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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import unittest
+
+from sys import getrefcount
+from helper import UsesQApplication
+from PySide.QtCore import QAbstractTableModel, QVariant
+from PySide.QtGui import QTableView
+
+class TestModel(QAbstractTableModel):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        QAbstractTableModel.__init__(self, parent)
+    def rowCount(self, parent):
+        return 0
+    def columnCount(self, parent):
+        return 0
+    def data(self, index, role):
+        return QVariant()
+
+class KeepReferenceTest(UsesQApplication):
+
+    def testModelWithoutParent(self):
+        view = QTableView()
+        model = TestModel()
+        view.setModel(model)
+        samemodel = view.model()
+        self.assertEqual(model, samemodel)
+
+    def testModelWithParent(self):
+        view = QTableView()
+        model = TestModel(self.app)
+        view.setModel(model)
+        samemodel = view.model()
+        self.assertEqual(model, samemodel)
+
+    def testReferenceCounting(self):
+        '''Tests reference count of model object referred by view objects.'''
+        model1 = TestModel()
+        refcount1 = getrefcount(model1)
+        view1 = QTableView()
+        view1.setModel(model1)
+        self.assertEqual(getrefcount(view1.model()), refcount1 + 1)
+
+        view2 = QTableView()
+        view2.setModel(model1)
+        self.assertEqual(getrefcount(view2.model()), refcount1 + 2)
+
+        model2 = TestModel()
+        view2.setModel(model2)
+        self.assertEqual(getrefcount(view1.model()), refcount1 + 1)
+
+    def testReferenceCountingWhenDeletingReferrer(self):
+        '''Tests reference count of model object referred by deceased view object.'''
+        model = TestModel()
+        refcount1 = getrefcount(model)
+        view = QTableView()
+        view.setModel(model)
+        self.assertEqual(getrefcount(view.model()), refcount1 + 1)
+
+        del view
+        self.assertEqual(getrefcount(model), refcount1)
+
+    def testReferreedObjectSurvivalAfterContextEnd(self):
+        '''Model object assigned to a view object must survive after getting out of context.'''
+        def createModelAndSetToView(view):
+            model = TestModel()
+            model.setObjectName('created model')
+            view.setModel(model)
+        view = QTableView()
+        createModelAndSetToView(view)
+        model = view.model()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
+