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+<?php
+
+require BASEPATH.'libraries/Typography.php';
+
+class Typography_test extends CI_TestCase
+{
+
+	public function setUp()
+	{
+		$obj = new StdClass;
+		$obj->type = new CI_Typography();
+		
+		$this->ci_instance($obj);
+		
+		$this->type = $obj->type;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests the format_characters() function.
+	 *
+	 * this can and should grow.
+	 */
+	public function testFormatCharacters()
+	{
+		$strs = array(
+			'"double quotes"' 				=> '&#8220;double quotes&#8221;',
+			'"testing" in "theory" that is' => '&#8220;testing&#8221; in &#8220;theory&#8221; that is',
+			"Here's what I'm" 				=> 'Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;m',
+			'&' 							=> '&amp;',
+			'&amp;' 						=> '&amp;',
+			'&nbsp;'						=> '&nbsp;',
+			'--'							=> '&#8212;',
+			'foo...'						=> 'foo&#8230;',
+			'foo..'							=> 'foo..',
+			'foo...bar.'					=> 'foo&#8230;bar.',
+			'test.  new'					=> 'test.&nbsp; new',
+		);	
+		
+		foreach ($strs as $str => $expected)
+		{
+			$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->type->format_characters($str));		
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function testNl2brExceptPre()
+	{	
+		$str = <<<EOH
+Hello, I'm a happy string with some new lines.  
+
+I like to skip.
+
+Jump
+
+and sing.
+
+<pre>
+I am inside a pre tag.  Please don't mess with me.
+
+k?
+</pre>
+
+That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
+
+The End.
+EOH;
+
+		$expected = <<<EOH
+Hello, I'm a happy string with some new lines.  <br />
+<br />
+I like to skip.<br />
+<br />
+Jump<br />
+<br />
+and sing.<br />
+<br />
+<pre>
+I am inside a pre tag.  Please don't mess with me.
+
+k?
+</pre><br />
+<br />
+That's my story and I'm sticking to it.<br />
+<br />
+The End.
+EOH;
+
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, 
+							$this->type->nl2br_except_pre($str));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	public function testAutoTypography()
+	{
+		$this->_blank_string();
+		$this->_standardize_new_lines();
+		$this->_reduce_linebreaks();
+		$this->_remove_comments();
+		$this->_protect_pre();
+		$this->_no_opening_block();
+		$this->_protect_braced_quotes();
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	private function _blank_string()
+	{
+		// Test blank string
+		$this->assertEquals('', $this->type->auto_typography(''));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	private function _standardize_new_lines()
+	{
+		$strs = array(
+			"My string\rhas return characters"	=> "<p>My string<br />\nhas return characters</p>",
+			'This one does not!' 				=> '<p>This one does not!</p>'
+		);
+
+		foreach ($strs as $str => $expect)
+		{
+			$this->assertEquals($expect, $this->type->auto_typography($str));
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	private function _reduce_linebreaks()
+	{
+		$str = "This has way too many linebreaks.\n\n\n\nSee?";
+		$expect = "<p>This has way too many linebreaks.</p>\n\n<p>See?</p>";
+		
+		$this->assertEquals($expect, $this->type->auto_typography($str, TRUE));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	private function _remove_comments()
+	{
+		$str = '<!-- I can haz comments? -->  But no!';
+		$expect = '<p><!-- I can haz comments? -->&nbsp; But no!</p>';
+		
+		$this->assertEquals($expect, $this->type->auto_typography($str));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	private function _protect_pre()
+	{
+		$str = '<p>My Sentence</p><pre>var_dump($this);</pre>';
+		$expect = '<p>My Sentence</p><pre>var_dump($this);</pre>';
+		
+		$this->assertEquals($expect, $this->type->auto_typography($str));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	private function _no_opening_block()
+	{
+		$str = 'My Sentence<pre>var_dump($this);</pre>';
+		$expect = '<p>My Sentence</p><pre>var_dump($this);</pre>';
+		
+		$this->assertEquals($expect, $this->type->auto_typography($str));
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function _protect_braced_quotes()
+	{
+		$this->type->protect_braced_quotes = TRUE;
+		
+		$str = 'Test {parse="foobar"}';
+		$expect = '<p>Test {parse="foobar"}</p>';
+		
+		$this->assertEquals($expect, $this->type->auto_typography($str));
+
+		$this->type->protect_braced_quotes = FALSE;
+		
+		$str = 'Test {parse="foobar"}';
+		$expect = '<p>Test {parse=&#8220;foobar&#8221;}</p>';
+		
+		$this->assertEquals($expect, $this->type->auto_typography($str));
+
+
+	}
+}
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