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+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+require 'google/protobuf'
+require 'test/unit'
+
+# ------------- generated code --------------
+
+module BasicTest
+  pool = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.new
+  pool.build do
+    add_message "Foo" do
+      optional :bar, :message, 1, "Bar"
+      repeated :baz, :message, 2, "Baz"
+    end
+
+    add_message "Bar" do
+      optional :msg, :string, 1
+    end
+
+    add_message "Baz" do
+      optional :msg, :string, 1
+    end
+
+    add_message "TestMessage" do
+      optional :optional_int32,  :int32,        1
+      optional :optional_int64,  :int64,        2
+      optional :optional_uint32, :uint32,       3
+      optional :optional_uint64, :uint64,       4
+      optional :optional_bool,   :bool,         5
+      optional :optional_float,  :float,        6
+      optional :optional_double, :double,       7
+      optional :optional_string, :string,       8
+      optional :optional_bytes,  :bytes,        9
+      optional :optional_msg,    :message,      10, "TestMessage2"
+      optional :optional_enum,   :enum,         11, "TestEnum"
+
+      repeated :repeated_int32,  :int32,        12
+      repeated :repeated_int64,  :int64,        13
+      repeated :repeated_uint32, :uint32,       14
+      repeated :repeated_uint64, :uint64,       15
+      repeated :repeated_bool,   :bool,         16
+      repeated :repeated_float,  :float,        17
+      repeated :repeated_double, :double,       18
+      repeated :repeated_string, :string,       19
+      repeated :repeated_bytes,  :bytes,        20
+      repeated :repeated_msg,    :message,      21, "TestMessage2"
+      repeated :repeated_enum,   :enum,         22, "TestEnum"
+    end
+    add_message "TestMessage2" do
+      optional :foo, :int32, 1
+    end
+
+    add_message "Recursive1" do
+      optional :foo, :message, 1, "Recursive2"
+    end
+    add_message "Recursive2" do
+      optional :foo, :message, 1, "Recursive1"
+    end
+
+    add_enum "TestEnum" do
+      value :Default, 0
+      value :A, 1
+      value :B, 2
+      value :C, 3
+    end
+
+    add_message "BadFieldNames" do
+      optional :dup, :int32, 1
+      optional :class, :int32, 2
+      optional :"a.b", :int32, 3
+    end
+
+    add_message "MapMessage" do
+      map :map_string_int32, :string, :int32, 1
+      map :map_string_msg, :string, :message, 2, "TestMessage2"
+    end
+    add_message "MapMessageWireEquiv" do
+      repeated :map_string_int32, :message, 1, "MapMessageWireEquiv_entry1"
+      repeated :map_string_msg, :message, 2, "MapMessageWireEquiv_entry2"
+    end
+    add_message "MapMessageWireEquiv_entry1" do
+      optional :key, :string, 1
+      optional :value, :int32, 2
+    end
+    add_message "MapMessageWireEquiv_entry2" do
+      optional :key, :string, 1
+      optional :value, :message, 2, "TestMessage2"
+    end
+
+    add_message "OneofMessage" do
+      oneof :my_oneof do
+        optional :a, :string, 1
+        optional :b, :int32, 2
+        optional :c, :message, 3, "TestMessage2"
+        optional :d, :enum, 4, "TestEnum"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  Foo = pool.lookup("Foo").msgclass
+  Bar = pool.lookup("Bar").msgclass
+  Baz = pool.lookup("Baz").msgclass
+  TestMessage = pool.lookup("TestMessage").msgclass
+  TestMessage2 = pool.lookup("TestMessage2").msgclass
+  Recursive1 = pool.lookup("Recursive1").msgclass
+  Recursive2 = pool.lookup("Recursive2").msgclass
+  TestEnum = pool.lookup("TestEnum").enummodule
+  BadFieldNames = pool.lookup("BadFieldNames").msgclass
+  MapMessage = pool.lookup("MapMessage").msgclass
+  MapMessageWireEquiv = pool.lookup("MapMessageWireEquiv").msgclass
+  MapMessageWireEquiv_entry1 =
+    pool.lookup("MapMessageWireEquiv_entry1").msgclass
+  MapMessageWireEquiv_entry2 =
+    pool.lookup("MapMessageWireEquiv_entry2").msgclass
+  OneofMessage = pool.lookup("OneofMessage").msgclass
+
+# ------------ test cases ---------------
+
+  class MessageContainerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+    def test_defaults
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      assert m.optional_int32 == 0
+      assert m.optional_int64 == 0
+      assert m.optional_uint32 == 0
+      assert m.optional_uint64 == 0
+      assert m.optional_bool == false
+      assert m.optional_float == 0.0
+      assert m.optional_double == 0.0
+      assert m.optional_string == ""
+      assert m.optional_bytes == ""
+      assert m.optional_msg == nil
+      assert m.optional_enum == :Default
+    end
+
+    def test_setters
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      m.optional_int32 = -42
+      assert m.optional_int32 == -42
+      m.optional_int64 = -0x1_0000_0000
+      assert m.optional_int64 == -0x1_0000_0000
+      m.optional_uint32 = 0x9000_0000
+      assert m.optional_uint32 == 0x9000_0000
+      m.optional_uint64 = 0x9000_0000_0000_0000
+      assert m.optional_uint64 == 0x9000_0000_0000_0000
+      m.optional_bool = true
+      assert m.optional_bool == true
+      m.optional_float = 0.5
+      assert m.optional_float == 0.5
+      m.optional_double = 0.5
+      m.optional_string = "hello"
+      assert m.optional_string == "hello"
+      m.optional_bytes = "world".encode!('ASCII-8BIT')
+      assert m.optional_bytes == "world"
+      m.optional_msg = TestMessage2.new(:foo => 42)
+      assert m.optional_msg == TestMessage2.new(:foo => 42)
+      m.optional_msg = nil
+      assert m.optional_msg == nil
+    end
+
+    def test_ctor_args
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => -42,
+                          :optional_msg => TestMessage2.new,
+                          :optional_enum => :C,
+                          :repeated_string => ["hello", "there", "world"])
+      assert m.optional_int32 == -42
+      assert m.optional_msg.class == TestMessage2
+      assert m.repeated_string.length == 3
+      assert m.optional_enum == :C
+      assert m.repeated_string[0] == "hello"
+      assert m.repeated_string[1] == "there"
+      assert m.repeated_string[2] == "world"
+    end
+
+    def test_inspect
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => -42,
+                          :optional_enum => :A,
+                          :optional_msg => TestMessage2.new,
+                          :repeated_string => ["hello", "there", "world"])
+      expected = '<BasicTest::TestMessage: optional_int32: -42, optional_int64: 0, optional_uint32: 0, optional_uint64: 0, optional_bool: false, optional_float: 0.0, optional_double: 0.0, optional_string: "", optional_bytes: "", optional_msg: <BasicTest::TestMessage2: foo: 0>, optional_enum: :A, repeated_int32: [], repeated_int64: [], repeated_uint32: [], repeated_uint64: [], repeated_bool: [], repeated_float: [], repeated_double: [], repeated_string: ["hello", "there", "world"], repeated_bytes: [], repeated_msg: [], repeated_enum: []>'
+      assert_equal expected, m.inspect
+    end
+
+    def test_hash
+      m1 = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 42)
+      m2 = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 102)
+      assert m1.hash != 0
+      assert m2.hash != 0
+      # relying on the randomness here -- if hash function changes and we are
+      # unlucky enough to get a collision, then change the values above.
