diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+2004-08-05  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* testsuite/struct.py:
+	  add a testsuite for structs, not yet active
+
 2004-08-03  Johan Dahlin  <johan@gnome.org>
 
 	* configure.ac: Require python 2.3
diff --git a/testsuite/struct.py b/testsuite/struct.py
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+++ b/testsuite/struct.py
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+import sys
+from common import gst, unittest
+
+class StructureTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def fixmetestStructureChange(self):
+	caps = gst.caps_from_string('video/x-raw-yuv,width=10,pixel-aspect-ratio=1/2,framerate=5.0')
+	structure = caps.get_structure(0)
+	assert structure['width'] == 10
+	structure['width'] = 5
+	assert structure['width'] == 5
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].numerator == 1
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].denominator == 2
+        #assert float(structure['pixel-aspect-ratio']) == 0.5
+	#structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'] = gst.Fraction(3, 4)
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].numerator == 3
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].denominator == 4
+        #assert float(structure['pixel-aspect-ratio']) == 0.75
+	assert structure['framerate'] == 5.0
+	structure['framerate'] = 10.0
+	assert structure['framerate'] == 10.0
+
+	# a list of heights
+	structure['height'] = (20, 40, 60)
+	assert structure['width'] == (20, 40, 60)
+
+	# FIXME: add ranges
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/testsuite/test_struct.py b/testsuite/test_struct.py
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+++ b/testsuite/test_struct.py
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+import sys
+from common import gst, unittest
+
+class StructureTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def fixmetestStructureChange(self):
+	caps = gst.caps_from_string('video/x-raw-yuv,width=10,pixel-aspect-ratio=1/2,framerate=5.0')
+	structure = caps.get_structure(0)
+	assert structure['width'] == 10
+	structure['width'] = 5
+	assert structure['width'] == 5
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].numerator == 1
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].denominator == 2
+        #assert float(structure['pixel-aspect-ratio']) == 0.5
+	#structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'] = gst.Fraction(3, 4)
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].numerator == 3
+        #assert structure['pixel-aspect-ratio'].denominator == 4
+        #assert float(structure['pixel-aspect-ratio']) == 0.75
+	assert structure['framerate'] == 5.0
+	structure['framerate'] = 10.0
+	assert structure['framerate'] == 10.0
+
+	# a list of heights
+	structure['height'] = (20, 40, 60)
+	assert structure['width'] == (20, 40, 60)
+
+	# FIXME: add ranges
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()