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+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+use FindBin;
+use strict;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../../../lib";
+
+##The goal of this test is to test www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax, particularly those things not tested in Thingy.t
+
+use WebGUI::Test;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+use Test::More tests => 4; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::Deep;
+use JSON;
+use WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Thingy;
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
+
+# Do our work in the import node
+my $node = WebGUI::Asset->getImportNode($session);
+
+my $versionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+$versionTag->set({name=>"Thingy Test"});
+WebGUI::Test->addToCleanup($versionTag);
+my $thingy = $node->addChild({className=>'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Thingy'});
+
+# Test adding a new Thing
+my $i18n        = WebGUI::International->new($session, "Asset_Thingy");
+my $groupIdEdit = $thingy->get("groupIdEdit");
+my %thingProperties = (
+    thingId           => "new",
+    label             => $i18n->get('assetName'),
+    editScreenTitle   => $i18n->get('edit screen title label'),
+    editInstructions  => '',
+    groupIdAdd        => $groupIdEdit,
+    groupIdEdit       => $groupIdEdit,
+    saveButtonLabel   => $i18n->get('default save button label'),
+    afterSave         => 'searchThisThing',
+    editTemplateId    => "ThingyTmpl000000000003",
+    groupIdView       => $groupIdEdit,
+    viewTemplateId    => "ThingyTmpl000000000002",
+    defaultView       => 'searchThing',
+    searchScreenTitle => $i18n->get('search screen title label'),
+    searchDescription => '',
+    groupIdSearch     => $groupIdEdit,
+    groupIdExport     => $groupIdEdit,
+    groupIdImport     => $groupIdEdit,
+    searchTemplateId  => "ThingyTmpl000000000004",
+    thingsPerPage     => 25,
+);
+
+my $thingId = $thingy->addThing(\%thingProperties,0); 
+
+# Test adding a field
+
+my %fieldProperties = (
+    thingId     => $thingId,
+    fieldId     => "new",
+    label       => "Optional",
+    dateCreated => time(),
+    fieldType   => "text",
+    status      => "editable",
+    display     => 1,
+);
+
+my $field1Id = $thingy->addField(\%fieldProperties, 0);
+$fieldProperties{status} = 'required';
+$fieldProperties{label}  = 'Required';
+my $field2Id = $thingy->addField(\%fieldProperties, 0);
+
+
+#################################################################
+#
+# www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax
+#
+#################################################################
+
+$session->request->setup_body({
+    thingId     => $thingId,
+    thingDataId => 'new',
+    "field_".$field1Id => 'test value', 
+    "field_".$field2Id => 'required', # required
+
+});
+
+$session->user({userId => '3'});
+$session->http->setStatus(200);
+my $json = $thingy->www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax();
+is $json, '{}', 'www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax: Empty JSON hash';
+is $session->http->getStatus, 200, '... http status=200';
+
+
+$session->request->setup_body({   
+	thingId     => $thingId,
+	thingDataId => 'new',
+	"field_".$field1Id => 'test value',
+	"field_".$field2Id => '',
+});
+
+my $json = from_json( $thingy->www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax());
+
+
+
+cmp_bag ($json,
+      [
+	superhashof ({
+			field_name => "field_".$field2Id,
+                     }),
+      ],
+      'checking for field_name in error json'
+) or diag Dumper($json);
+
+
+
+
+
+$fieldProperties{status} = 'required';
+$fieldProperties{label}  = 'Required2';
+my $field3Id = $thingy->addField(\%fieldProperties, 0);
+
+$fieldProperties{status} = 'required';
+$fieldProperties{label}  = 'Required3';
+my $field4Id = $thingy->addField(\%fieldProperties, 0);
+
+
+$session->request->setup_body({
+        thingId     => $thingId,
+        thingDataId => 'new',
+        "field_".$field1Id => 'test value',
+        "field_".$field2Id => '',
+	"field_".$field3Id => '',
+	"field_".$field4Id => '',
+
+});
+
+
+
+$json = from_json( $thingy->www_editThingDataSaveViaAjax());
+
+
+cmp_bag ($json,
+      [
+       	superhashof ({
+                       	field_name => "field_".$field2Id,
+                     }),
+       	superhashof ({
+                       	field_name => "field_".$field3Id,
+                     }),
+       	superhashof ({
+                       	field_name => "field_".$field4Id,
+                     }),
+      ],
+      'checking for field_name in error json (3 required fields)'
+) or diag Dumper($json);
+
+
+
+