diff -r 000000000000 -r b97547f5f1fa web/test/unittest_controller.py
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+++ b/web/test/unittest_controller.py	Wed Nov 05 15:52:50 2008 +0100
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+"""cubicweb.web.controller unit tests
+
+"""
+
+from mx.DateTime import DateTimeType, DateTimeDeltaType
+
+from logilab.common.testlib import unittest_main
+
+from cubicweb.devtools import apptest
+
+class BaseControllerTC(apptest.ControllerTC):
+    def test_parse_datetime(self):
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.ctrl.parse_datetime('2006/06/24 12:18'), DateTimeType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.ctrl.parse_datetime('2006/06/24'), DateTimeType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.ctrl.parse_datetime('2006/06/24 12:18', 'Datetime'), DateTimeType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.ctrl.parse_datetime('2006/06/24', 'Datetime'), DateTimeType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.ctrl.parse_datetime('2006/06/24', 'Date'), DateTimeType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.ctrl.parse_datetime('12:18', 'Time'), DateTimeDeltaType)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.ctrl.parse_datetime, '2006/06/24 12:188', 'Datetime')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.ctrl.parse_datetime, '2006/06/240', 'Datetime')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.ctrl.parse_datetime, '2006/06/24 12:18', 'Date')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.ctrl.parse_datetime, '2006/24/06', 'Date')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.ctrl.parse_datetime, '2006/06/240', 'Date')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.ctrl.parse_datetime, '12:188', 'Time')
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest_main()