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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+""" Unit tests for redis """
+
+import unittest
+import os
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from gluon._compat import to_bytes
+from gluon.storage import Storage
+from gluon.utils import web2py_uuid
+from gluon.globals import Request, Response, Session, current
+from gluon.contrib.redis_utils import RConn
+from gluon.contrib.redis_session import RedisSession
+from gluon.contrib.redis_cache import RedisCache
+
+
+def setup_clean_session():
+    request = Request(env={})
+    request.application = 'a'
+    request.controller = 'c'
+    request.function = 'f'
+    request.folder = 'applications/admin'
+    response = Response()
+    session = Session()
+    session.connect(request, response)
+    from gluon.globals import current
+    current.request = request
+    current.response = response
+    current.session = session
+    return current
+
+
+def setUpModule():
+    pass
+
+
+def tearDownModule():
+    if os.path.isfile('appconfig.json'):
+        os.unlink('appconfig.json')
+
+
+class TestRedis(unittest.TestCase):
+    """ Tests the Redis contrib packages """
+
+    def test_0_redis_session(self):
+        """ Basic redis read-write """
+        current = setup_clean_session()
+        response = current.response
+        rconn = RConn(host='redis')
+        db = RedisSession(redis_conn=rconn, session_expiry=False)
+        tname = 'testtablename'
+        Field = db.Field
+        db.define_table(
+            tname,
+            Field('locked', 'boolean', default=False),
+            Field('client_ip', length=64),
+            Field('created_datetime', 'datetime',
+                  default=datetime.now),
+            Field('modified_datetime', 'datetime'),
+            Field('unique_key', length=64),
+            Field('session_data', 'blob'),
+        )
+        table = db[tname]
+        unique_key = web2py_uuid()
+        dd = dict(
+            locked=0,
+            client_ip=response.session_client,
+            modified_datetime=datetime.now,
+            unique_key=unique_key
+        )
+        record_id = table.insert(**dd)
+        data_from_db = db(table.id == record_id).select()
+        #print('data_from_db=', data_from_db)
+        self.assertDictEqual(dd, data_from_db)
+