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+++ b/test/memcached.py	Thu Jan 08 07:49:35 2009 +0000
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+"""
+Test basic queue functionality
+
+>>> from queues import queues
+>>> import datetime
+>>> queue_name = 'test_queues_%s' % datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
+
+Verify that the queue does not exist
+>>> queue_name in queues.get_list()
+False
+
+Create the queue
+>>> q = queues.Queue(queue_name)
+
+Write to the queue
+>>> q.write('test')
+True
+
+Verify that it is indeed in the list
+>>> queue_name in queues.get_list()
+True
+
+Get the length of the queue
+>>> len(q)
+1
+
+Read from the queue
+>>> q.read()
+'test'
+
+The queue should now be empty
+>>> len(q)
+0
+
+TODO: get rid of the queue?
+"""
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+    doctest.testmod()
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