+      assert m1.hash != m2.hash
+    end
+
+    def test_unknown_field_errors
+      e = assert_raise NoMethodError do
+        TestMessage.new.hello
+      end
+      assert_match(/hello/, e.message)
+
+      e = assert_raise NoMethodError do
+        TestMessage.new.hello = "world"
+      end
+      assert_match(/hello/, e.message)
+    end
+
+    def test_initialization_map_errors
+      e = assert_raise ArgumentError do
+        TestMessage.new(:hello => "world")
+      end
+      assert_match(/hello/, e.message)
+
+      e = assert_raise ArgumentError do
+        MapMessage.new(:map_string_int32 => "hello")
+      end
+      assert_equal e.message, "Expected Hash object as initializer value for map field 'map_string_int32'."
+
+      e = assert_raise ArgumentError do
+        TestMessage.new(:repeated_uint32 => "hello")
+      end
+      assert_equal e.message, "Expected array as initializer value for repeated field 'repeated_uint32'."
+    end
+
+    def test_type_errors
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_int32 = "hello"
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_string = 42
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_string = nil
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_bool = 42
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_msg = TestMessage.new  # expects TestMessage2
+      end
+
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.repeated_int32 = []  # needs RepeatedField
+      end
+
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.repeated_int32.push "hello"
+      end
+
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.repeated_msg.push TestMessage.new
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_string_encoding
+      m = TestMessage.new
+
+      # Assigning a normal (ASCII or UTF8) string to a bytes field, or
+      # ASCII-8BIT to a string field, raises an error.
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_bytes = "Test string ASCII".encode!('ASCII')
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_bytes = "Test string UTF-8 \u0100".encode!('UTF-8')
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.optional_string = ["FFFF"].pack('H*')
+      end
+
+      # "Ordinary" use case.
+      m.optional_bytes = ["FFFF"].pack('H*')
+      m.optional_string = "\u0100"
+
+      # strings are mutable so we can do this, but serialize should catch it.
+      m.optional_string = "asdf".encode!('UTF-8')
+      m.optional_string.encode!('ASCII-8BIT')
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        data = TestMessage.encode(m)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_rptfield_int32
+      l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:int32)
+      assert l.count == 0
+      l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:int32, [1, 2, 3])
+      assert l.count == 3
+      assert_equal [1, 2, 3], l
+      assert_equal l, [1, 2, 3]
+      l.push 4
+      assert l == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      dst_list = []
+      l.each { |val| dst_list.push val }
+      assert dst_list == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      assert l.to_a == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      assert l[0] == 1
+      assert l[3] == 4
+      l[0] = 5
+      assert l == [5, 2, 3, 4]
+
+      l2 = l.dup
+      assert l == l2
+      assert l.object_id != l2.object_id
+      l2.push 6
+      assert l.count == 4
+      assert l2.count == 5
+
+      assert l.inspect == '[5, 2, 3, 4]'
+
+      l.concat([7, 8, 9])
+      assert l == [5, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9]
+      assert l.pop == 9
+      assert l == [5, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8]
+
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m = TestMessage.new
+        l.push m
+      end
+
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      m.repeated_int32 = l
+      assert m.repeated_int32 == [5, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8]
+      assert m.repeated_int32.object_id == l.object_id
+      l.push 42
+      assert m.repeated_int32.pop == 42
+
+      l3 = l + l.dup
+      assert l3.count == l.count * 2
+      l.count.times do |i|
+        assert l3[i] == l[i]
+        assert l3[l.count + i] == l[i]
+      end
+
+      l.clear
+      assert l.count == 0
+      l += [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      l.replace([5, 6, 7, 8])
+      assert l == [5, 6, 7, 8]
+
+      l4 = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:int32)
+      l4[5] = 42
+      assert l4 == [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 42]
+
+      l4 << 100
+      assert l4 == [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 42, 100]
+      l4 << 101 << 102
+      assert l4 == [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 42, 100, 101, 102]
+    end
+
+    def test_parent_rptfield
+      #make sure we set the RepeatedField and can add to it
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      assert m.repeated_string == []
+      m.repeated_string << 'ok'
+      m.repeated_string.push('ok2')
+      assert m.repeated_string == ['ok', 'ok2']
+      m.repeated_string += ['ok3']
+      assert m.repeated_string == ['ok', 'ok2', 'ok3']
+    end
+
+    def test_rptfield_msg
+      l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:message, TestMessage)
+      l.push TestMessage.new
+      assert l.count == 1
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        l.push TestMessage2.new
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        l.push 42
+      end
+
+      l2 = l.dup
+      assert l2[0] == l[0]
+      assert l2[0].object_id == l[0].object_id
+
+      l2 = Google::Protobuf.deep_copy(l)
+      assert l2[0] == l[0]
+      assert l2[0].object_id != l[0].object_id
+
+      l3 = l + l2
+      assert l3.count == 2
+      assert l3[0] == l[0]
+      assert l3[1] == l2[0]
+      l3[0].optional_int32 = 1000
+      assert l[0].optional_int32 == 1000
+
+      new_msg = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 200)
+      l4 = l + [new_msg]
+      assert l4.count == 2
+      new_msg.optional_int32 = 1000
+      assert l4[1].optional_int32 == 1000
+    end
+
+    def test_rptfield_enum
+      l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:enum, TestEnum)
+      l.push :A
+      l.push :B
+      l.push :C
+      assert l.count == 3
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        l.push :D
+      end
+      assert l[0] == :A
+
+      l.push 4
+      assert l[3] == 4
+    end
+
+    def test_rptfield_initialize
+      assert_raise ArgumentError do
+        l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new
+      end
+      assert_raise ArgumentError do
+        l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:message)
+      end
+      assert_raise ArgumentError do
+        l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new([1, 2, 3])
+      end
+      assert_raise ArgumentError do
+        l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:message, [TestMessage2.new])
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_rptfield_array_ducktyping
+      l = Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:int32)
+      length_methods = %w(count length size)
+      length_methods.each do |lm|
+        assert l.send(lm)  == 0
+      end
+      # out of bounds returns a nil
+      assert l[0] == nil
+      assert l[1] == nil
+      assert l[-1] == nil
+      l.push 4
+      length_methods.each do |lm|
+        assert l.send(lm) == 1
+      end
+      assert l[0] == 4
+      assert l[1] == nil
+      assert l[-1] == 4
+      assert l[-2] == nil
+
+      l.push 2
+      length_methods.each do |lm|
+        assert l.send(lm) == 2
+      end
+      assert l[0] == 4
+      assert l[1] == 2
+      assert l[2] == nil
+      assert l[-1] == 2
+      assert l[-2] == 4
+      assert l[-3] == nil
+
+      #adding out of scope will backfill with empty objects
+    end
+
+    def test_map_basic
+      # allowed key types:
+      # :int32, :int64, :uint32, :uint64, :bool, :string, :bytes.
