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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os
+import unittest
+
+# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+from basetest import Task, TestCase, Taskd, ServerTestCase
+
+class Test1469(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.t = Task()
+        self.t(('add', 'foo'))
+        self.t(('add', 'neue Badmöbel kaufen'))
+
+    def test_implicit_search_sensitive_regex(self):
+        """Implicit search, case sensitive, regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=yes', 'rc.regex=on'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+    def test_implicit_search_sensitive_noregex(self):
+        """Implicit search, case sensitive, no regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=yes', 'rc.regex=off'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+    def test_implicit_search_insensitive_regex(self):
+        """Implicit search, case insensitive, regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=on'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+    def test_implicit_search_insensitive_noregex(self):
+        """Implicit search, case insensitive, no regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=off'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+    def test_explicit_search_sensitive_regex(self):
+        """Explicit search, case sensitive, regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=yes', 'rc.regex=on'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+    def test_explicit_search_sensitive_noregex(self):
+        """Explicit search, case sensitive, no regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=yes', 'rc.regex=off'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+    def test_explicit_search_insensitive_regex(self):
+        """Explicit search, case insensitive, regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=on'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+    def test_explicit_search_insensitive_noregex(self):
+        """Explicit search, case insensitive, no regex """
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=off'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
+    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
+
+# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4