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+from pecan.jsonify import jsonify, encode
+from pecan import Pecan, expose
+from webtest import TestApp
+from simplejson import loads
+import simplegeneric
+
+class Person(object):
+    def __init__(self, first_name, last_name):
+        self.first_name = first_name
+        self.last_name = last_name
+    
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return '%s %s' % (self.first_name, self.last_name)
+    
+def test_simple_rule():    
+    # create a Person instance
+    p = Person('Jonathan', 'LaCour')
+    
+    # encode the object using the existing "default" rules
+    result = loads(encode(p))
+    assert result['first_name'] == 'Jonathan'
+    assert result['last_name'] == 'LaCour'
+    assert len(result) == 2
+    
+    # register a generic JSON rule
+    @jsonify.when_type(Person)
+    def jsonify_person(obj):
+        return dict(
+            name=obj.name
+        )
+    
+    # encode the object using our new rule
+    result = loads(encode(p))
+    assert result['name'] == 'Jonathan LaCour'
+    assert len(result) == 1
+
+
+class TestJsonify(object):
+    
+    def test_simple_jsonify(self):    
+
+        # register a generic JSON rule
+        @jsonify.when_type(Person)
+        def jsonify_person(obj):
+            return dict(
+                name=obj.name
+            )
+    
+
+        class RootController(object):
+            @expose('json')
+            def index(self):
+                # create a Person instance
+                p = Person('Jonathan', 'LaCour')
+                return p
+            
+        
+        app = TestApp(Pecan(RootController()))
+
+
+        r = app.get('/')
+        assert r.status_int == 200
+        assert loads(r.body) == {'name':'Jonathan LaCour'}
+