var model = require('../lib/model') , should = require('chai').should() , assert = require('chai').assert , _ = require('underscore') , async = require('async') ; describe('Model', function () { describe('Serialization, deserialization', function () { it('Can serialize and deserialize strings', function (done) { var a, b, c; a = { test: "Some string" }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); c.test.should.equal("Some string"); // Even if a property is a string containing a new line, the serialized // version doesn't. The new line must still be there upon deserialization a = { test: "With a new\nline" }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); c.test.should.equal("With a new\nline"); a.test.indexOf('\n').should.not.equal(-1); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); c.test.indexOf('\n').should.not.equal(-1); done(); }); it('Can serialize and deserialize booleans', function (done) { var a, b, c; a = { test: true }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); c.test.should.equal(true); done(); }); it('Can serialize and deserialize numbers', function (done) { var a, b, c; a = { test: 5 }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); c.test.should.equal(5); done(); }); it('Can serialize and deserialize null', function (done) { var a, b, c; a = { test: null }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); assert.isNull(a.test); done(); }); it('Can serialize and deserialize a date', function (done) { var a, b, c , d = new Date(); a = { test: d }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); c.test.constructor.name.should.equal('Date'); c.test.getTime().should.equal(d.getTime()); done(); }); it('Can serialize and deserialize sub objects', function (done) { var a, b, c , d = new Date(); a = { test: { something: 39, also: d, yes: { again: 'yes' } } }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); c.test.something.should.equal(39); c.test.also.getTime().should.equal(d.getTime()); c.test.yes.again.should.equal('yes'); done(); }); it('Can serialize and deserialize sub arrays', function (done) { var a, b, c , d = new Date(); a = { test: [ 39, d, { again: 'yes' } ] }; b = model.serialize(a); c = model.deserialize(b); b.indexOf('\n').should.equal(-1); c.test[0].should.equal(39); c.test[1].getTime().should.equal(d.getTime()); c.test[2].again.should.equal('yes'); done(); }); }); // ==== End of 'Serialization, deserialization' ==== // });