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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2001 Bizar Software Pty Ltd (http://www.bizarsoftware.com.au/)
+# This module is free software, and you may redistribute it and/or modify
+# under the same terms as Python, so long as this copyright message and
+# disclaimer are retained in their original form.
+#
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL BIZAR SOFTWARE PTY LTD BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
+# DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
+# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS CODE, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# BIZAR SOFTWARE PTY LTD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE CODE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS"
+# BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
+# SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+
+import unittest
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+from roundup import configuration
+
+config = configuration.CoreConfig()
+config.DATABASE = "db"
+config.RDBMS_NAME = "rounduptest"
+config.RDBMS_HOST = "localhost"
+config.RDBMS_USER = "rounduptest"
+config.RDBMS_PASSWORD = "rounduptest"
+config.RDBMS_TEMPLATE = "template0"
+# these TRACKER_WEB and MAIL_DOMAIN values are used in mailgw tests
+config.MAIL_DOMAIN = "your.tracker.email.domain.example"
+config.TRACKER_WEB = "http://tracker.example/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/bugs/"
+# uncomment the following to have excessive debug output from test cases
+# FIXME: tracker logging level should be increased by -v arguments
+#   to 'run_tests.py' script
+#config.LOGGING_FILENAME = "/tmp/logfile"
+#config.LOGGING_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
+config.init_logging()
+config.options['FOO'] = "value"
+
+class ConfigTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_badConfigKeyword(self):
+        """Run configure tests looking for invalid option name
+        """
+        self.assertRaises(configuration.InvalidOptionError, config._get_option, "BadOptionName")
+
+    def test_validConfigKeyword(self):
+        """Run configure tests looking for invalid option name
+        """
+        self.assertEquals(config._get_option("FOO"), "value")