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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More tests => 28;
+BEGIN {
+        use_ok('C4::Items');
+}
+
+my $item_mod_fixes_1 = {
+    notforloan => undef,
+    damaged    => undef,
+    wthdrawn   => undef,
+    itemlost   => undef,
+};
+
+my $item_mod_fixes_2 = {
+    notforloan => '',
+    damaged    => '',
+    wthdrawn   => '',
+    itemlost   => '',
+};
+
+my $item_mod_fixes_3 = {
+    notforloan => 1,
+    damaged    => 2,
+    wthdrawn   => 3,
+    itemlost   => 4,
+};
+
+C4::Items::_do_column_fixes_for_mod($item_mod_fixes_1);
+is($item_mod_fixes_1->{'notforloan'}, 0, 'null notforloan fixed during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_1->{'damaged'}, 0, 'null damaged fixed during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_1->{'wthdrawn'}, 0, 'null wthdrawn fixed during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_1->{'itemlost'}, 0, 'null itemlost fixed during mod');
+
+C4::Items::_do_column_fixes_for_mod($item_mod_fixes_2);
+is($item_mod_fixes_2->{'notforloan'}, 0, 'empty notforloan fixed during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_2->{'damaged'}, 0, 'empty damaged fixed during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_2->{'wthdrawn'}, 0, 'empty wthdrawn fixed during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_2->{'itemlost'}, 0, 'empty itemlost fixed during mod');
+
+C4::Items::_do_column_fixes_for_mod($item_mod_fixes_3);
+is($item_mod_fixes_3->{'notforloan'}, 1, 'do not clobber notforloan during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_3->{'damaged'}, 2, 'do not clobber damaged during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_3->{'wthdrawn'}, 3, 'do not clobber wthdrawn during mod');
+is($item_mod_fixes_3->{'itemlost'}, 4, 'do not clobber itemlost during mod');
+
+my $item_to_add_1 = {
+    itemnotes => 'newitem',
+};
+
+C4::Items::_set_defaults_for_add($item_to_add_1);
+ok(exists $item_to_add_1->{'dateaccessioned'}, 'dateaccessioned added to new item');
+like($item_to_add_1->{'dateaccessioned'}, qr/^\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d$/ , 'new dateaccessioned is dddd-dd-dd');
+is($item_to_add_1->{'itemnotes'}, 'newitem', 'itemnotes not clobbered');
+
+my $item_add_fixes_1 = {
+    notforloan => undef,
+    damaged    => undef,
+    wthdrawn   => undef,
+    itemlost   => undef,
+};
+
+my $item_add_fixes_2 = {
+    notforloan => '',
+    damaged    => '',
+    wthdrawn   => '',
+    itemlost   => '',
+};
+
+my $item_add_fixes_3 = {
+    notforloan => 1,
+    damaged    => 2,
+    wthdrawn   => 3,
+    itemlost   => 4,
+};
+
+C4::Items::_set_defaults_for_add($item_add_fixes_1);
+is($item_add_fixes_1->{'notforloan'}, 0, 'null notforloan fixed during add');
+is($item_add_fixes_1->{'damaged'}, 0, 'null damaged fixed during add');
+is($item_add_fixes_1->{'wthdrawn'}, 0, 'null wthdrawn fixed during add');
+is($item_add_fixes_1->{'itemlost'}, 0, 'null itemlost fixed during add');
+
+C4::Items::_set_defaults_for_add($item_add_fixes_2);
+is($item_add_fixes_2->{'notforloan'}, 0, 'empty notforloan fixed during add');
+is($item_add_fixes_2->{'damaged'}, 0, 'empty damaged fixed during add');
+is($item_add_fixes_2->{'wthdrawn'}, 0, 'empty wthdrawn fixed during add');
+is($item_add_fixes_2->{'itemlost'}, 0, 'empty itemlost fixed during add');
+
+C4::Items::_set_defaults_for_add($item_add_fixes_3);
+is($item_add_fixes_3->{'notforloan'}, 1, 'do not clobber notforloan during mod');
+is($item_add_fixes_3->{'damaged'}, 2, 'do not clobber damaged during mod');
+is($item_add_fixes_3->{'wthdrawn'}, 3, 'do not clobber wthdrawn during mod');
+is($item_add_fixes_3->{'itemlost'}, 4, 'do not clobber itemlost during mod');
+