function test_init() {

	module("test initialization routines",

  {

    setup: function() {

      IriSP.jQuery("#widget-div").append("<div id='LdtPlayer'></div>");

      this.popcornOptions = {

          container: "LdtPlayer",

          type: "html5", 

          file : "trailer.mp4",

        };

        this.widgetOptions = {

						width:650,

						height:480,

						container:'LdtPlayer',

						css:'../../src/css/LdtPlayer.css',

            widgets: [

              {type: "PlayerWidget",

               mode: "radio",

               metadata:{

                format:'cinelab',

                src:'test.json',

                type:'dummy'}

              },

             {type: "SegmentsWidget",

               metadata:{

                format:'cinelab',

                src:'test.json',

                type:'dummy'}

              },

             {type: "AnnotationsWidget",

               metadata:{

                format:'cinelab',

                src:'test.json',

                type:'dummy'}

              },

            ]};

        this.modulesOptions = [ 

            {type: "Module", a : 36},

            {type: "Module", b : 54}

        ];

    }

  });

  test("test the creation of a correct popcorn object", function() {

    var layoutManager = new IriSP.LayoutManager({container: "LdtPlayer", width: 327, height: 542});

    var pop = IriSP.configurePopcorn(layoutManager, this.popcornOptions);

    notDeepEqual(pop, undefined, "returned object is not undefined");

  });

  test("test the creation of a video tag", function() {

    var popcornOptions = {

            type: "html5",

            file: "demo.mp4"

          };

    var layoutManager = new IriSP.LayoutManager({container: "LdtPlayer", width: 327, height: 542});

    var pop = IriSP.configurePopcorn(layoutManager, popcornOptions);

    var elem = IriSP.jQuery("#LdtPlayer").find("video");

    notDeepEqual(elem, [], "the element is not null");

    equal(elem.attr("src"), popcornOptions.file, "the src attribute is set correctly");

  });

  test("test the instantiation of a single widget without dependencies", function() {

    var dt = new IriSP.DataLoader();

    var serialFactory = new IriSP.SerializerFactory(dt);

    var layoutManager = new IriSP.LayoutManager({container: "LdtPlayer", width: 327, height: 542});

    var pop = IriSP.configurePopcorn(layoutManager, this.popcornOptions);

    var conf = {type: "PlayerWidget",

               mode: "radio",

               metadata:{

                format:'cinelab',

                src:'test.json',

                type:'dummy'}

              };

    var res = IriSP.instantiateWidget(pop, serialFactory, layoutManager, conf);

    ok(res instanceof IriSP.PlayerWidget, "the returned widget is of the correct instance");

    equal(res._config.mode, "radio", "the parameters not interpreted by the config are copied into the object");

  });

  test("test the instantiation of a single widget with one dependency", function() {

    var dt = new IriSP.DataLoader();

    var serialFactory = new IriSP.SerializerFactory(dt);

    var layoutManager = new IriSP.LayoutManager({container: "LdtPlayer", width: 327, height: 542});

    var pop = IriSP.configurePopcorn(layoutManager, this.popcornOptions);

    var conf = {type: "PlayerWidget",

               mode: "radio",

               metadata:{

                format:'cinelab',

                type:'dummy'},

                requires: [

                {type: "PlayerWidget",

                  mode: "radio",

                  metadata:{

                    format:'cinelab',

                    type:'dummy'

                } }]

              };

    var res = IriSP.instantiateWidget(pop, serialFactory, layoutManager, conf);

    ok(res instanceof IriSP.PlayerWidget, "the returned widget is of the correct instance");

    ok(res.PlayerWidget instanceof IriSP.PlayerWidget, "the dependency widget is accessible from the parent");

  });

  test("test the instantiation of a bunch of widgets", function() {

    var layoutManager = new IriSP.LayoutManager({container: "LdtPlayer", width: 327, height: 542});

    var pop = IriSP.configurePopcorn(layoutManager, this.popcornOptions);

    var widgets = IriSP.configureWidgets(pop, layoutManager, this.widgetOptions);

    ok(widgets[0] instanceof IriSP.PlayerWidget, "first widget is a player widget");

    ok(widgets[1] instanceof IriSP.SegmentsWidget, "second widget is a segments widget");

    ok(widgets[2] instanceof IriSP.AnnotationsWidget, "third widget is an annotation widget");

    equal(IriSP.jQuery("#" + this.widgetOptions.container).length, 1, "a new dom element has been created");

  });

  test("test the instantiation of a couple modules", function() {

    var layoutManager = new IriSP.LayoutManager({container: "LdtPlayer", width: 327, height: 542});

    var pop = IriSP.configurePopcorn(layoutManager, this.popcornOptions);

    var modules = IriSP.configureModules(pop, this.modulesOptions);

    ok(modules[0] instanceof IriSP.Module && modules[0]._config.a === 36);

    ok(modules[1] instanceof IriSP.Module && modules[1]._config.b === 54);

  });

}