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+# Copyright (C) 2005, TUBITAK/UEKAE
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# Please read the COPYING file.
+#
+
+import unittest
+import os
+
+import pisi.context as ctx
+import pisi.api
+import pisi.installdb
+from pisi import util
+
+import testcase
+class RepoDBTestCase(testcase.TestCase):
+
+    def testAddRemoveCycle(self):
+        # written by cartman the celebrity, for bug #1909 
+        pisi.api.add_repo("foo","bar")
+        
+        for i in range(2):
+            print '\nTest %d\n' % (i)
+            pisi.api.remove_repo("foo")
+            pisi.api.add_repo("foo","bar")
+
+suite = unittest.makeSuite(RepoDBTestCase)