :has_email => true,
+        :has_phone => false,
+        :active_flag => true,
+        :manager_yn => false
+        }.merge(params)
+      )
+      @employee3.reload
+    end
+    
+    it "should return String value from VARCHAR2 boolean column if emulate_booleans_from_strings is false" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = false
+      create_employee3
+      %w(has_email has_phone active_flag manager_yn).each do |col|
+        @employee3.send(col.to_sym).class.should == String
+      end
+    end
+  
+    it "should return boolean value from VARCHAR2 boolean column if emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+      create_employee3
+      %w(has_email active_flag).each do |col|
+        @employee3.send(col.to_sym).class.should == TrueClass
+        @employee3.send((col+"_before_type_cast").to_sym).should == "Y"
+      end
+      %w(has_phone manager_yn).each do |col|
+        @employee3.send(col.to_sym).class.should == FalseClass
+        @employee3.send((col+"_before_type_cast").to_sym).should == "N"
+      end
+    end
+      
+    it "should return string value from VARCHAR2 column if it is not boolean column and emulate_booleans_from_strings is true" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+      create_employee3
+      @employee3.first_name.class.should == String
+    end
+
+    it "should return boolean value from VARCHAR2 boolean column if column specified in set_boolean_columns" do
+      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_booleans_from_strings = true
+      class ::Test3Employee < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_boolean_columns :test_boolean
+      end
+      create_employee3(:test_boolean => true)
+      @employee3.test_boolean.class.should == TrueClass
+      @employee3.test_boolean_before_type_cast.should == "Y"
+      create_employee3(:test_boolean => false)
+      @employee3.test_boolean.class.should == FalseClass
+      @employee3.test_boolean_before_type_cast.should == "N"
+      create_employee3(:test_boolean => nil)
+      @employee3.test_boolean.class.should == NilClass
+      @employee3.test_boolean_before_type_cast.should == nil
+      create_employee3(:test_boolean => "")
+      @employee3.test_boolean.class.should == NilClass
+      @employee3.test_boolean_before_type_cast.should == nil
+    end
+  
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter timestamp with timezone support" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test_employees (
+        employee_id   NUMBER(6,0),
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        email         VARCHAR2(25),
+        phone_number  VARCHAR2(20),
+        hire_date     DATE,
+        job_id        NUMBER(6,0),
+        salary        NUMBER(8,2),
+        commission_pct  NUMBER(2,2),
+        manager_id    NUMBER(6,0),
+        department_id NUMBER(4,0),
+        created_at    TIMESTAMP,
+        created_at_tz   TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+        created_at_ltz  TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  it "should set TIMESTAMP columns type as datetime" do
+    columns = @conn.columns('test_employees')
+    ts_columns = columns.select{|c| c.name =~ /created_at/}
+    ts_columns.each {|c| c.type.should == :timestamp}
+  end
+
+  describe "/ TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE values from ActiveRecord model" do
+    before(:all) do
+      class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+        set_primary_key :employee_id
+      end
+    end
+
+    after(:all) do
+      Object.send(:remove_const, "TestEmployee")
+    end
+
+    it "should return Time value from TIMESTAMP columns" do
+      # currently fractional seconds are not retrieved from database
+      @now = Time.local(2008,5,26,23,11,11,0)
+      @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+        :created_at => @now,
+        :created_at_tz => @now,
+        :created_at_ltz => @now
+      )
+      @employee.reload
+      [:created_at, :created_at_tz, :created_at_ltz].each do |c|
+        @employee.send(c).class.should == Time
+        @employee.send(c).to_f.should == @now.to_f
+      end
+    end
+
+    if defined?(RUBY_ENGINE) && RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
+      it "should return Time value with fractional seconds from TIMESTAMP columns" do
+        # currently fractional seconds are not retrieved from database
+        @now = Time.local(2008,5,26,23,11,11,10)
+        @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+          :created_at => @now,
+          :created_at_tz => @now,
+          :created_at_ltz => @now
+        )
+        @employee.reload
+        [:created_at, :created_at_tz, :created_at_ltz].each do |c|
+          @employee.send(c).class.should == Time
+          @employee.send(c).to_f.should == @now.to_f
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      it "should return Time value without fractional seconds from TIMESTAMP columns" do
+        # currently fractional seconds are not retrieved from database
+        @now = Time.local(2008,5,26,23,11,11,10)
+        @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+          :created_at => @now,
+          :created_at_tz => @now,
+          :created_at_ltz => @now
+        )
+        @employee.reload
+        [:created_at, :created_at_tz, :created_at_ltz].each do |c|
+          @employee.send(c).class.should == Time
+          @employee.send(c).to_f.should == @now.to_f.to_i.to_f # remove fractional seconds
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter date and timestamp with different NLS date formats" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test_employees (
+        employee_id   NUMBER(6,0),
