function test_slider_widget() {

 module("slider widget testing",

  {setup : function() {

    this.dt = new IriSP.DataLoader();

    this.ser = new IriSP.MockSerializer(this.dt, "/url"); /* dummy serializer */

    this.config = {

						metadata:{

							format:'cinelab',

							src:'test.json',

							load:'json'},

							width:650,

							height:1,

							mode:'radio',

							container:'widget-div',

							debug:true,

							css:'../src/css/LdtPlayer.css'}

    },

  teardown: function() {

    /* free the popcorn object because it has signal handlers attached to it */

  }});

  test("test widget initialization", function() {

    var widget = new IriSP.SliderWidget(this.Popcorn, this.config, this.ser);

    widget.draw();

    ok(IriSP.jQuery("#widget-div").children().hasClass("Ldt-sliderBackground"), "test if the div has been set-up");

    ok(IriSP.jQuery("#widget-div").children().hasClass("Ldt-sliderForeground"), "test if the div has been set-up");

  });

  test("test slider seeking", function() {

    var widget = new IriSP.SliderWidget(this.Popcorn, this.config, this.ser);

    widget.draw();

    var spy_callback = this.spy();

    widget._Popcorn.listen("timeupdate", spy_callback);

    IriSP.jQuery("#widget-div").children().click();

    ok(spy_callback.called, "handling function has been called");

  });

  test("test slider dragging", function() {

    /* comes from the jquery unit tests */

    var drag = function(handle, dx, dy) {

      var element = el.data("draggable").element;

      $(handle).simulate("drag", {

        dx: dx || 0,

        dy: dy || 0

      });

      dragged = { dx: dx, dy: dy };

    }

    var widget = new IriSP.SliderWidget(this.Popcorn, this.config, this.ser);

    widget.draw();

    var spy_callback = this.spy();

    widget._Popcorn.listen("timeupdate", spy_callback);

    IriSP.jQuery("#widget-div").children(".Ldt-sliderPositionMarker").simulate("drag", 70, 50);

    ok(spy_callback.called, "handling function has been called");

  });

}