def test_negative_number_test(self):
        """ a negative number test """
        the_string = "         [ '-10.4',     1.435, 3 ]"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["-10.4", 1.435, 3])

    def test_list_without_bracket_ztest_2(self):
        """ list without bracket test with a list inside """
        the_string = " 'a', b, ['a thing', 2]"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["a", "b", ["a thing", 2]])

    def test_imbricated_lists_test(self):
        """ multiple lists within lists """

        the_string = "[a,b, [1,2,3,4, [456,6,'absdef'], 234, 2.456 ], aqwe, done]"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["a", "b", [1, 2, 3, 4, [456, 6, "absdef"], 234, 2.456], "aqwe", "done"])

    def test_simple_list_test(self):
        """ a first simple test with space and indent, dedents to eat"""

        the_string = "         [ 'a',     1.435, 3 ]"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["a", 1.435, 3])

    def test_everything(self):
        """ everything """

        the_string = "['a',1,'b',{2:3,4:[1,'hello', no quotes, [1,2,3,{1:2,3:4}]]} ]"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["a", 1, "b", {2: 3, 4: [1, "hello", "no quotes", [1, 2, 3, {1: 2, 3: 4}]]}])

 def test_list_with_tuple(self):
     """ compile tuple """
     
     the_string = "['a',1,'b', ('1','2','3'), 'd', 'e']"
     
     compiler = Compiler()
     
     the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)
     
     self.assertEqual(the_result, ['a',1,'b', ('1','2','3'), 'd', 'e'])

    def test_list_with_dict(self):
        """ list with dict """

        the_string = "['a',1,'b',{2:3,4:5} ]"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["a", 1, "b", {2: 3, 4: 5}])

    def test_dict_with_list(self):
        """ dict with list """

        the_string = "{'a':1, b:[1,2,3,4,5] }"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_dict(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, {"a": 1, "b": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]})

    def test_dict_error(self):
        """ dict error """
        the_string = "{'a':1, b:2 "

        compiler = Compiler()

        try:
            compiler.compile_dict(the_string)
        except CompilerError, err:
            self.assertEqual(err.message, "Expression \"{'a':1, b:2 \" cannot be converted as a dict.")

    def test_simple_dict(self):
        """ simple dict """

        the_string = "{'a':1, b:2 }"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_dict(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, {"a": 1, "b": 2})

    def test_list_error_2(self):
        """ unsupported char @ """
        the_string = " a @"

        compiler = Compiler()

        try:
            compiler.compile_list(the_string)
        except CompilerError, err:
            self.assertEqual(err.message, "Unsupported token (type: @, value : OP) (line=1,col=3).")

    def test_list_without_bracket_test(self):
        """ simple list without bracket test """

        the_string = " 'a', b"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["a", "b"])

    def test_noquotes_dict(self):
        """ no quotes dict """

        the_string = "{ no12: a b , no10:a}"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_dict(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, {"no12": "a b", "no10": "a"})

    def test_special_character_in_string(self):
        """ simple list without bracket test """

        the_string = " '[email protected]', b"

        compiler = Compiler()

        the_result = compiler.compile_list(the_string)

        self.assertEqual(the_result, ["[email protected]", "b"])

    def test_list_error(self):
        """ list error """
        the_string = "  a ]"

        compiler = Compiler()

        try:
            compiler.compile_list(the_string)
        except CompilerError, err:
            self.assertEqual(err.message, 'Expression "  a ]" cannot be converted as a list.')

 def test_noquotes_dict(self):
     """ no quotes dict """
     
     the_string = "{ no12: a b , no10:a}"
             
     compiler = Compiler()
     
     the_result = compiler.compile_dict(the_string)
     
     self.assertEqual(the_result,{ 'no12': 'a b' , 'no10':'a'})

 def ztest_compile_from_file(self):
     """ compile from file """
     
     the_file   = open('/home/aubert/dev/src-reps/java-balivernes/InfraProfiler/src/sel3_event.traj')
     
     the_string = the_file.read()
     
     compiler = Compiler()
      
     the_result = compiler.compile_dict(the_string)
     
     print(the_result)