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+<?php
+class RatingTest extends ShimmieWebTestCase {
+	function testRating() {
+		$this->log_in_as_user();
+		$image_id = $this->post_image("ext/simpletest/data/pbx_screenshot.jpg", "pbx");
+
+		# test for bug #735: user forced to set rating, can't
+		# set tags and leave unrated
+		$this->get_page("post/view/$image_id");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: pbx");
+		$this->setField("tag_edit__tags", "new");
+		$this->click("Set");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: new");
+
+		# set safe
+		$this->setField("rating", "s");
+		$this->click("Set");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: new");
+
+		# search for it in various ways
+		$this->get_page("post/list/rating=Safe/1");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: new");
+
+		$this->get_page("post/list/rating=s/1");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: new");
+
+		$this->get_page("post/list/rating=sqe/1");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: new");
+
+		# test that search by tag still works
+		$this->get_page("post/list/new/1");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: new");
+
+		# searching for a different rating should return nothing
+		$this->get_page("post/list/rating=q/1");
+		$this->assertText("No Images Found");
+
+		# now set explicit, for the next test
+		$this->get_page("post/view/$image_id");
+		$this->setField("rating", "e");
+		$this->click("Set");
+		$this->assertTitle("Image $image_id: new");
+
+		$this->log_out();
+
+		# the explicit image shouldn't show up in anon's searches
+		$this->get_page("post/list/new/1");
+		$this->assertText("No Images Found");
+
+		$this->log_in_as_admin();
+		$this->delete_image($image_id);
+		$this->log_out();
+	}
+}
+?>