diff --git a/spec/models/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/models/configuration_spec.rb
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+
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
+
+describe Configuration do
+
+  before(:each) do
+    @int_config = mock(Configuration,
+                       :id => 1,
+                       :key => 'mode',
+                       :value_type => 'integer',
+                       :value => '30')
+
+    @string_config = mock(Configuration,
+                          :id => 2,
+                          :key => 'title',
+                          :value_type => 'string',
+                          :value => 'Hello')
+
+    @boolean_config = mock(Configuration,
+                           :id => 3,
+                           :key => 'single_user_mode',
+                           :value_type => 'boolean',
+                           :value => 'true')
+  end
+  
+  it "should retrieve int config" do
+    Configuration.should_receive(:find).once.with(:all).
+      and_return([@int_config, @string_config, @boolean_config])
+
+    Configuration.clear
+    val = Configuration.get('mode')
+    val.should == 30
+  end
+
+  it "should retrieve boolean config" do
+    Configuration.should_receive(:find).once.with(:all).
+      and_return([@int_config, @string_config, @boolean_config])
+
+    Configuration.clear
+    val = Configuration.get('single_user_mode')
+    val.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "should retrieve string config" do
+    Configuration.should_receive(:find).once.with(:all).
+      and_return([@int_config, @string_config, @boolean_config])
+
+    Configuration.clear
+    val = Configuration.get('title')
+    val.should == "Hello"
+  end
+
+  it "should retrieve config with []" do
+    Configuration.should_receive(:find).once.with(:all).
+      and_return([@int_config, @string_config, @boolean_config])
+
+    Configuration.clear
+    val = Configuration['title']
+    val.should == "Hello"
+  end
+
+  it "should read config table once" do
+    Configuration.should_receive(:find).once.with(:all).
+      and_return([@int_config, @string_config, @boolean_config])
+
+    Configuration.clear
+    val = Configuration.get('title')
+    val.should == "Hello"
+    val = Configuration.get('single_user_mode')
+    val.should == true
+    val = Configuration.get('mode')
+    val.should == 30
+  end
+
+  it "should be able to reload config" do
+    Configuration.should_receive(:find).twice.with(:all).
+      and_return([@int_config, @string_config, @boolean_config],
+                 [mock(Configuration,
+                       :key => 'title', :value_type => 'string',
+                       :value => 'Goodbye')])
+
+    Configuration.clear
+    val = Configuration.get('title')
+    val.should == "Hello"
+    Configuration.reload
+    val = Configuration.get('title')
+    val.should == "Goodbye"
+  end
+
+end