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:string, :int32)
+      m["asdf"] = 1
+      assert m["asdf"] == 1
+      m["jkl;"] = 42
+      assert m == { "jkl;" => 42, "asdf" => 1 }
+      assert m.has_key?("asdf")
+      assert !m.has_key?("qwerty")
+      assert m.length == 2
+
+      m2 = m.dup
+      assert m == m2
+      assert m.hash != 0
+      assert m.hash == m2.hash
+
+      collected = {}
+      m.each { |k,v| collected[v] = k }
+      assert collected == { 42 => "jkl;", 1 => "asdf" }
+
+      assert m.delete("asdf") == 1
+      assert !m.has_key?("asdf")
+      assert m["asdf"] == nil
+      assert !m.has_key?("asdf")
+
+      # We only assert on inspect value when there is one map entry because the
+      # order in which elements appear is unspecified (depends on the internal
+      # hash function). We don't want a brittle test.
+      assert m.inspect == "{\"jkl;\"=>42}"
+
+      assert m.keys == ["jkl;"]
+      assert m.values == [42]
+
+      m.clear
+      assert m.length == 0
+      assert m == {}
+
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m[1] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m["asdf"] = 0x1_0000_0000
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_map_ctor
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:string, :int32,
+                                    {"a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3})
+      assert m == {"a" => 1, "c" => 3, "b" => 2}
+    end
+
+    def test_map_keytypes
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:int32, :int32)
+      m[1] = 42
+      m[-1] = 42
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m[0x8000_0000] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m["asdf"] = 1
+      end
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:int64, :int32)
+      m[0x1000_0000_0000_0000] = 1
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m[0x1_0000_0000_0000_0000] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m["asdf"] = 1
+      end
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:uint32, :int32)
+      m[0x8000_0000] = 1
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m[0x1_0000_0000] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m[-1] = 1
+      end
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:uint64, :int32)
+      m[0x8000_0000_0000_0000] = 1
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m[0x1_0000_0000_0000_0000] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m[-1] = 1
+      end
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:bool, :int32)
+      m[true] = 1
+      m[false] = 2
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m[1] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m["asdf"] = 1
+      end
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:string, :int32)
+      m["asdf"] = 1
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m[1] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        bytestring = ["FFFF"].pack("H*")
+        m[bytestring] = 1
+      end
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:bytes, :int32)
+      bytestring = ["FFFF"].pack("H*")
+      m[bytestring] = 1
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m["asdf"] = 1
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m[1] = 1
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_map_msg_enum_valuetypes
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:string, :message, TestMessage)
+      m["asdf"] = TestMessage.new
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m["jkl;"] = TestMessage2.new
+      end
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(
+        :string, :message, TestMessage,
+        { "a" => TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 42),
+          "b" => TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 84) })
+      assert m.length == 2
+      assert m.values.map{|msg| msg.optional_int32}.sort == [42, 84]
+
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:string, :enum, TestEnum,
+                                    { "x" => :A, "y" => :B, "z" => :C })
+      assert m.length == 3
+      assert m["z"] == :C
+      m["z"] = 2
+      assert m["z"] == :B
+      m["z"] = 4
+      assert m["z"] == 4
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m["z"] = :Z
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m["z"] = "z"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_map_dup_deep_copy
+      m = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(
+        :string, :message, TestMessage,
+        { "a" => TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 42),
+          "b" => TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 84) })
+
+      m2 = m.dup
+      assert m == m2
+      assert m.object_id != m2.object_id
+      assert m["a"].object_id == m2["a"].object_id
+      assert m["b"].object_id == m2["b"].object_id
+
+      m2 = Google::Protobuf.deep_copy(m)
+      assert m == m2
+      assert m.object_id != m2.object_id
+      assert m["a"].object_id != m2["a"].object_id
+      assert m["b"].object_id != m2["b"].object_id
+    end
+
+    def test_map_field
+      m = MapMessage.new
+      assert m.map_string_int32 == {}
+      assert m.map_string_msg == {}
+
+      m = MapMessage.new(
+        :map_string_int32 => {"a" => 1, "b" => 2},
+        :map_string_msg => {"a" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1),
+                            "b" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2)})
+      assert m.map_string_int32.keys.sort == ["a", "b"]
+      assert m.map_string_int32["a"] == 1
+      assert m.map_string_msg["b"].foo == 2
+
+      m.map_string_int32["c"] = 3
+      assert m.map_string_int32["c"] == 3
+      m.map_string_msg["c"] = TestMessage2.new(:foo => 3)
+      assert m.map_string_msg["c"] == TestMessage2.new(:foo => 3)
+      m.map_string_msg.delete("b")
+      m.map_string_msg.delete("c")
+      assert m.map_string_msg == { "a" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1) }
+
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.map_string_msg["e"] = TestMessage.new # wrong value type
+      end
+      # ensure nothing was added by the above
+      assert m.map_string_msg == { "a" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1) }
+
+      m.map_string_int32 = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:string, :int32)
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.map_string_int32 = Google::Protobuf::Map.new(:string, :int64)
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m.map_string_int32 = {}
+      end
+
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        m = MapMessage.new(:map_string_int32 => { 1 => "I am not a number" })
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_map_encode_decode
+      m = MapMessage.new(
+        :map_string_int32 => {"a" => 1, "b" => 2},
+        :map_string_msg => {"a" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1),
+                            "b" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2)})
+      m2 = MapMessage.decode(MapMessage.encode(m))
+      assert m == m2
+
+      m3 = MapMessageWireEquiv.decode(MapMessage.encode(m))
+      assert m3.map_string_int32.length == 2
+
+      kv = {}
+      m3.map_string_int32.map { |msg| kv[msg.key] = msg.value }
+      assert kv == {"a" => 1, "b" => 2}
+
+      kv = {}
+      m3.map_string_msg.map { |msg| kv[msg.key] = msg.value }
+      assert kv == {"a" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1),
+                    "b" => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2)}
+    end
+
+    def test_oneof_descriptors
+      d = OneofMessage.descriptor
+      o = d.lookup_oneof("my_oneof")
+      assert o != nil
+      assert o.class == Google::Protobuf::OneofDescriptor
+      assert o.name == "my_oneof"
+      oneof_count = 0
+      d.each_oneof{ |oneof|
+        oneof_count += 1
+        assert oneof == o
