Index: trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchCompilerTest.java
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--- trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchCompilerTest.java	(revision 6429)
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+package org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.search;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.Preferences;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Node;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
+
+public class SearchCompilerTest {
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        Main.pref = new Preferences();
+    }
+
+    protected OsmPrimitive newPrimitive(String key, String value) {
+        final Node p = new Node();
+        p.put(key, value);
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAny() throws Exception {
+        final SearchCompiler.Match c = SearchCompiler.compile("foo", false, false);
+        Assert.assertTrue(c.match(newPrimitive("foobar", "true")));
+        Assert.assertTrue(c.match(newPrimitive("name", "hello-foo-xy")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c.match(newPrimitive("name", "X")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEquals() throws Exception {
+        final SearchCompiler.Match c = SearchCompiler.compile("foo=bar", false, false);
+        Assert.assertFalse(c.match(newPrimitive("foobar", "true")));
+        Assert.assertTrue(c.match(newPrimitive("foo", "bar")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c.match(newPrimitive("fooX", "bar")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c.match(newPrimitive("foo", "barX")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCompare() throws Exception {
+        final SearchCompiler.Match c1 = SearchCompiler.compile("start_date>1950", false, false);
+        Assert.assertTrue(c1.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1950-01-01")));
+        Assert.assertTrue(c1.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1960")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c1.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1950")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c1.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1000")));
+        Assert.assertTrue(c1.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "101010")));
+        final SearchCompiler.Match c2 = SearchCompiler.compile("start_date<1960", false, false);
+        Assert.assertTrue(c2.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1950-01-01")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c2.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1960")));
+        Assert.assertTrue(c2.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1950")));
+        Assert.assertTrue(c2.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1000")));
+        Assert.assertTrue(c2.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "200")));
+        final SearchCompiler.Match c3 = SearchCompiler.compile("name<I", false, false);
+        Assert.assertTrue(c3.match(newPrimitive("name", "Alpha")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c3.match(newPrimitive("name", "Sigma")));
+        final SearchCompiler.Match c4 = SearchCompiler.compile("\"start_date\"<1960", false, false);
+        Assert.assertTrue(c4.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "1950-01-01")));
+        Assert.assertFalse(c4.match(newPrimitive("start_date", "2000")));
+
+    }
+}