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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use RT::Test tests => 25;
+
+my ($baseurl, $m) = RT::Test->started_ok;
+
+RT::Test->create_tickets(
+ { },
+ { Subject => 'uno' },
+ { Subject => 'dos' },
+ { Subject => 'tres' },
+);
+
+ok($m->login, 'logged in');
+
+sorted_tickets_ok('Subject', ['2: dos', '3: tres', '1: uno']);
+sorted_tickets_ok('+Subject', ['2: dos', '3: tres', '1: uno']);
+sorted_tickets_ok('-Subject', ['1: uno', '3: tres', '2: dos']);
+
+sorted_tickets_ok('id', ['1: uno', '2: dos', '3: tres']);
+sorted_tickets_ok('+id', ['1: uno', '2: dos', '3: tres']);
+sorted_tickets_ok('-id', ['3: tres', '2: dos', '1: uno']);
+
+undef $m;
+
+sub sorted_tickets_ok {
+ local $Test::Builder::Level = $Test::Builder::Level + 1;
+ my $order = shift;
+ my $expected = shift;
+
+ my $query = 'id > 0';
+
+ my $uri = URI->new("$baseurl/REST/1.0/search/ticket");
+ $uri->query_form(
+ query => $query,
+ orderby => $order,
+ );
+ $m->get_ok($uri);
+
+ my @lines = split /\n/, $m->content;
+ shift @lines; # header
+ shift @lines; # empty line
+
+ is_deeply(\@lines, $expected, "sorted results by '$order'");
+}