Reworked settings_object module, but command.init tests still fail:

$ python test.py libbe.command.init
Doctest: libbe.command.init.Init ... FAIL
...
-----------------------
File ".../libbe/command/init.py", line 47, in libbe.command.init.Init
Failed example:
    ui.run(cmd)
Exception raised:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      ...
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/command/init.py", line 97, in _run
        bd = libbe.bugdir.BugDir(storage, from_storage=False)
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/bugdir.py", line 185, in __init__
        self.save()
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/bugdir.py", line 228, in save
        self.save_settings()
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/bugdir.py", line 204, in save_settings
        mf = mapfile.generate(self._get_saved_settings())
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/storage/util/settings_object.py", line 230, in _get_saved_settings
        self, self._setting_name_to_attr_name(k))
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/storage/util/properties.py", line 194, in _fget
        value = fget(self)
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/storage/util/properties.py", line 329, in _fget
        primer(self)
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/storage/util/settings_object.py", line 69, in prop_load_settings
        self.load_settings()
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/bugdir.py", line 194, in load_settings
        self.settings = mapfile.parse(settings_mapfile)
      File "/tmp/be.wtk/libbe/storage/util/mapfile.py", line 123, in parse
        c = yaml.load(contents)
      ...
      File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml/reader.py", line 213, in update_raw
        data = self.stream.read(size)
    AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'read'
...

5 files changed, 226 insertions, 127 deletions

diff --git a/libbe/bug.py b/libbe/bug.py
index 7e9999e..275a826 100644
--- a/libbe/bug.py
+++ b/libbe/bug.py
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ class Bug(settings_object.SavedSettingsObject):
         if from_storage == False:
             if uuid == None:
                 self.uuid = libbe.util.id.uuid_gen()
-            self.settings = {}
-            self._setup_saved_settings()
             self.time = int(time.time()) # only save to second precision
             self.summary = summary
             dummy = self.comment_root
diff --git a/libbe/bugdir.py b/libbe/bugdir.py
index 8389716..02a4386 100644
--- a/libbe/bugdir.py
+++ b/libbe/bugdir.py
@@ -178,12 +178,9 @@ class BugDir (list, settings_object.SavedSettingsObject):
             if self.uuid == None:
                 self.uuid = [c for c in self.storage.children()
                              if c != 'version'][0]
-            self.load_settings()
         else:
             if self.uuid == None:
                 self.uuid = libbe.util.id.uuid_gen()
-            self.settings = {}
-            self._setup_saved_settings()
             if self.storage != None and self.storage.is_writeable():
                 self.save()
 
diff --git a/libbe/command/init.py b/libbe/command/init.py
index 4e8bfc2..aadc0c7 100644
--- a/libbe/command/init.py
+++ b/libbe/command/init.py
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class Init (libbe.command.Command):
     >>> vcs.disconnect()
     >>> vcs.connect()
     >>> bugdir = libbe.bugdir.BugDir(vcs, from_storage=True)
-    >>> bugdir.settings
     >>> vcs.disconnect()
     >>> vcs.destroy()
     >>> dir.cleanup()
diff --git a/libbe/comment.py b/libbe/comment.py
index f0cc45c..f1b979e 100644
--- a/libbe/comment.py
+++ b/libbe/comment.py
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ class Comment(Tree, settings_object.SavedSettingsObject):
         if from_storage == False:
             if uuid == None:
                 self.uuid = libbe.util.id.uuid_gen()
-            self.settings = {}
-            self._setup_saved_settings()
             self.time = int(time.time()) # only save to second precision
             self.in_reply_to = in_reply_to
             self.body = body
diff --git a/libbe/storage/util/settings_object.py b/libbe/storage/util/settings_object.py
index ca94f23..655e0ed 100644
--- a/libbe/storage/util/settings_object.py
+++ b/libbe/storage/util/settings_object.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class _Token (object):
     pass
 
 class UNPRIMED (_Token):
-    "Property has not been primed."
+    "Property has not been primed (loaded)."
     pass
 
 class EMPTY (_Token):
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ def prop_save_settings(self, old, new):
 
 def prop_load_settings(self):
     """
-    The default action undertaken when an UNPRIMED property is accessed.
+    The default action undertaken when an UNPRIMED property is
+    accessed.  Attempt to run .load_settings(), which calls
+    ._setup_saved_settings() internally.  If .storage is inaccessible,
+    don't do anything.
     """
-    if self.storage != None and self.storage.is_readable() \
-            and self._settings_loaded==False:
+    if self.storage != None and self.storage.is_readable():
         self.load_settings()
-    else:
-        self._setup_saved_settings(flag_as_loaded=False)
 
