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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from rattail import config
+
+
+class TestParseList(TestCase):
+
+    def test_none(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(None)
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 0)
+
+    def test_single_value(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(u'foo')
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(value[0], u'foo')
+
+    def test_single_value_padded_by_spaces(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(u'   foo   ')
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(value[0], u'foo')
+
+    def test_slash_is_not_a_separator(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(u'/dev/null')
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(value[0], u'/dev/null')
+
+    def test_multiple_values_separated_by_whitespace(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(u'foo bar baz')
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(value[0], u'foo')
+        self.assertEqual(value[1], u'bar')
+        self.assertEqual(value[2], u'baz')
+
+    def test_multiple_values_separated_by_commas(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(u'foo,bar,baz')
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(value[0], u'foo')
+        self.assertEqual(value[1], u'bar')
+        self.assertEqual(value[2], u'baz')
+
+    def test_multiple_values_separated_by_whitespace_and_commas(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(u'  foo,   bar   baz')
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(value[0], u'foo')
+        self.assertEqual(value[1], u'bar')
+        self.assertEqual(value[2], u'baz')
+
+    def test_multiple_values_separated_by_whitespace_and_commas_with_some_quoting(self):
+        value = config.parse_list(u"""
+        foo
+        "C:\\some path\\with spaces\\and, a comma",
+        baz
+""")
+        self.assertEqual(len(value), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(value[0], u'foo')
+        self.assertEqual(value[1], u'C:\\some path\\with spaces\\and, a comma')
+        self.assertEqual(value[2], u'baz')