def test_invalidate(self):
        s = Storage()
        object = 'object'
        object2 = 'object2'
        key = ('view', (), ('answer', 41))
        key2 = ('view2', (), ('answer', 42))
        value = 'yes'
        ts = time()
        s._data = {object:  {key: [value, ts, 0],
                             key2: [value, ts, 0]},
                   object2: {key: [value, ts, 0]}}

        s.writelock.acquire()
        try:
            s.invalidate(object)
        finally:
            s.writelock.release()
        self.assertEqual(s._invalidate_queue, [(object, None)],
                         "nothing in the invalidation queue")

        s._data = {object:  {key: [value, ts, 0],
                             key2: [value, ts, 0]},
                   object2: {key: [value, ts, 0]}}
        s.invalidate(object)
        self.assertEqual(s._data, {object2: {key: [value, ts, 0]}},
                         "not invalidated")