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        email         VARCHAR2(25),
+        phone_number  VARCHAR2(20),
+        hire_date     DATE,
+        job_id        NUMBER(6,0),
+        salary        NUMBER(8,2),
+        commission_pct  NUMBER(2,2),
+        manager_id    NUMBER(6,0),
+        department_id NUMBER(4,0),
+        created_at    DATE,
+        created_at_ts   TIMESTAMP
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+    # @conn.execute %q{alter session set nls_date_format = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'}
+    @conn.execute %q{alter session set nls_date_format = 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS'}
+    # @conn.execute %q{alter session set nls_timestamp_format = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'}
+    @conn.execute %q{alter session set nls_timestamp_format = 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS'}
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  before(:each) do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates = false
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+    class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+      set_primary_key :employee_id
+    end
+    @today = Date.new(2008,6,28)
+    @now = Time.local(2008,6,28,13,34,33)
+  end
+
+  after(:each) do
+    Object.send(:remove_const, "TestEmployee")    
+  end
+  
+  def create_test_employee
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :hire_date => @today,
+      :created_at => @now,
+      :created_at_ts => @now
+    )
+    @employee.reload    
+  end
+
+  it "should return Time value from DATE column if emulate_dates_by_column_name is false" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = false
+    create_test_employee
+    @employee.hire_date.class.should == Time
+    @employee.hire_date.should == @today.to_time
+  end
+
+  it "should return Date value from DATE column if column name contains 'date' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+    create_test_employee
+    @employee.hire_date.class.should == Date
+    @employee.hire_date.should == @today
+  end
+
+  it "should return Time value from DATE column if column name does not contain 'date' and emulate_dates_by_column_name is true" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+    create_test_employee
+    @employee.created_at.class.should == Time
+    @employee.created_at.should == @now
+  end
+
+  it "should return Time value from TIMESTAMP columns" do
+    create_test_employee
+    @employee.created_at_ts.class.should == Time
+    @employee.created_at_ts.should == @now
+  end
+
+  it "should quote Date values with TO_DATE" do
+    @conn.quote(@today).should == "TO_DATE('#{@today.year}-#{"%02d" % @today.month}-#{"%02d" % @today.day}','YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"
+  end
+
+  it "should quote Time values with TO_DATE" do
+    @conn.quote(@now).should == "TO_DATE('#{@now.year}-#{"%02d" % @now.month}-#{"%02d" % @now.day} "+
+                                "#{"%02d" % @now.hour}:#{"%02d" % @now.min}:#{"%02d" % @now.sec}','YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"
+  end
+
+  it "should quote Time values with TO_TIMESTAMP" do
+    @ts = @now + 0.1
+    @conn.quote(@ts).should == "TO_TIMESTAMP('#{@ts.year}-#{"%02d" % @ts.month}-#{"%02d" % @ts.day} "+
+                                "#{"%02d" % @ts.hour}:#{"%02d" % @ts.min}:#{"%02d" % @ts.sec}.100000','YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.FF6')"
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter assign string to :date and :datetime columns" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test_employees (
+        employee_id   NUMBER(6,0),
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        hire_date     DATE,
+        last_login_at    DATE,
+        last_login_at_ts   TIMESTAMP
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+    class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+      set_primary_key :employee_id
+    end
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    Object.send(:remove_const, "TestEmployee")
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  before(:each) do
+    @today = Date.new(2008,6,28)
+    @today_iso = "2008-06-28"
+    @today_nls = "28.06.2008"
+    @nls_date_format = "%d.%m.%Y"
+    @now = Time.local(2008,6,28,13,34,33)
+    @now_iso = "2008-06-28 13:34:33"
+    @now_nls = "28.06.2008 13:34:33"
+    @nls_time_format = "%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S"
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.emulate_dates_by_column_name = true
+  end
+  
+  it "should assign ISO string to date column" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :hire_date => @today_iso
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.hire_date.should == @today
+  end
+
+  it "should assign NLS string to date column" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.string_to_date_format = @nls_date_format
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :hire_date => @today_nls
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.hire_date.should == @today
+  end
+
+  it "should assign ISO time string to date column" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :hire_date => @now_iso
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.hire_date.should == @today
+  end
+
+  it "should assign NLS time string to date column" do
+    # ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.string_to_date_format = @nls_date_format
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.string_to_time_format = @nls_time_format
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :hire_date => @now_nls
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.hire_date.should == @today
