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+(module test-post-patch mzscheme
+  (require (planet "util.ss" ("schematics" "schemeunit.plt" 2))
+           (planet "test.ss" ("schematics" "schemeunit.plt" 2))
+           (planet "text-ui.ss" ("schematics" "schemeunit.plt" 2))
+           (lib "connection-structs.ss" "web-server" "private")
+           (lib "timer-structs.ss" "web-server" "private")
+           (lib "request-structs.ss" "web-server"))
+  
+  (require/expose (lib "request.ss" "web-server" "private")
+                  (read-bindings&post-data/raw))
+  
+  ;; mock connection object for test on post body parsing
+  (define (make-mock-connection&headers post-body)
+    (let* ([bytes (string->bytes/utf-8 post-body)]
+           [headers (list (make-header
+                           #"Content-Length"
+                           (string->bytes/utf-8
+                            (number->string (bytes-length bytes)))))]
+           [ip (open-input-bytes bytes)]
+           [op (open-output-bytes)])
+      (values (make-connection (make-timer ip +inf.0 (lambda () (void)))
+                               ip
+                               op
+                               (make-custodian)
+                               #f
+                               (make-semaphore))
+              headers)))
+  
+  (define (get-bindings post-data)
+    (define-values (conn headers) (make-mock-connection&headers post-data))
+    (call-with-values (lambda () (read-bindings&post-data/raw conn 'post #f headers))
+                      (lambda (f s) f)))
+  
+  (define (get-post-data/raw post-data)
+    (define-values (conn headers) (make-mock-connection&headers post-data))
+    (call-with-values (lambda () (read-bindings&post-data/raw conn 'post #f headers))
+                      (lambda (f s) s)))
+  
+  
+  (define binding-parse-tests
+    (test-suite
+     "tests for parsing bindings"
+     (test-equal? "simple test 1"
+                  (get-post-data/raw "hello world") #"hello world")
+     (test-equal? "simple test 2"
+                  (get-post-data/raw "hello=world") #"hello=world")
+     (test-equal? "simple test 3"
+                  (binding:form-value (bindings-assq #"hello" (get-bindings "hello=world")))
+                  #"world")))
+  
+  (test/text-ui binding-parse-tests))
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