1 files changed, 43 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/test_trace.py b/tests/test_trace.py
index 65a9f5b..e811831 100644
--- a/tests/test_trace.py
+++ b/tests/test_trace.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from qolab.data.trace import loadTrace
 import numpy as np
+import os 
 
 def isItExpectedTrace(tr):
     cfg = tr.getConfig()
@@ -45,3 +46,45 @@ def test_tryCompressedIfMissing():
     with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError) as exc_info:
         tr = loadTrace(fname, tryCompressedIfMissing=False)
 
+    tr = loadTrace('tests/trace_test_data/xtrace1.dat')
+    assert isItExpectedTrace(tr) == True
+
+def test_saving_raw():
+    import tempfile
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=True) as fp:
+        fp.close()
+        fname = fp.name
+        assert not os.path.exists(fname)
+
+        tr = loadTrace('tests/trace_test_data/xtrace1.dat')
+        tr.save(fname, compressionmethod=None)
+        trLoaded = loadTrace(fname)
+        assert isItExpectedTrace(trLoaded)
+        os.remove(fname)
+
+def test_saving_gzip():
+    import tempfile
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False) as fp:
+        fp.close()
+        fname = fp.name + '.gz'
+        assert not os.path.exists(fname)
+
+        tr = loadTrace('tests/trace_test_data/xtrace1.dat')
+        tr.save(fname, compressionmethod='gzip')
+        trLoaded = loadTrace(fname)
+        assert isItExpectedTrace(trLoaded)
+        os.remove(fname)
+
+def test_saving_gzip():
+    import tempfile
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False) as fp:
+        fp.close()
+        fname = fp.name + '.bz'
+        assert not os.path.exists(fname)
+
+        tr = loadTrace('tests/trace_test_data/xtrace1.dat')
+        tr.save(fname, compressionmethod='bzip')
+        trLoaded = loadTrace(fname)
+        assert isItExpectedTrace(trLoaded)
+        os.remove(fname)
+