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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''Unit tests for ckan/logic/converters.py.
+
+'''
+import unittest
+import ckan.logic.converters as converters
+
+
+class TestRemoveWhitespaceConverter(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_leading_space(self):
+        string = '  http://example.com'
+        expected = 'http://example.com'
+        converted = converters.remove_whitespace(string, {})
+        self.assertEqual(expected, converted)
+
+    def test_trailing_space(self):
+        string = 'http://example.com  '
+        expected = 'http://example.com'
+        converted = converters.remove_whitespace(string, {})
+        self.assertEqual(expected, converted)
+
+    def test_space_between(self):
+        string = 'http://example.com/space between url '
+        expected = 'http://example.com/space between url'
+        converted = converters.remove_whitespace(string, {})
+        self.assertEqual(expected, converted)
+
+    def test_not_a_string(self):
+        string = 12345
+        expected = 12345
+        converted = converters.remove_whitespace(string, {})
+        self.assertEqual(string, converted)