 # Some name-mangling routines for pretty printing setting names
 def setting_name_to_attr_name(self, name):
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ def versioned_property(name, doc,
       * you set change_hook and might have mutable property values
     See the docstrings in libbe.properties for details on how each of
     these cases are handled.
+
+    The value stored in .settings[name] will be
+       * no value (or UNPRIMED) if the property has been neither set,
+         nor loaded as blank.
+       * EMPTY if the value has been loaded as blank.
+       * some value if the property has been either loaded or set.
     """
     settings_properties.append(name)
     if require_save == True:
@@ -152,7 +158,8 @@ def versioned_property(name, doc,
                        % (', '.join(allowed))
         hooked      = change_hook_property(hook=change_hook, mutable=mutable,
                                            default=EMPTY)
-        primed      = primed_property(primer=primer, initVal=UNPRIMED)
+        primed      = primed_property(primer=primer, initVal=UNPRIMED,
+                                      unprimeableVal=EMPTY)
         settings    = settings_property(name=name, null=UNPRIMED)
         docp        = doc_property(doc=fulldoc)
         deco = hooked(primed(settings(docp(funcs))))
@@ -181,7 +188,6 @@ class SavedSettingsObject(object):
     _attr_name_to_setting_name = attr_name_to_setting_name
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self._settings_loaded = False
         self.storage = None
         self.settings = {}
 
@@ -191,17 +197,15 @@ class SavedSettingsObject(object):
         self.settings = {}
         self._setup_saved_settings()
 
-    def _setup_saved_settings(self, flag_as_loaded=True):
+    def _setup_saved_settings(self):
         """
-        To be run after setting self.settings up from disk.  Marks all
-        settings as primed.
+        To be run after setting self.settings up from disk.  Fills in
+        all missing settings entries with EMPTY.
         """
         for property in self.settings_properties:
             if property not in self.settings \
                     or self.settings[property] == UNPRIMED:
                 self.settings[property] = EMPTY
-        if flag_as_loaded == True:
-            self._settings_loaded = True
 
     def save_settings(self):
         """Save the settings to disk."""
@@ -220,15 +224,16 @@ class SavedSettingsObject(object):
         load already.
         """
         settings = {}
+        for k in self.settings_properties: # force full load
+            if not k in self.settings or self.settings[k] == UNPRIMED:
+                value = getattr(
+                    self, self._setting_name_to_attr_name(k))
         for k in self.settings_properties:
-            if k in self.settings and \
-                    not self.settings[k] in [None, EMPTY]:
+            if k in self.settings and self.settings[k] != EMPTY:
                 settings[k] = self.settings[k]
-            else:
-                value = getattr(
+            elif k in self.required_saved_properties:
+                settings[k] = getattr(
                     self, self._setting_name_to_attr_name(k))
-                if value not in [None, EMPTY, []]:
-                    settings[k] = value
         return settings
 
     def clear_cached_setting(self, setting=None):
@@ -242,134 +247,245 @@ class SavedSettingsObject(object):
 
