--- a/unittests/index.html	Fri Nov 18 17:45:45 2011 +0100
+++ b/unittests/index.html	Fri Nov 18 17:45:52 2011 +0100
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
  $(document).ready(function(){ 
 		/* only for unit-testing ! */
 		IriSP.jQuery = jQuery;
-		
+		jQuery.fx.off = true;
+    
 		test_dataloader();
 		test_serializer();    
 		test_mockSerializer();

--- a/unittests/tests/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Fri Nov 18 17:45:45 2011 +0100
+++ b/unittests/tests/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Fri Nov 18 17:45:52 2011 +0100
@@ -26,18 +26,50 @@
     var widget = new IriSP.TweetsWidget(this.Popcorn, this.config, this.ser);    
     widget.draw();
 
-    equal(widget.selector.children(".Ldt-tweetAvatar").length, 1, "test if the div has been added correctly");
-    equal(widget.selector.children(".Ldt-tweetContents").length, 1, "test if sub-div has been added correctly");
+    equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetAvatar").length, 1, "test if the div has been added correctly");
+    equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetContents").length, 1, "test if sub-div has been added correctly");
   });
   
-  test("test tweet display function", function() {
+  test("test tweet display function", function() {    
+    // tweak the display period so that our tests don't timeout
+    IriSP.widgetsDefaults.TweetsWidget.tweet_display_period = 10;
+    
     var widget = new IriSP.TweetsWidget(this.Popcorn, this.config, this.ser);    
     widget.draw();
-    var annotation = {content: {"title": "title", "description": "description", "keywords": "keywords"}};
+    var annotation = {content: {"title": "title", "description": "description", "keywords": "keywords", "img": {"src" : "http://yop.com"}}};
     widget.displayTweet(annotation);
     
-    equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetContents").text(), "title", "title set correctly");
-    // equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-SaDescription").text(), "description", "description set correctly");
-    // equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-SaKeywordText").text(), "", "keywords field set correctly");
+    equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetContents").text(), "title", "title set correctly");    
+    equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetAvatar").children().attr("src"), "http://yop.com", "user avatar set correctly");
+    
+    var annotation2 = {content: {"title": "title", "description": "description", "keywords": "keywords", "img" : {}}};
+    widget.displayTweet(annotation2);
+    equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetAvatar").children().attr("src"), 
+                               IriSP.widgetsDefaults.TweetsWidget.default_profile_picture, "default avatar set correctly");
+    
+    widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetWidgetMinimize").click();
+    
+    ok(!widget.selector.is(":visible"), "the widget is hidden after a click");    
+  });
+  
+  test("test async clear", function() {
+  /*
+    expect(1);
+    
+    // tweak the display period so that our tests don't timeout
+    IriSP.widgetsDefaults.TweetsWidget.tweet_display_period = 10;
+    stop();
+    
+    var widget = new IriSP.TweetsWidget(this.Popcorn, this.config, this.ser);    
+    widget.draw();
+    var annotation = {content: {"title": "title", "description": "description", "keywords": "keywords", "img": {"src" : "http://yop.com"}}};
+    widget.displayTweet(annotation);
+  
+
+    window.setTimeout(function() { console.log("called!"); 
+      ok(!widget.selector.is(":visible"), "the widget is hidden after the timeout has passed."); 
+      start(); 
+      }, 100);
+  */
   });
 }; 
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