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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import unittest
+
+from ledger import *
+
+class JournalTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def tearDown(self):
+        session.close_journal_files()
+
+    def testBasicRead(self):
+        journal = read_journal_from_string("""
+2012-03-01 KFC
+    Expenses:Food      $21.34
+    Assets:Cash
+""")
+        self.assertEqual(type(journal), Journal)
+
+        for xact in journal:
+            self.assertEqual(xact.payee, "KFC")
+
+        for post in journal.query("food"):
+            self.assertEqual(str(post.account), "Expenses:Food")
+            self.assertEqual(post.amount, Amount("$21.34"))
+ 
+def suite():
+    return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(JournalTestCase)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()