--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/test/repo_tests/test_provenance.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+function test_provenance(varargin)
+
+if nargin == 0
+  [conn, username] = mysql_connect('localhost', 'ltpda_test');
+else
+  conn = varargin{1};
+  username = varargin{2};
+end
+
+%% Submit a mfir
+
+p = provenance;
+
+sinfo.conn                   = conn;
+sinfo.username               = username;
+sinfo.experiment_title       = 'submit provenance';
+sinfo.experiment_description = 'this is just a test of the whole thing';
+sinfo.reference_ids          = '';
+sinfo.additional_comments    = 'none';
+sinfo.additional_authors     = 'no one';
+
+
+[ids, cid] = ltpda_obj_submit(p, sinfo);
+
+%% Retrieve the object
+
+q = ltpda_obj_retrieve(conn, cid);
+
+%% Close connection
+if nargin == 0
+  close(conn);
+end
+
+
+%% Test
+
+if p ~= q
+  error('### provenance objects are not the same.')
+end