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+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from rattail.autocomplete import customers as mod
+from rattail.config import make_config
+from rattail.db import Session
+
+
+class TestCustomerAutocompleter(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.config = self.make_config()
+        self.autocompleter = self.make_autocompleter()
+
+    def make_config(self):
+        return make_config([], extend=False)
+
+    def make_autocompleter(self):
+        return mod.CustomerAutocompleter(self.config)
+
+    def test_autocomplete(self):
+        engine = sa.create_engine('sqlite://')
+        model = self.config.get_model()
+        model.Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+        session = Session(bind=engine)
+        enum = self.config.get_enum()
+
+        # first create some customers
+        alice = model.Customer(name='Alice Chalmers')
+        session.add(alice)
+        bob = model.Customer(name='Bob Loblaw')
+        session.add(bob)
+        charlie = model.Customer(name='Charlie Chaplin')
+        session.add(charlie)
+
+        # searching for nothing yields no results
+        result = self.autocompleter.autocomplete(session, '')
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 0)
+
+        # search for 'l' yields all 3 customers
+        result = self.autocompleter.autocomplete(session, 'l')
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 3)
+
+        # search for 'cha' yields just 2 customers
+        result = self.autocompleter.autocomplete(session, 'cha')
+        self.assertEqual(len(result), 2)
+        uuids = [info['value'] for info in result]
+        self.assertIn(alice.uuid, uuids)
+        self.assertIn(charlie.uuid, uuids)