+      }
+      assert oneof_count == 1
+      assert o.count == 4
+      field_names = o.map{|f| f.name}.sort
+      assert field_names == ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
+    end
+
+    def test_oneof
+      d = OneofMessage.new
+      assert d.a == nil
+      assert d.b == nil
+      assert d.c == nil
+      assert d.d == nil
+      assert d.my_oneof == nil
+
+      d.a = "hi"
+      assert d.a == "hi"
+      assert d.b == nil
+      assert d.c == nil
+      assert d.d == nil
+      assert d.my_oneof == :a
+
+      d.b = 42
+      assert d.a == nil
+      assert d.b == 42
+      assert d.c == nil
+      assert d.d == nil
+      assert d.my_oneof == :b
+
+      d.c = TestMessage2.new(:foo => 100)
+      assert d.a == nil
+      assert d.b == nil
+      assert d.c.foo == 100
+      assert d.d == nil
+      assert d.my_oneof == :c
+
+      d.d = :C
+      assert d.a == nil
+      assert d.b == nil
+      assert d.c == nil
+      assert d.d == :C
+      assert d.my_oneof == :d
+
+      d2 = OneofMessage.decode(OneofMessage.encode(d))
+      assert d2 == d
+
+      encoded_field_a = OneofMessage.encode(OneofMessage.new(:a => "string"))
+      encoded_field_b = OneofMessage.encode(OneofMessage.new(:b => 1000))
+      encoded_field_c = OneofMessage.encode(
+        OneofMessage.new(:c => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1)))
+      encoded_field_d = OneofMessage.encode(OneofMessage.new(:d => :B))
+
+      d3 = OneofMessage.decode(
+        encoded_field_c + encoded_field_a + encoded_field_d)
+      assert d3.a == nil
+      assert d3.b == nil
+      assert d3.c == nil
+      assert d3.d == :B
+
+      d4 = OneofMessage.decode(
+        encoded_field_c + encoded_field_a + encoded_field_d +
+        encoded_field_c)
+      assert d4.a == nil
+      assert d4.b == nil
+      assert d4.c.foo == 1
+      assert d4.d == nil
+
+      d5 = OneofMessage.new(:a => "hello")
+      assert d5.a != nil
+      d5.a = nil
+      assert d5.a == nil
+      assert OneofMessage.encode(d5) == ''
+      assert d5.my_oneof == nil
+    end
+
+    def test_enum_field
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      assert m.optional_enum == :Default
+      m.optional_enum = :A
+      assert m.optional_enum == :A
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_enum = :ASDF
+      end
+      m.optional_enum = 1
+      assert m.optional_enum == :A
+      m.optional_enum = 100
+      assert m.optional_enum == 100
+    end
+
+    def test_dup
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      m.optional_string = "hello"
+      m.optional_int32 = 42
+      tm1 = TestMessage2.new(:foo => 100)
+      tm2 = TestMessage2.new(:foo => 200)
+      m.repeated_msg.push tm1
+      assert m.repeated_msg[-1] == tm1
+      m.repeated_msg.push tm2
+      assert m.repeated_msg[-1] == tm2
+      m2 = m.dup
+      assert m == m2
+      m.optional_int32 += 1
+      assert m != m2
+      assert m.repeated_msg[0] == m2.repeated_msg[0]
+      assert m.repeated_msg[0].object_id == m2.repeated_msg[0].object_id
+    end
+
+    def test_deep_copy
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 42,
+                          :repeated_msg => [TestMessage2.new(:foo => 100)])
+      m2 = Google::Protobuf.deep_copy(m)
+      assert m == m2
+      assert m.repeated_msg == m2.repeated_msg
+      assert m.repeated_msg.object_id != m2.repeated_msg.object_id
+      assert m.repeated_msg[0].object_id != m2.repeated_msg[0].object_id
+    end
+
+    def test_eq
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 42,
+                          :repeated_int32 => [1, 2, 3])
+      m2 = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 43,
+                           :repeated_int32 => [1, 2, 3])
+      assert m != m2
+    end
+
+    def test_enum_lookup
+      assert TestEnum::A == 1
+      assert TestEnum::B == 2
+      assert TestEnum::C == 3
+
+      assert TestEnum::lookup(1) == :A
+      assert TestEnum::lookup(2) == :B
+      assert TestEnum::lookup(3) == :C
+
+      assert TestEnum::resolve(:A) == 1
+      assert TestEnum::resolve(:B) == 2
+      assert TestEnum::resolve(:C) == 3
+    end
+
+    def test_parse_serialize
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 42,
+                          :optional_string => "hello world",
+                          :optional_enum => :B,
+                          :repeated_string => ["a", "b", "c"],
+                          :repeated_int32 => [42, 43, 44],
+                          :repeated_enum => [:A, :B, :C, 100],
+                          :repeated_msg => [TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1),
+                                            TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2)])
+      data = TestMessage.encode m
+      m2 = TestMessage.decode data
+      assert m == m2
+
+      data = Google::Protobuf.encode m
+      m2 = Google::Protobuf.decode(TestMessage, data)
+      assert m == m2
+    end
+
+    def test_encode_decode_helpers
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_string => 'foo', :repeated_string => ['bar1', 'bar2'])
+      json = m.to_json
+      m2 = TestMessage.decode_json(json)
+      assert m2.optional_string == 'foo'
+      assert m2.repeated_string == ['bar1', 'bar2']
+
+      proto = m.to_proto
+      m2 = TestMessage.decode(proto)
+      assert m2.optional_string == 'foo'
+      assert m2.repeated_string == ['bar1', 'bar2']
+    end
+
+    def test_protobuf_encode_decode_helpers
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_string => 'foo', :repeated_string => ['bar1', 'bar2'])
+      encoded_msg = Google::Protobuf.encode(m)
+      assert_equal m.to_proto, encoded_msg
+
+      decoded_msg = Google::Protobuf.decode(TestMessage, encoded_msg)
+      assert_equal TestMessage.decode(m.to_proto), decoded_msg
+    end
+
+    def test_protobuf_encode_decode_json_helpers
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_string => 'foo', :repeated_string => ['bar1', 'bar2'])
+      encoded_msg = Google::Protobuf.encode_json(m)
+      assert_equal m.to_json, encoded_msg
+
+      decoded_msg = Google::Protobuf.decode_json(TestMessage, encoded_msg)
+      assert_equal TestMessage.decode_json(m.to_json), decoded_msg
+    end
+
+    def test_to_h
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_bool => true, :optional_double => -10.100001, :optional_string => 'foo', :repeated_string => ['bar1', 'bar2'])
+      expected_result = {
+        :optional_bool=>true,
+        :optional_bytes=>"",
+        :optional_double=>-10.100001,
+        :optional_enum=>:Default,
+        :optional_float=>0.0,
+        :optional_int32=>0,
+        :optional_int64=>0,
+        :optional_msg=>nil,
+        :optional_string=>"foo",
+        :optional_uint32=>0,
+        :optional_uint64=>0,
+        :repeated_bool=>[],
+        :repeated_bytes=>[],
+        :repeated_double=>[],
+        :repeated_enum=>[],
+        :repeated_float=>[],
+        :repeated_int32=>[],
+        :repeated_int64=>[],
+        :repeated_msg=>[],
+        :repeated_string=>["bar1", "bar2"],
+        :repeated_uint32=>[],
+        :repeated_uint64=>[]
+      }
+      assert_equal expected_result, m.to_h
+    end
+
+
+    def test_def_errors
+      s = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.new
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        s.build do
+          # enum with no default (integer value 0)
+          add_enum "MyEnum" do
+            value :A, 1
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      assert_raise TypeError do
+        s.build do
+          # message with required field (unsupported in proto3)
+          add_message "MyMessage" do
+            required :foo, :int32, 1
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_corecursive
+      # just be sure that we can instantiate types with corecursive field-type
+      # references.
