diff --git a/libraries/tests/standalone/test_graph.py b/libraries/tests/standalone/test_graph.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# temp unit testing code
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    from entropy.graph import Graph
+    from entropy.client.interfaces import Client
+    cl = Client()
+
+    # test with zillions of atoms
+    repo = cl.open_repository("sabayonlinux.org")
+    atoms = [x[1] for x in repo.listAllDependencies()]
+    atoms = [x for x in atoms if not x.startswith("!")]
+
+    graph = Graph()
+
+    for atom in atoms:
+
+        # match string, translate into (x, y) pointer
+        pkg_id, repoid = cl.atom_match(atom)
+        if pkg_id == -1:
+            continue
+
+        # open matched repisitory and retrieve list of dependencies
+        # for pkg_id
+        repo = cl.open_repository(repoid)
+        my_lame_deps = repo.retrieveDependenciesList(pkg_id)
+        my_lame_deps = [x for x in my_lame_deps if not x.startswith("!")]
+
+        # match every dependency and build a raw list of dependencies
+        atom_deps_list = set()
+        for lame_dep in my_lame_deps:
+            dep_pkg_id, dep_repoid = cl.atom_match(lame_dep)
+            if dep_pkg_id == -1:
+                continue # lame thing
+            atom_deps_list.add((dep_pkg_id, dep_repoid,))
+
+        # eventually add atom (it's x,y pointer) and its deps to graph
+        graph.add((pkg_id, repoid,), atom_deps_list)
+
+    # now print our adjacency map
+    adj_map = graph.get_adjacency_map()
+    print "=" * 20
+    print "adjacency map:"
+    for pkg in sorted(adj_map):
+        deps = '\n\t'.join([str(x) for x in adj_map[pkg]])
+        if not deps:
+            deps = 'no dependencies'
+        else:
+            deps = "\n\t" + deps
+        print pkg, "=>", deps
+    print "=" * 20
+
+    print "solving:"
+    sorted_map = graph.solve()
+    for dep_level in sorted(sorted_map, reverse = True):
+        print dep_level, sorted_map[dep_level], "{",
+        for pkg_id, repoid in sorted_map[dep_level]:
+            repo = cl.open_repository(repoid)
+            print repo.retrieveAtom(pkg_id),
+        print "}"
+    print "=" * 20
+
+    cl.destroy()
+    raise SystemExit(0)
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