diff --git a/spec/sequel_sanitize_spec.rb b/spec/sequel_sanitize_spec.rb
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+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')
+
+class Item < Sequel::Model; end
+
+describe "SequelSanitize" do
+
+  describe "base case" do
+    before(:each) do
+      Item.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name]
+    end
+
+    it "should be loaded using Model.plugin" do
+      Item.plugins.should include(Sequel::Plugins::Sanitize)
+    end
+    
+    it "should require a field array" do
+      class Item2 < Sequel::Model; end
+      lambda {Item2.plugin :sanitize}.should raise_error(ArgumentError, ":fields must be a non-empty array")      
+    end
+
+    it "should require a sanitizer to be a symbol or callable" do
+      class Item2 < Sequel::Model; end
+      lambda { Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name], :sanitizer => 'xy' }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, "If you provide :sanitizer it must be Symbol or callable.")
+    end
+
+    it "should by default remove white space" do
+      i = Item.new(:name => "     Kevin  ")
+      i.name.should eql "Kevin"
+    end
+  end
+  
+  describe "downcase option" do
+    before(:each) do
+      Item.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name]
+    end
+
+    it "should optionally downcase a field" do
+      Item.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name], :downcase => true
+      i = Item.new(:name => "    eMaIL@adDRESs.com   ")
+      i.name.should eql "email@address.com"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "field handling" do
+    it 'should remove nil field names' do
+      class Item2 < Sequel::Model; end
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name, nil]
+      Item2.sanitize_options[:fields].should eql [:name]
+    end
+  
+    it 'should remove duplicate fields' do
+      class Item2 < Sequel::Model; end
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name, :slug, :name]
+      Item2.sanitize_options[:fields].count.should eql 2
+    end
+    
+    it 'should add to the field list on multiple calls' do
+      #not overwrite fields when you add more fields with different options
+      class Item2 < Sequel::Model; end
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name]
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:slug]
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:more, :columns, :name]
+      Item2.sanitize_options[:fields].should eql [:name, :slug, :more, :columns]
+    end
+    
+    it 'should aggregate the values of field options' do
+      class Item2 < Sequel::Model; end
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name, :slug]
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:name], :downcase => true
+      Item2.plugin :sanitize, :fields => [:slug], :sanitizer => :not_real
+      Item2.sanitize_options[:field_sanitize][:name].should eql :sanitize_field
+      Item2.sanitize_options[:field_sanitize][:slug].should eql :not_real
+      Item2.sanitize_options[:field_downcase][:name].should be_true
+      Item2.sanitize_options[:field_downcase][:slug].should be_false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
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+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+require 'sequel'
+require 'sequel_sanitize'
+require 'rspec'
+#require 'rspec/autorun'
+
+# Create model to test on
+DB = Sequel.sqlite
+DB.create_table :items do
+  primary_key :id
+  String :name
+end
+
+class Item < Sequel::Model; end
+
+Spec::Runner.configure do |config|
+  config.after(:each)  { Item.delete }
+end