+      m = Recursive1.new(:foo => Recursive2.new(:foo => Recursive1.new))
+      assert Recursive1.descriptor.lookup("foo").subtype ==
+        Recursive2.descriptor
+      assert Recursive2.descriptor.lookup("foo").subtype ==
+        Recursive1.descriptor
+
+      serialized = Recursive1.encode(m)
+      m2 = Recursive1.decode(serialized)
+      assert m == m2
+    end
+
+    def test_serialize_cycle
+      m = Recursive1.new(:foo => Recursive2.new)
+      m.foo.foo = m
+      assert_raise RuntimeError do
+        serialized = Recursive1.encode(m)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_bad_field_names
+      m = BadFieldNames.new(:dup => 1, :class => 2)
+      m2 = m.dup
+      assert m == m2
+      assert m['dup'] == 1
+      assert m['class'] == 2
+      m['dup'] = 3
+      assert m['dup'] == 3
+      m['a.b'] = 4
+      assert m['a.b'] == 4
+    end
+
+    def test_int_ranges
+      m = TestMessage.new
+
+      m.optional_int32 = 0
+      m.optional_int32 = -0x8000_0000
+      m.optional_int32 = +0x7fff_ffff
+      m.optional_int32 = 1.0
+      m.optional_int32 = -1.0
+      m.optional_int32 = 2e9
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int32 = -0x8000_0001
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int32 = +0x8000_0000
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int32 = +0x1000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000 # force Bignum
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int32 = 1e12
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int32 = 1.5
+      end
+
+      m.optional_uint32 = 0
+      m.optional_uint32 = +0xffff_ffff
+      m.optional_uint32 = 1.0
+      m.optional_uint32 = 4e9
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = -1
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = -1.5
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = -1.5e12
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = -0x1000_0000_0000_0000
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = +0x1_0000_0000
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = +0x1000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000 # force Bignum
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = 1e12
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint32 = 1.5
+      end
+
+      m.optional_int64 = 0
+      m.optional_int64 = -0x8000_0000_0000_0000
+      m.optional_int64 = +0x7fff_ffff_ffff_ffff
+      m.optional_int64 = 1.0
+      m.optional_int64 = -1.0
+      m.optional_int64 = 8e18
+      m.optional_int64 = -8e18
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int64 = -0x8000_0000_0000_0001
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int64 = +0x8000_0000_0000_0000
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int64 = +0x1000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000 # force Bignum
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int64 = 1e50
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_int64 = 1.5
+      end
+
+      m.optional_uint64 = 0
+      m.optional_uint64 = +0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff
+      m.optional_uint64 = 1.0
+      m.optional_uint64 = 16e18
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = -1
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = -1.5
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = -1.5e12
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = -0x1_0000_0000_0000_0000
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = +0x1_0000_0000_0000_0000
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = +0x1000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000 # force Bignum
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = 1e50
+      end
+      assert_raise RangeError do
+        m.optional_uint64 = 1.5
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_stress_test
+      m = TestMessage.new
+      m.optional_int32 = 42
+      m.optional_int64 = 0x100000000
+      m.optional_string = "hello world"
+      10.times do m.repeated_msg.push TestMessage2.new(:foo => 42) end
+      10.times do m.repeated_string.push "hello world" end
+
+      data = TestMessage.encode(m)
+
+      l = 0
+      10_000.times do
+        m = TestMessage.decode(data)
+        data_new = TestMessage.encode(m)
+        assert data_new == data
+        data = data_new
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_reflection
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 1234)
+      msgdef = m.class.descriptor
+      assert msgdef.class == Google::Protobuf::Descriptor
+      assert msgdef.any? {|field| field.name == "optional_int32"}
+      optional_int32 = msgdef.lookup "optional_int32"
+      assert optional_int32.class == Google::Protobuf::FieldDescriptor
+      assert optional_int32 != nil
+      assert optional_int32.name == "optional_int32"
+      assert optional_int32.type == :int32
+      optional_int32.set(m, 5678)
+      assert m.optional_int32 == 5678
+      m.optional_int32 = 1000
+      assert optional_int32.get(m) == 1000
+
+      optional_msg = msgdef.lookup "optional_msg"
+      assert optional_msg.subtype == TestMessage2.descriptor
+
+      optional_msg.set(m, optional_msg.subtype.msgclass.new)
+
+      assert msgdef.msgclass == TestMessage
+
+      optional_enum = msgdef.lookup "optional_enum"
+      assert optional_enum.subtype == TestEnum.descriptor
+      assert optional_enum.subtype.class == Google::Protobuf::EnumDescriptor
+      optional_enum.subtype.each do |k, v|
+        # set with integer, check resolution to symbolic name
+        optional_enum.set(m, v)
+        assert optional_enum.get(m) == k
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_json
+      # TODO: Fix JSON in JRuby version.
+      return if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
+      m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 1234,
+                          :optional_int64 => -0x1_0000_0000,
+                          :optional_uint32 => 0x8000_0000,
+                          :optional_uint64 => 0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff,
+                          :optional_bool => true,
+                          :optional_float => 1.0,
+                          :optional_double => -1e100,
+                          :optional_string => "Test string",
+                          :optional_bytes => ["FFFFFFFF"].pack('H*'),
+                          :optional_msg => TestMessage2.new(:foo => 42),
+                          :repeated_int32 => [1, 2, 3, 4],
+                          :repeated_string => ["a", "b", "c"],
+                          :repeated_bool => [true, false, true, false],
+                          :repeated_msg => [TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1),
+                                            TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2)])
+
+      json_text = TestMessage.encode_json(m)
+      m2 = TestMessage.decode_json(json_text)
+      assert m == m2
+
+      # Crash case from GitHub issue 283.
+      bar = Bar.new(msg: "bar")
+      baz1 = Baz.new(msg: "baz")
+      baz2 = Baz.new(msg: "quux")
+      Foo.encode_json(Foo.new)
+      Foo.encode_json(Foo.new(bar: bar))
+      Foo.encode_json(Foo.new(bar: bar, baz: [baz1, baz2]))
+    end
+
+    def test_json_maps
+      # TODO: Fix JSON in JRuby version.