+  end
+
+  it "should assign ISO time string to datetime column" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :last_login_at => @now_iso
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.last_login_at.should == @now
+  end
+
+  it "should assign NLS time string to datetime column" do
+    # ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.string_to_date_format = @nls_date_format
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.string_to_time_format = @nls_time_format
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :last_login_at => @now_nls
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.last_login_at.should == @now
+  end
+  
+  it "should assign ISO date string to datetime column" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :last_login_at => @today_iso
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.last_login_at.should == @today.to_time
+  end
+
+  it "should assign NLS date string to datetime column" do
+    ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.string_to_date_format = @nls_date_format
+    # ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::OracleEnhancedAdapter.string_to_time_format = @nls_time_format
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :last_login_at => @today_nls
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.last_login_at.should == @today.to_time
+  end
+  
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter handling of CLOB columns" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test_employees (
+        employee_id   NUMBER(6,0),
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        comments      CLOB
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+    class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+      set_primary_key :employee_id
+    end
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    Object.send(:remove_const, "TestEmployee")
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  before(:each) do
+  end
+  
+  it "should create record without CLOB data when attribute is serialized" do
+    TestEmployee.serialize :comments
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create!(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last"
+    )
+    @employee.should be_valid
+    TestEmployee.serialized_attributes.delete('comments')
+  end
+
+  it "should order by CLOB column" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create!(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :comments => "comments"
+    )
+    TestEmployee.find(:all, :order => "comments ASC").should_not be_empty
+    TestEmployee.find(:all, :order => " comments ASC ").should_not be_empty
+    TestEmployee.find(:all, :order => "comments").should_not be_empty
+    TestEmployee.find(:all, :order => " comments ").should_not be_empty
+    TestEmployee.find(:all, :order => :comments).should_not be_empty
+    TestEmployee.find(:all, :order => "  first_name DESC,  last_name   ASC   ").should_not be_empty
+  end
+
+  it "should accept Symbol value for CLOB column" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create!(
+      :comments => :test_comment
+    )
+    @employee.should be_valid
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe "OracleEnhancedAdapter handling of BLOB columns" do
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(CONNECTION_PARAMS)
+    @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE TABLE test_employees (
+        employee_id   NUMBER(6,0),
+        first_name    VARCHAR2(20),
+        last_name     VARCHAR2(25),
+        binary_data   BLOB
+      )
+    SQL
+    @conn.execute <<-SQL
+      CREATE SEQUENCE test_employees_seq  MINVALUE 1
+        INCREMENT BY 1 CACHE 20 NOORDER NOCYCLE
+    SQL
+    @binary_data = "\0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9"*10000
+    @binary_data2 = "\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9\0"*10000
+  end
+  
+  after(:all) do
+    @conn.execute "DROP TABLE test_employees"
+    @conn.execute "DROP SEQUENCE test_employees_seq"
+  end
+
+  before(:each) do
+    class ::TestEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
+      set_primary_key :employee_id
+    end
+  end
+  
+  after(:each) do
+    Object.send(:remove_const, "TestEmployee")
+  end
+  
+  it "should create record with BLOB data" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create!(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :binary_data => @binary_data
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.binary_data.should == @binary_data
+  end
+  
+  it "should update record with BLOB data" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create!(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last"
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.binary_data.should be_nil
+    @employee.binary_data = @binary_data
+    @employee.save!
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.binary_data.should == @binary_data
+  end
+
+  it "should update record that has existing BLOB data with different BLOB data" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create!(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :binary_data => @binary_data
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.binary_data = @binary_data2
+    @employee.save!
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.binary_data.should == @binary_data2
+  end
+
+  it "should update record that has existing BLOB data with nil" do
+    @employee = TestEmployee.create!(
+      :first_name => "First",
+      :last_name => "Last",
+      :binary_data => @binary_data
+    )
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.binary_data = nil
+    @employee.save!
+    @employee.reload
+    @employee.binary_data.should be_nil
+  end
+  
+end
+