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+'''
+Image Repository acts as a funky dynamic singlton module.
+'''
+import os
+import pytest
+import tempfile
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def expected_attrs():
+  return ('program_icon', 'success_icon', 'running_icon',
+          'loading_icon', 'config_icon', 'error_icon')
+
+
+def test_variable_names_are_pushed_to_module_scope(expected_attrs):
+  '''
+  The dynamically initialized Globals() should contain the expected images at runtime
+  '''
+  from gooey.gui import image_repository
+  assert all((attr in image_repository.__dict__) for attr in expected_attrs)
+
+
+def test_patch_returns_error_on_invalid_dir():
+  '''
+  patch should explode with a helpful message if it
+  cannot find the supplied directory
+  '''
+  from gooey.gui import image_repository
+
+  with pytest.raises(IOError) as kaboom:
+    image_repository.patch_images('foo/bar/not/a/path')
+
+  # our error
+  assert ' user supplied' in str(kaboom.value)
+  assert 'foo/bar/not/a/path' in str(kaboom.value)
+
+
+def test_module_scope_is_updated_on_patch(expected_attrs):
+  '''
+  Patch should update the module's globals() on success
+  '''
+  from gooey.gui import image_repository
+  testing_icons = ('config_icon.png', 'success_icon.png')
+  try:
+    # setup
+    make_user_files(*testing_icons)
+    old_icon = image_repository.config_icon
+    # load up our new icon(s)
+    image_repository.patch_images(tempfile.tempdir)
+    new_icon = image_repository.config_icon
+    assert old_icon != new_icon
+  finally:
+    cleanup_temp(*testing_icons)
+
+
+# helpers
+def make_user_files(*filenames):
+  for filename in filenames:
+    with open(os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), filename), 'w') as f:
+      f.write('temp')
+
+def cleanup_temp(*filenames):
+  for filename in filenames:
+    os.remove(os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), filename))
+
+