+      return if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
+      m = MapMessage.new(:map_string_int32 => {"a" => 1})
+      expected = '{"map_string_int32":{"a":1},"map_string_msg":{}}'
+      assert MapMessage.encode_json(m) == expected
+      m2 = MapMessage.decode_json(MapMessage.encode_json(m))
+      assert m == m2
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/tests/generated_code.proto b/ruby/tests/generated_code.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d82a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/tests/generated_code.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package A.B.C;
+
+message TestMessage {
+  int32 optional_int32 = 1;
+  int64 optional_int64 = 2;
+  uint32 optional_uint32 = 3;
+  uint64 optional_uint64 = 4;
+  bool optional_bool = 5;
+  double optional_double = 6;
+  float optional_float = 7;
+  string optional_string = 8;
+  bytes optional_bytes = 9;
+  TestEnum optional_enum = 10;
+  TestMessage optional_msg = 11;
+
+  repeated int32 repeated_int32 = 21;
+  repeated int64 repeated_int64 = 22;
+  repeated uint32 repeated_uint32 = 23;
+  repeated uint64 repeated_uint64 = 24;
+  repeated bool repeated_bool = 25;
+  repeated double repeated_double = 26;
+  repeated float repeated_float = 27;
+  repeated string repeated_string = 28;
+  repeated bytes repeated_bytes = 29;
+  repeated TestEnum repeated_enum = 30;
+  repeated TestMessage repeated_msg = 31;
+
+  oneof my_oneof {
+    int32 oneof_int32 = 41;
+    int64 oneof_int64 = 42;
+    uint32 oneof_uint32 = 43;
+    uint64 oneof_uint64 = 44;
+    bool oneof_bool = 45;
+    double oneof_double = 46;
+    float oneof_float = 47;
+    string oneof_string = 48;
+    bytes oneof_bytes = 49;
+    TestEnum oneof_enum = 50;
+    TestMessage oneof_msg = 51;
+  }
+
+  map<int32, string> map_int32_string = 61;
+  map<int64, string> map_int64_string = 62;
+  map<uint32, string> map_uint32_string = 63;
+  map<uint64, string> map_uint64_string = 64;
+  map<bool, string> map_bool_string = 65;
+  map<string, string> map_string_string = 66;
+  map<string, TestMessage> map_string_msg = 67;
+  map<string, TestEnum> map_string_enum = 68;
+  map<string, int32> map_string_int32 = 69;
+  map<string, bool> map_string_bool = 70;
+
+  message NestedMessage {
+    int32 foo = 1;
+  }
+
+  NestedMessage nested_message = 80;
+}
+
+enum TestEnum {
+  Default = 0;
+  A = 1;
+  B = 2;
+  C = 3;
+}
diff --git a/ruby/tests/generated_code.rb b/ruby/tests/generated_code.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a68543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/tests/generated_code.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+# source: generated_code.proto
+
+require 'google/protobuf'
+
+Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.build do
+  add_message "A.B.C.TestMessage" do
+    optional :optional_int32, :int32, 1
+    optional :optional_int64, :int64, 2
+    optional :optional_uint32, :uint32, 3
+    optional :optional_uint64, :uint64, 4
+    optional :optional_bool, :bool, 5
+    optional :optional_double, :double, 6
+    optional :optional_float, :float, 7
+    optional :optional_string, :string, 8
+    optional :optional_bytes, :string, 9
+    optional :optional_enum, :enum, 10, "A.B.C.TestEnum"
+    optional :optional_msg, :message, 11, "A.B.C.TestMessage"
+    repeated :repeated_int32, :int32, 21
+    repeated :repeated_int64, :int64, 22
+    repeated :repeated_uint32, :uint32, 23
+    repeated :repeated_uint64, :uint64, 24
+    repeated :repeated_bool, :bool, 25
+    repeated :repeated_double, :double, 26
+    repeated :repeated_float, :float, 27
+    repeated :repeated_string, :string, 28
+    repeated :repeated_bytes, :string, 29
+    repeated :repeated_enum, :enum, 30, "A.B.C.TestEnum"
+    repeated :repeated_msg, :message, 31, "A.B.C.TestMessage"
+    map :map_int32_string, :int32, :string, 61
+    map :map_int64_string, :int64, :string, 62
+    map :map_uint32_string, :uint32, :string, 63
+    map :map_uint64_string, :uint64, :string, 64
+    map :map_bool_string, :bool, :string, 65
+    map :map_string_string, :string, :string, 66
+    map :map_string_msg, :string, :message, 67, "A.B.C.TestMessage"
+    map :map_string_enum, :string, :enum, 68, "A.B.C.TestEnum"
+    map :map_string_int32, :string, :int32, 69
+    map :map_string_bool, :string, :bool, 70
+    optional :nested_message, :message, 80, "A.B.C.TestMessage.NestedMessage"
+    oneof :my_oneof do
+      optional :oneof_int32, :int32, 41
+      optional :oneof_int64, :int64, 42
+      optional :oneof_uint32, :uint32, 43
+      optional :oneof_uint64, :uint64, 44
+      optional :oneof_bool, :bool, 45
+      optional :oneof_double, :double, 46
+      optional :oneof_float, :float, 47
+      optional :oneof_string, :string, 48
+      optional :oneof_bytes, :string, 49
+      optional :oneof_enum, :enum, 50, "A.B.C.TestEnum"
+      optional :oneof_msg, :message, 51, "A.B.C.TestMessage"
+    end
+  end
+  add_message "A.B.C.TestMessage.NestedMessage" do
+    optional :foo, :int32, 1
+  end
+  add_enum "A.B.C.TestEnum" do
+    value :Default, 0
+    value :A, 1
+    value :B, 2
+    value :C, 3
+  end
+end
+
+module A
+  module B
+    module C
+      TestMessage = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.lookup("A.B.C.TestMessage").msgclass
+      TestMessage::NestedMessage = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.lookup("A.B.C.TestMessage.NestedMessage").msgclass
+      TestEnum = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.lookup("A.B.C.TestEnum").enummodule
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/tests/generated_code_test.rb b/ruby/tests/generated_code_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daef357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/tests/generated_code_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+# generated_code.rb is in the same directory as this test.
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
+
+require 'generated_code'
+require 'test/unit'
+
+class GeneratedCodeTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_generated_msg
+    # just test that we can instantiate the message. The purpose of this test
+    # is to ensure that the output of the code generator is valid Ruby and
+    # successfully creates message definitions and classes, not to test every
+    # aspect of the extension (basic.rb is for that).
