diff --git a/platform/features/search/test/workers/GenericSearchWorkerSpec.js b/platform/features/search/test/workers/GenericSearchWorkerSpec.js
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--- a/platform/features/search/test/workers/GenericSearchWorkerSpec.js
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+/*****************************************************************************
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+/*global define,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,jasmine*/
+
+/**
+ *  SearchSpec. Created by shale on 07/31/2015.
+ */
+define(
+    [],
+    function (GenericSearchWorker) {
+        "use strict";
+
+        describe("The generic search worker ", function () {
+            // If this test fails, make sure this path is correct
+            var worker = new Worker('platform/features/search/src/workers/GenericSearchWorker.js'),
+                numObjects = 5;
+            
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                var i;
+                for (i = 0; i < numObjects; i += 1) {
+                    worker.postMessage(
+                        {
+                            request: "index",
+                            id: i,
+                            model: {
+                                name: "object " + i,
+                                id: i,
+                                type: "something"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    );
+                }
+            });
+            
+            it("searches can reach all objects", function () {
+                var flag = false,
+                    workerOutput,
+                    resultsLength = 0;
+                
+                // Search something that should return all objects
+                runs(function() {
+                    worker.postMessage(
+                        {
+                            request: "search",
+                            input: "object",
+                            maxNumber: 100,
+                            timestamp: Date.now(),
+                            timeout: 1000
+                        }
+                    );
+                });                
+                
+                worker.onmessage = function (event) {
+                    var id;
+                    
+                    workerOutput = event.data;
+                    for (id in workerOutput.results) {
+                        resultsLength += 1;
+                    }
+                    flag = true;
+                };
+                
+                waitsFor(function() {
+                    return flag;
+                }, "The worker should be searching", 1000);
+                
+                runs(function() {
+                    expect(workerOutput).toBeDefined();
+                    expect(resultsLength).toEqual(numObjects);
+                });
+            });
+            
+            it("searches return only matches", function () {
+                var flag = false,
+                    workerOutput,
+                    resultsLength = 0;
+                
+                // Search something that should return 1 object
+                runs(function() {
+                    worker.postMessage(
+                        {
+                            request: "search",
+                            input: "0",
+                            maxNumber: 100,
+                            timestamp: Date.now(),
+                            timeout: 1000
+                        }
+                    );
+                });   
+                
+                worker.onmessage = function (event) {
+                    var id;
+                    
+                    workerOutput = event.data;
+                    for (id in workerOutput.results) {
+                        resultsLength += 1;
+                    }
+                    flag = true;
+                };
+                
+                waitsFor(function() {
+                    return flag;
+                }, "The worker should be searching", 1000);
+                
+                runs(function() {
+                    expect(workerOutput).toBeDefined();
+                    expect(resultsLength).toEqual(1);
+                    expect(workerOutput.results[0]).toBeDefined();
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    }
+);
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