 
 if libbe.TESTING == True:
+    import copy
+
+    class TestStorage (list):
+        def __init__(self):
+            list.__init__(self)
+            self.readable = True
+            self.writeable = True
+        def is_readable(self):
+            return self.readable
+        def is_writeable(self):
+            return self.writeable
+        
+    class TestObject (SavedSettingsObject):
+        def load_settings(self):
+            self.load_count += 1
+            if len(self.storage) == 0:
+                self.settings = {}
+            else:
+                self.settings = copy.deepcopy(self.storage[-1])
+            self._setup_saved_settings()
+        def save_settings(self):
+            settings = self._get_saved_settings()
+            self.storage.append(copy.deepcopy(settings))
+        def __init__(self):
+            SavedSettingsObject.__init__(self)
+            self.load_count = 0
+            self.storage = TestStorage()
+
     class SavedSettingsObjectTests(unittest.TestCase):
-        def testSimpleProperty(self):
-            """Testing a minimal versioned property"""
-            class Test(SavedSettingsObject):
+        def testSimplePropertyDoc(self):
+            """Testing a minimal versioned property docstring"""
+            class Test (TestObject):
+                settings_properties = []
+                required_saved_properties = []
+                @versioned_property(
+                    name="Content-type",
+                    doc="A test property",
+                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                    required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties)
+                def content_type(): return {}
+            expected = "A test property\n\nThis property defaults to None."
+            self.failUnless(Test.content_type.__doc__ == expected,
+                            Test.content_type.__doc__)
+        def testSimplePropertyFromMemory(self):
+            """Testing a minimal versioned property from memory"""
+            class Test (TestObject):
                 settings_properties = []
                 required_saved_properties = []
-                @versioned_property(name="Content-type",
-                                    doc="A test property",
-                                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
-                                    required_saved_properties= \
-                                        required_saved_properties)
+                @versioned_property(
+                    name="Content-type",
+                    doc="A test property",
+                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                    required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties)
                 def content_type(): return {}
-                def __init__(self):
-                    SavedSettingsObject.__init__(self)
             t = Test()
-            # access missing setting
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == False, t._settings_loaded)
             self.failUnless(len(t.settings) == 0, len(t.settings))
+            # accessing t.content_type triggers the priming, but
+            # t.storage.is_readable() == False, so nothing happens.
+            t.storage.readable = False
+            self.failUnless(t.content_type == None, t.content_type)
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {}, t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.settings) == 0, len(t.settings))
+            self.failUnless(t.content_type == None, t.content_type)
+            # accessing t.content_type triggers the priming again, and
+            # now that t.storage.is_readable() == True, this fills out
+            # t.settings with EMPTY data.  At this point there should
+            # be one load and no saves.
+            t.storage.readable = True
             self.failUnless(t.content_type == None, t.content_type)
-            # accessing t.content_type triggers the priming, which runs
-            # t._setup_saved_settings, which fills out t.settings with
-            # EMPTY data.  t._settings_loaded is still false though, since
-            # the default priming does not do any of the `official' loading
-            # that occurs in t.load_settings.
             self.failUnless(len(t.settings) == 1, len(t.settings))
             self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == EMPTY,
                             t.settings["Content-type"])
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == False, t._settings_loaded)
-            # load settings creates an EMPTY value in the settings array
-            t.load_settings()
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == True, t._settings_loaded)
-            self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == EMPTY,
-                            t.settings["Content-type"])
             self.failUnless(t.content_type == None, t.content_type)
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 1, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 0, len(t.storage))
+            # an explicit call to load settings forces a reload,
+            # but nothing else changes.
+            t.load_settings()
             self.failUnless(len(t.settings) == 1, len(t.settings))
             self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == EMPTY,
                             t.settings["Content-type"])
+            self.failUnless(t.content_type == None, t.content_type)
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 2, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 0, len(t.storage))
             # now we set a value
             t.content_type = 5
             self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == 5,
                             t.settings["Content-type"])
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 2, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 1, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'Content-type':5}], t.storage)
+            # getting its value changes nothing
             self.failUnless(t.content_type == 5, t.content_type)
             self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == 5,
                             t.settings["Content-type"])
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 2, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 1, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'Content-type':5}], t.storage)
             # now we set another value
             t.content_type = "text/plain"
             self.failUnless(t.content_type == "text/plain", t.content_type)
             self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == "text/plain",
                             t.settings["Content-type"])
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 2, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 2, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'Content-type':5},
+                                          {'Content-type':'text/plain'}],
+                            t.storage)
+            # t._get_saved_settings() returns a dict of required or
+            # non-default values.
             self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == \
                                 {"Content-type":"text/plain"},
                             t._get_saved_settings())
             # now we clear to the post-primed value