+    m = A::B::C::TestMessage.new()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/tests/repeated_field_test.rb b/ruby/tests/repeated_field_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25727b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/tests/repeated_field_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,640 @@
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+require 'google/protobuf'
+require 'test/unit'
+
+class RepeatedFieldTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def test_acts_like_enumerator
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    (Enumerable.instance_methods - TestMessage.new.repeated_string.methods).each do |method_name|
+      assert m.repeated_string.respond_to?(method_name) == true, "does not respond to #{method_name}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_acts_like_an_array
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    arr_methods = ([].methods - TestMessage.new.repeated_string.methods)
+    # jRuby additions to the Array class that we can ignore
+    arr_methods -= [ :indices, :iter_for_each, :iter_for_each_index,
+      :iter_for_each_with_index, :dimensions, :copy_data, :copy_data_simple,
+      :nitems, :iter_for_reverse_each, :indexes]
+    arr_methods.each do |method_name|
+      assert m.repeated_string.respond_to?(method_name) == true, "does not respond to #{method_name}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_first
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    repeated_field_names(TestMessage).each do |field_name|
+      assert_nil m.send(field_name).first
+    end
+    fill_test_msg(m)
+    assert_equal -10, m.repeated_int32.first
+    assert_equal -1_000_000, m.repeated_int64.first
+    assert_equal 10, m.repeated_uint32.first
+    assert_equal 1_000_000, m.repeated_uint64.first
+    assert_equal true, m.repeated_bool.first
+    assert_equal -1.01,  m.repeated_float.first.round(2)
+    assert_equal -1.0000000000001, m.repeated_double.first
+    assert_equal 'foo', m.repeated_string.first
+    assert_equal "bar".encode!('ASCII-8BIT'), m.repeated_bytes.first
+    assert_equal TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1), m.repeated_msg.first
+    assert_equal :A, m.repeated_enum.first
+  end
+
+
+  def test_last
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    repeated_field_names(TestMessage).each do |field_name|
+      assert_nil m.send(field_name).first
+    end
+    fill_test_msg(m)
+    assert_equal -11, m.repeated_int32.last
+    assert_equal -1_000_001, m.repeated_int64.last
+    assert_equal 11, m.repeated_uint32.last
+    assert_equal 1_000_001, m.repeated_uint64.last
+    assert_equal false, m.repeated_bool.last
+    assert_equal -1.02, m.repeated_float.last.round(2)
+    assert_equal -1.0000000000002, m.repeated_double.last
+    assert_equal 'bar', m.repeated_string.last
+    assert_equal "foo".encode!('ASCII-8BIT'), m.repeated_bytes.last
+    assert_equal TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2), m.repeated_msg.last
+    assert_equal :B, m.repeated_enum.last
+  end
+
+
+  def test_pop
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    repeated_field_names(TestMessage).each do |field_name|
+      assert_nil m.send(field_name).pop
+    end
+    fill_test_msg(m)
+
+    assert_equal -11, m.repeated_int32.pop
+    assert_equal -10, m.repeated_int32.pop
+    assert_equal -1_000_001, m.repeated_int64.pop
+    assert_equal -1_000_000, m.repeated_int64.pop
+    assert_equal 11, m.repeated_uint32.pop
+    assert_equal 10, m.repeated_uint32.pop
+    assert_equal 1_000_001, m.repeated_uint64.pop
+    assert_equal 1_000_000, m.repeated_uint64.pop
+    assert_equal false, m.repeated_bool.pop
+    assert_equal true, m.repeated_bool.pop
+    assert_equal -1.02,  m.repeated_float.pop.round(2)
+    assert_equal -1.01,  m.repeated_float.pop.round(2)
+    assert_equal -1.0000000000002, m.repeated_double.pop
+    assert_equal -1.0000000000001, m.repeated_double.pop
+    assert_equal 'bar', m.repeated_string.pop
+    assert_equal 'foo', m.repeated_string.pop
+    assert_equal "foo".encode!('ASCII-8BIT'), m.repeated_bytes.pop
+    assert_equal "bar".encode!('ASCII-8BIT'), m.repeated_bytes.pop
+    assert_equal TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2), m.repeated_msg.pop
+    assert_equal TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1), m.repeated_msg.pop
+    assert_equal :B, m.repeated_enum.pop
+    assert_equal :A, m.repeated_enum.pop
+    repeated_field_names(TestMessage).each do |field_name|
+      assert_nil m.send(field_name).pop
+    end
+
+    fill_test_msg(m)
+    assert_equal ['bar', 'foo'], m.repeated_string.pop(2)
+    assert_nil m.repeated_string.pop
+  end
+
+
+  def test_each
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    5.times{|i| m.repeated_string << 'string' }
+    count = 0
+    m.repeated_string.each do |val|
+      assert_equal 'string', val
+      count += 1
+    end
+    assert_equal 5, count
+    result = m.repeated_string.each{|val| val + '_junk'}
+    assert_equal ['string'] * 5, result
+  end
+
+
+  def test_empty?
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    assert_equal true, m.repeated_string.empty?
+    m.repeated_string << 'foo'
+    assert_equal false, m.repeated_string.empty?
+    m.repeated_string << 'bar'
+    assert_equal false, m.repeated_string.empty?
+  end
+
+  def test_array_accessor
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[1]
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[-2]
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[20]
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[1, 2]
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[0..2]
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[-1, 1]
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[10, 12]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_array_settor
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[1] = 'junk'
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[-2] = 'snappy'
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr[3] = ''
+    end
+    # slight deviation; we are strongly typed, and nil is not allowed
+    # for string types;
+    m.repeated_string[5] = 'spacious'
+    assert_equal ["foo", "snappy", "baz", "", "", "spacious"], m.repeated_string
+
+    #make sure it sests the default types for other fields besides strings
+    %w(repeated_int32 repeated_int64 repeated_uint32 repeated_uint64).each do |field_name|
+      m.send(field_name)[3] = 10
+      assert_equal [0,0,0,10], m.send(field_name)
+    end
+    m.repeated_float[3] = 10.1
+    #wonky mri float handling
+    assert_equal [0,0,0], m.repeated_float.to_a[0..2]
+    assert_equal 10.1, m.repeated_float[3].round(1)
+    m.repeated_double[3] = 10.1
+    assert_equal [0,0,0,10.1], m.repeated_double
+    m.repeated_bool[3] = true
+    assert_equal [false, false, false, true], m.repeated_bool
+    m.repeated_bytes[3] = "bar".encode!('ASCII-8BIT')
+    assert_equal ['', '', '', "bar".encode!('ASCII-8BIT')], m.repeated_bytes
+    m.repeated_msg[3] = TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1)
+    assert_equal [nil, nil, nil, TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1)], m.repeated_msg
+    m.repeated_enum[3] = :A
+    assert_equal [:Default, :Default, :Default, :A], m.repeated_enum
+
+    # check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+    #   arr[20] = 'spacious'
+    # end
+    # TODO: accessor doesn't allow other ruby-like methods
+    # check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+    #   arr[1, 2] = 'fizz'
+    # end
+    # check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+    #   arr[0..2] = 'buzz'
+    # end
+  end
+
+  def test_push
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.push('fizz')
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr << 'fizz'
+    end
+    #TODO: push should support multiple
+    # check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+    #   arr.push('fizz', 'buzz')
+    # end
+  end
+
+  def test_clear
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.clear
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_concat
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    m.repeated_string.concat(['fizz', 'buzz'])
+    assert_equal %w(foo bar baz fizz buzz), m.repeated_string
+    #TODO: concat should return the orig array
+    # check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+    #   arr.concat(['fizz', 'buzz'])
+    # end
+  end
+
+  def test_equal
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    assert_equal reference_arr, m.repeated_string
+    reference_arr << 'fizz'
+    assert_not_equal reference_arr, m.repeated_string
+    m.repeated_string << 'fizz'
+    assert_equal reference_arr, m.repeated_string
+  end
+
+  def test_hash
+    # just a sanity check
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    assert m.repeated_string.hash.is_a?(Integer)
+    hash = m.repeated_string.hash
+    assert_equal hash, m.repeated_string.hash
+    m.repeated_string << 'j'
+    assert_not_equal hash, m.repeated_string.hash
+  end
+
+  def test_plus
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr + ['fizz', 'buzz']
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr += ['fizz', 'buzz']
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_replace
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.replace(['fizz', 'buzz'])
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_to_a
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.to_a
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_to_ary
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.to_ary
+    end
+  end
+
+  # emulate Array behavior
+  ##########################
+
+  def test_collect!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.collect!{|x| x + "!" }
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.collect!.with_index{|x, i| x[0...i] }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_compact!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    m.repeated_msg << TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1)
+    m.repeated_msg << nil
+    m.repeated_msg << TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2)
+    reference_arr = m.repeated_string.to_a
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.compact!
