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+++ b/parts/django/tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/tests.py	Sat Jan 08 11:20:57 2011 +0530
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+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.contrib.admin.options import ModelAdmin
+
+from models import Band
+
+class TestAdminOrdering(TestCase):
+    """
+    Let's make sure that ModelAdmin.queryset uses the ordering we define in
+    ModelAdmin rather that ordering defined in the model's inner Meta
+    class.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        b1 = Band(name='Aerosmith', bio='', rank=3)
+        b1.save()
+        b2 = Band(name='Radiohead', bio='', rank=1)
+        b2.save()
+        b3 = Band(name='Van Halen', bio='', rank=2)
+        b3.save()
+
+    def test_default_ordering(self):
+        """
+        The default ordering should be by name, as specified in the inner Meta
+        class.
+        """
+        ma = ModelAdmin(Band, None)
+        names = [b.name for b in ma.queryset(None)]
+        self.assertEqual([u'Aerosmith', u'Radiohead', u'Van Halen'], names)
+
+    def test_specified_ordering(self):
+        """
+        Let's use a custom ModelAdmin that changes the ordering, and make sure
+        it actually changes.
+        """
+        class BandAdmin(ModelAdmin):
+            ordering = ('rank',) # default ordering is ('name',)
+        ma = BandAdmin(Band, None)
+        names = [b.name for b in ma.queryset(None)]
+        self.assertEqual([u'Radiohead', u'Van Halen', u'Aerosmith'], names)