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+++ b/cubicweb/web/test/unittest_controller.py	Sat Jan 16 13:48:51 2016 +0100
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+# copyright 2003-2010 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+# contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+#
+# This file is part of CubicWeb.
+#
+# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# CubicWeb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""cubicweb.web.controller unit tests
+
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime, date, time
+
+from logilab.common.testlib import unittest_main
+
+from cubicweb.devtools import testlib
+
+class BaseControllerTC(testlib.CubicWebTC):
+
+    def test_parse_datetime_ok(self):
+        with self.admin_access.web_request() as req:
+            ctrl = self.vreg['controllers'].select('view', req)
+            pd = ctrl._cw.parse_datetime
+            self.assertIsInstance(pd('2006/06/24 12:18'), datetime)
+            self.assertIsInstance(pd('2006/06/24'), date)
+            self.assertIsInstance(pd('2006/06/24 12:18', 'Datetime'), datetime)
+            self.assertIsInstance(pd('2006/06/24', 'Datetime'), datetime)
+            self.assertIsInstance(pd('2006/06/24', 'Date'), date)
+            self.assertIsInstance(pd('12:18', 'Time'), time)
+
+    def test_parse_datetime_ko(self):
+        with self.admin_access.web_request() as req:
+            ctrl = self.vreg['controllers'].select('view', req)
+            pd = ctrl._cw.parse_datetime
+            self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                              pd, '2006/06/24 12:188', 'Datetime')
+            self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                              pd, '2006/06/240', 'Datetime')
+            self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                              pd, '2006/06/24 12:18', 'Date')
+            self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                              pd, '2006/24/06', 'Date')
+            self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                              pd, '2006/06/240', 'Date')
+            self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                              pd, '12:188', 'Time')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest_main()