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_delete
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.delete('bar')
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.delete('nope')
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.delete('nope'){'within'}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_delete_at
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.delete_at(2)
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.delete_at(10)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_fill
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.fill("x")
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.fill("z", 2, 2)
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.fill("y", 0..1)
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.fill { |i| (i*i).to_s }
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.fill(-2) { |i| (i*i*i).to_s }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_flatten!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.flatten!
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.flatten!(1)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_insert
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.insert(2, 'fizz')
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.insert(3, 'fizz', 'buzz', 'bazz')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_inspect
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    assert_equal '[]', m.repeated_string.inspect
+    m.repeated_string << 'foo'
+    assert_equal m.repeated_string.to_a.inspect, m.repeated_string.inspect
+    m.repeated_string << 'bar'
+    assert_equal m.repeated_string.to_a.inspect, m.repeated_string.inspect
+  end
+
+  def test_reverse!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.reverse!
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_rotate!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.rotate!
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.rotate!(2)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_select!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.select! { |v| v =~ /[aeiou]/ }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_shift
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    # should return an element
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.shift
+    end
+    # should return an array
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.shift(2)
+    end
+    # should return nil
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.shift
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_shuffle!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    m.repeated_string += %w(foo bar baz)
+    orig_repeated_string = m.repeated_string.clone
+    result = m.repeated_string.shuffle!
+    assert_equal m.repeated_string, result
+    # NOTE: sometimes it doesn't change the order...
+    # assert_not_equal m.repeated_string.to_a, orig_repeated_string.to_a
+  end
+
+  def test_slice!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz bar fizz buzz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.slice!(2)
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.slice!(1,2)
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.slice!(0..1)
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.slice!(10)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_sort!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.sort!
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.sort! { |x,y| y <=> x }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_sort_by!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.sort_by!
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.sort_by!(&:hash)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_uniq!
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.uniq!
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.uniq!{|s| s[0] }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_unshift
+    m = TestMessage.new
+    reference_arr = %w(foo bar baz)
+    m.repeated_string += reference_arr.clone
+
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.unshift('1')
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.unshift('a', 'b')
+    end
+    check_self_modifying_method(m.repeated_string, reference_arr) do |arr|
+      arr.unshift('')
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  ##### HELPER METHODS
+
+  def check_self_modifying_method(repeated_field, ref_array)
+    expected_result = yield(ref_array)
+    actual_result = yield(repeated_field)
+    if expected_result.is_a?(Enumerator)
+      assert_equal expected_result.to_a, actual_result.to_a
+    else
+      assert_equal expected_result, actual_result
+    end
+    assert_equal ref_array, repeated_field
+  end
+
+
+  def repeated_field_names(klass)
+    klass.descriptor.find_all{|f| f.label == :repeated}.map(&:name)
+  end
+
+
+  def fill_test_msg(test_msg)
+    test_msg.repeated_int32  += [-10, -11]
+    test_msg.repeated_int64  += [-1_000_000, -1_000_001]
+    test_msg.repeated_uint32 += [10, 11]
+    test_msg.repeated_uint64 += [1_000_000, 1_000_001]
+    test_msg.repeated_bool   += [true, false]
+    test_msg.repeated_float  += [-1.01, -1.02]
+    test_msg.repeated_double += [-1.0000000000001, -1.0000000000002]
+    test_msg.repeated_string += %w(foo bar)
+    test_msg.repeated_bytes  += ["bar".encode!('ASCII-8BIT'), "foo".encode!('ASCII-8BIT')]
+    test_msg.repeated_msg    << TestMessage2.new(:foo => 1)
+    test_msg.repeated_msg    << TestMessage2.new(:foo => 2)
+    test_msg.repeated_enum   << :A
+    test_msg.repeated_enum   << :B
+  end
+
+
+  pool = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.new
+  pool.build do
+
+    add_message "TestMessage" do
+      optional :optional_int32,  :int32,        1
+      optional :optional_int64,  :int64,        2
+      optional :optional_uint32, :uint32,       3
+      optional :optional_uint64, :uint64,       4
+      optional :optional_bool,   :bool,         5
+      optional :optional_float,  :float,        6
+      optional :optional_double, :double,       7
+      optional :optional_string, :string,       8
+      optional :optional_bytes,  :bytes,        9
+      optional :optional_msg,    :message,      10, "TestMessage2"
+      optional :optional_enum,   :enum,         11, "TestEnum"
+
+      repeated :repeated_int32,  :int32,        12
+      repeated :repeated_int64,  :int64,        13
+      repeated :repeated_uint32, :uint32,       14
+      repeated :repeated_uint64, :uint64,       15
+      repeated :repeated_bool,   :bool,         16
+      repeated :repeated_float,  :float,        17
+      repeated :repeated_double, :double,       18
+      repeated :repeated_string, :string,       19
+      repeated :repeated_bytes,  :bytes,        20
+      repeated :repeated_msg,    :message,      21, "TestMessage2"
+      repeated :repeated_enum,   :enum,         22, "TestEnum"
+    end
+    add_message "TestMessage2" do
+      optional :foo, :int32, 1
+    end
+
+    add_enum "TestEnum" do
+      value :Default, 0
+      value :A, 1
+      value :B, 2
+      value :C, 3
+    end
+  end
+
+  TestMessage = pool.lookup("TestMessage").msgclass
+  TestMessage2 = pool.lookup("TestMessage2").msgclass
+  TestEnum = pool.lookup("TestEnum").enummodule
+
+
+end
diff --git a/ruby/tests/stress.rb b/ruby/tests/stress.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..082d5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/tests/stress.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+require 'google/protobuf'
+require 'test/unit'
+
+module StressTest
+  pool = Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.new
+  pool.build do
+    add_message "TestMessage" do
+      optional :a,  :int32,        1
+      repeated :b,  :message,      2, "M"
+    end
+    add_message "M" do
+      optional :foo, :string, 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  TestMessage = pool.lookup("TestMessage").msgclass
+  M = pool.lookup("M").msgclass
+
+  class StressTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+    def get_msg
+      TestMessage.new(:a => 1000,
+                      :b => [M.new(:foo => "hello"),
+                             M.new(:foo => "world")])
+    end
+    def test_stress
+      m = get_msg
+      data = TestMessage.encode(m)
+      100_000.times do
+        mnew = TestMessage.decode(data)
+        mnew = mnew.dup
+        assert_equal mnew.inspect, m.inspect
+        assert TestMessage.encode(mnew) == data
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end