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+import pytest
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from mock import patch
+
+from moulinette import msignals
+
+from yunohost.app import _parse_args_in_yunohost_format
+from yunohost.utils.error import YunohostError
+
+
+"""
+Argument default format:
+{
+    "name": "the_name",
+    "type": "one_of_the_available_type",  // "sting" is not specified
+    "ask": {
+        "en": "the question in english",
+        "fr": "the question in french"
+    },
+    "help": {
+        "en": "some help text in english",
+        "fr": "some help text in french"
+    },
+    "example": "an example value", // optional
+    "default", "some stuff", // optional, not available for all types
+    "optional": true // optional, will skip if not answered
+}
+
+User answers:
+{"name": "value", ...}
+"""
+
+
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_empty():
+    assert _parse_args_in_yunohost_format({}, []) == {}
+
+
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_string():
+    questions = [{
+        "name": "some_string",
+        "type": "string",
+    }]
+    answers = {"some_string": "some_value"}
+    expected_result = OrderedDict({"some_string": ("some_value", "string")})
+    assert _parse_args_in_yunohost_format(answers, questions) == expected_result
+
+
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_string_default_type():
+    questions = [{
+        "name": "some_string",
+    }]
+    answers = {"some_string": "some_value"}
+    expected_result = OrderedDict({"some_string": ("some_value", "string")})
+    assert _parse_args_in_yunohost_format(answers, questions) == expected_result
+
+
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_string_no_input():
+    questions = [{
+        "name": "some_string",
+    }]
+    answers = {}
+
+    with pytest.raises(YunohostError):
+        _parse_args_in_yunohost_format(answers, questions)
+
+
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_string_input():
+    questions = [{
+        "name": "some_string",
+        "ask": "some question",
+    }]
+    answers = {}
+    expected_result = OrderedDict({"some_string": ("some_value", "string")})
+
+    with patch.object(msignals, "prompt", return_value="some_value"):
+        assert _parse_args_in_yunohost_format(answers, questions) == expected_result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip  # that shit should work x(
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_string_input_no_ask():
+    questions = [{
+        "name": "some_string",
+    }]
+    answers = {}
+    expected_result = OrderedDict({"some_string": ("some_value", "string")})
+
+    with patch.object(msignals, "prompt", return_value="some_value"):
+        assert _parse_args_in_yunohost_format(answers, questions) == expected_result
+
+
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_string_no_input_optional():
+    questions = [{
+        "name": "some_string",
+        "optional": True,
+    }]
+    answers = {}
+    expected_result = OrderedDict({"some_string": ("", "string")})
+    assert _parse_args_in_yunohost_format(answers, questions) == expected_result
+
+
+def test_parse_args_in_yunohost_format_string_no_input_default():
+    questions = [{
+        "name": "some_string",
+        "ask": "some question",
+        "default": "some_value",
+    }]
+    answers = {}
+    expected_result = OrderedDict({"some_string": ("some_value", "string")})
+    assert _parse_args_in_yunohost_format(answers, questions) == expected_result