             t.content_type = EMPTY
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == True, t._settings_loaded)
             self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == EMPTY,
                             t.settings["Content-type"])
             self.failUnless(t.content_type == None, t.content_type)
             self.failUnless(len(t.settings) == 1, len(t.settings))
             self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == EMPTY,
                             t.settings["Content-type"])
+            self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == {},
+                            t._get_saved_settings())
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'Content-type':5},
+                                          {'Content-type':'text/plain'},
+                                          {}],
+                            t.storage)
+        def testSimplePropertyFromStorage(self):
+            """Testing a minimal versioned property from storage"""
+            class Test (TestObject):
+                settings_properties = []
+                required_saved_properties = []
+                @versioned_property(
+                    name="prop-a",
+                    doc="A test property",
+                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                    required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties)
+                def prop_a(): return {}
+                @versioned_property(
+                    name="prop-b",
+                    doc="Another test property",
+                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                    required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties)
+                def prop_b(): return {}
+            t = Test()
+            t.storage.append({'prop-a':'saved'})
+            # setting prop-b forces a load (to check for changes),
+            # which also pulls in prop-a.
+            t.prop_b = 'new-b'
+            settings = {'prop-b':'new-b', 'prop-a':'saved'}
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == settings, t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == settings,
+                            t._get_saved_settings())
+            # test that _get_saved_settings() works even when settings
+            # were _not_ loaded beforehand
+            t = Test()
+            t.storage.append({'prop-a':'saved'})
+            settings ={'prop-a':'saved'}
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {}, t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == settings,
+                            t._get_saved_settings())
+            
         def testDefaultingProperty(self):
             """Testing a defaulting versioned property"""
-            class Test(SavedSettingsObject):
+            class Test (TestObject):
                 settings_properties = []
                 required_saved_properties = []
-                @versioned_property(name="Content-type",
-                                    doc="A test property",
-                                    default="text/plain",
-                                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
-                                    required_saved_properties= \
-                                        required_saved_properties)
+                @versioned_property(
+                    name="Content-type",
+                    doc="A test property",
+                    default="text/plain",
+                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                    required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties)
                 def content_type(): return {}
-                def __init__(self):
-                    SavedSettingsObject.__init__(self)
             t = Test()
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == False, t._settings_loaded)
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {}, t.settings)
             self.failUnless(t.content_type == "text/plain", t.content_type)
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == False, t._settings_loaded)
-            t.load_settings()
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == True, t._settings_loaded)
-            self.failUnless(t.content_type == "text/plain", t.content_type)
-            self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == EMPTY,
-                            t.settings["Content-type"])
-            self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() ==
-                            {"Content-type":"text/plain"},
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {"Content-type":EMPTY},
+                            t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 1, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 0, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == {},
                             t._get_saved_settings())
             t.content_type = "text/html"
             self.failUnless(t.content_type == "text/html",
                             t.content_type)
-            self.failUnless(t.settings["Content-type"] == "text/html",
-                            t.settings["Content-type"])
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {"Content-type":"text/html"},
+                            t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 1, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 1, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'Content-type':'text/html'}],
+                            t.storage)
             self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == \
                                 {"Content-type":"text/html"},
                             t._get_saved_settings())
         def testRequiredDefaultingProperty(self):
             """Testing a required defaulting versioned property"""
-            class Test(SavedSettingsObject):
+            class Test (TestObject):
                 settings_properties = []
                 required_saved_properties = []
-                @versioned_property(name="Content-type",
-                                    doc="A test property",
-                                    default="text/plain",
-                                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
-                                    required_saved_properties= \
-                                        required_saved_properties,
-                                    require_save=True)
+                @versioned_property(
+                    name="Content-type",
+                    doc="A test property",
+                    default="text/plain",
+                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                    required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties,
+                    require_save=True)
                 def content_type(): return {}
-                def __init__(self):
-                    SavedSettingsObject.__init__(self)
             t = Test()
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {}, t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(t.content_type == "text/plain", t.content_type)
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {"Content-type":EMPTY},
+                            t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 1, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 0, len(t.storage))
             self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == \
                                 {"Content-type":"text/plain"},
                             t._get_saved_settings())
             t.content_type = "text/html"
+            self.failUnless(t.content_type == "text/html",
+                            t.content_type)
+            self.failUnless(t.settings == {"Content-type":"text/html"},
+                            t.settings)
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 1, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 1, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'Content-type':'text/html'}],
+                            t.storage)
             self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == \
                                 {"Content-type":"text/html"},
                             t._get_saved_settings())
         def testClassVersionedPropertyDefinition(self):
             """Testing a class-specific _versioned property decorator"""
-            class Test(SavedSettingsObject):
+            class Test (TestObject):
                 settings_properties = []
                 required_saved_properties = []
-                def _versioned_property(settings_properties= \
-                                            settings_properties,
-                                        required_saved_properties= \
-                                            required_saved_properties,
-                                        **kwargs):
+                def _versioned_property(
+                        settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                        required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties,
+                        **kwargs):
                     if "settings_properties" not in kwargs:
                         kwargs["settings_properties"] = settings_properties
                     if "required_saved_properties" not in kwargs:
@@ -377,69 +493,60 @@ if libbe.TESTING == True:
                             required_saved_properties
                     return versioned_property(**kwargs)
                 @_versioned_property(name="Content-type",
-                                    doc="A test property",
-                                    default="text/plain",
-                                    require_save=True)
+                                     doc="A test property",
+                                     default="text/plain",
+                                     require_save=True)
                 def content_type(): return {}
-                def __init__(self):
-                    SavedSettingsObject.__init__(self)
             t = Test()
             self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == \
                                 {"Content-type":"text/plain"},
                             t._get_saved_settings())
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 1, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 0, len(t.storage))
             t.content_type = "text/html"
             self.failUnless(t._get_saved_settings() == \
                                 {"Content-type":"text/html"},
                             t._get_saved_settings())
+            self.failUnless(t.load_count == 1, t.load_count)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 1, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'Content-type':'text/html'}],
+                            t.storage)
         def testMutableChangeHookedProperty(self):
             """Testing a mutable change-hooked property"""
-            SAVES = []
-            def prop_log_save_settings(self, old, new, saves=SAVES):
-                saves.append("'%s' -> '%s'" % (str(old), str(new)))
-                prop_save_settings(self, old, new)
-            class Test(SavedSettingsObject):
+            class Test (TestObject):
                 settings_properties = []
                 required_saved_properties = []
-                @versioned_property(name="List-type",
-                                    doc="A test property",
-                                    mutable=True,
-                                    change_hook=prop_log_save_settings,
-                                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
-                                    required_saved_properties= \
-                                        required_saved_properties)
+                @versioned_property(
+                    name="List-type",
+                    doc="A test property",
+                    mutable=True,
+                    change_hook=prop_save_settings,
+                    settings_properties=settings_properties,
+                    required_saved_properties=required_saved_properties)
                 def list_type(): return {}
-                def __init__(self):
-                    SavedSettingsObject.__init__(self)
             t = Test()
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == False, t._settings_loaded)
-            t.load_settings()
-            self.failUnless(SAVES == [], SAVES)
-            self.failUnless(t._settings_loaded == True, t._settings_loaded)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 0, len(t.storage))
             self.failUnless(t.list_type == None, t.list_type)
-            self.failUnless(SAVES == [], SAVES)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 0, len(t.storage))
             self.failUnless(t.settings["List-type"]==EMPTY,
                             t.settings["List-type"])
             t.list_type = []
             self.failUnless(t.settings["List-type"] == [],
                             t.settings["List-type"])
-            self.failUnless(SAVES == [
-                    "'<class 'libbe.storage.util.settings_object.EMPTY'>' -> '[]'"
-                    ], SAVES)
-            t.list_type.append(5)
-            self.failUnless(SAVES == [
-                    "'<class 'libbe.storage.util.settings_object.EMPTY'>' -> '[]'",
-                    ], SAVES)
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 1, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'List-type':[]}],
+                            t.storage)
+            t.list_type.append(5) # external modification not detected yet
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 1, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'List-type':[]}],
+                            t.storage)
             self.failUnless(t.settings["List-type"] == [5],
                             t.settings["List-type"])
-            self.failUnless(SAVES == [ # the append(5) has not yet been saved
-                    "'<class 'libbe.storage.util.settings_object.EMPTY'>' -> '[]'",
-                    ], SAVES)
-            self.failUnless(t.list_type == [5], t.list_type)#get triggers saved
-
-            self.failUnless(SAVES == [ # now the append(5) has been saved.
-                    "'<class 'libbe.storage.util.settings_object.EMPTY'>' -> '[]'",
-                    "'[]' -> '[5]'"
-                    ], SAVES)
+            self.failUnless(t.list_type == [5], t.list_type)# get triggers save
+            self.failUnless(len(t.storage) == 2, len(t.storage))
+            self.failUnless(t.storage == [{'List-type':[]},
+                                          {'List-type':[5]}],
+                            t.storage)
 
     unitsuite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase( \
         SavedSettingsObjectTests)