diff --git a/lib/puppet/indirector/rest.rb b/lib/puppet/indirector/rest.rb
index 8018fe8e3..19daff51d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/indirector/rest.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/indirector/rest.rb
@@ -1,158 +1,160 @@
 require 'net/http'
 require 'uri'
 
 require 'puppet/network/http_pool'
 require 'puppet/network/http/api/v1'
 require 'puppet/network/http/compression'
 
 # Access objects via REST
 class Puppet::Indirector::REST < Puppet::Indirector::Terminus
   include Puppet::Network::HTTP::API::V1
   include Puppet::Network::HTTP::Compression.module
 
   class << self
     attr_reader :server_setting, :port_setting
   end
 
   # Specify the setting that we should use to get the server name.
   def self.use_server_setting(setting)
     @server_setting = setting
   end
 
   def self.server
     Puppet.settings[server_setting || :server]
   end
 
   # Specify the setting that we should use to get the port.
   def self.use_port_setting(setting)
     @port_setting = setting
   end
 
   def self.port
     Puppet.settings[port_setting || :masterport].to_i
   end
 
   # Figure out the content type, turn that into a format, and use the format
   # to extract the body of the response.
   def deserialize(response, multiple = false)
     case response.code
     when "404"
       return nil
     when /^2/
       raise "No content type in http response; cannot parse" unless response['content-type']
 
       content_type = response['content-type'].gsub(/\s*;.*$/,'') # strip any appended charset
 
       body = uncompress_body(response)
 
       # Convert the response to a deserialized object.
       if multiple
         model.convert_from_multiple(content_type, body)
       else
         model.convert_from(content_type, body)
       end
     else
       # Raise the http error if we didn't get a 'success' of some kind.
       raise convert_to_http_error(response)
     end
   end
 
   def convert_to_http_error(response)
     message = "Error #{response.code} on SERVER: #{(response.body||'').empty? ? response.message : uncompress_body(response)}"
     Net::HTTPError.new(message, response)
   end
 
   # Provide appropriate headers.
   def headers
     add_accept_encoding({"Accept" => model.supported_formats.join(", ")})
   end
 
   def network(request)
     Puppet::Network::HttpPool.http_instance(request.server || self.class.server, request.port || self.class.port)
   end
 
   [:get, :post, :head, :delete, :put].each do |method|
     define_method "http_#{method}" do |request, *args|
       http_request(method, request, *args)
     end
   end
 
   def http_request(method, request, *args)
     http_connection = network(request)
     peer_certs = []
 
     # We add the callback to collect the certificates for use in constructing
     # the error message if the verification failed.  This is necessary since we
     # don't have direct access to the cert that we expected the connection to
     # use otherwise.
     #
     http_connection.verify_callback = proc do |preverify_ok, ssl_context|
       peer_certs << Puppet::SSL::Certificate.from_s(ssl_context.current_cert.to_pem)
       preverify_ok
     end
 
     http_connection.send(method, *args)
   rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => error
-    if error.message.include? "hostname was not match"
+    if error.message.include? "certificate verify failed"
+      raise Puppet::Error, "#{error.message}.  This is often because the time is out of sync on the server or client"
+    elsif error.message.include? "hostname was not match"
       raise unless cert = peer_certs.find { |c| c.name !~ /^puppet ca/i }
 
       valid_certnames = [cert.name, *cert.alternate_names].uniq
       msg = valid_certnames.length > 1 ? "one of #{valid_certnames.join(', ')}" : valid_certnames.first
 
       raise Puppet::Error, "Server hostname '#{http_connection.address}' did not match server certificate; expected #{msg}"
     else
       raise
     end
   end
 
   def find(request)
     uri, body = request_to_uri_and_body(request)
     uri_with_query_string = "#{uri}?#{body}"
     # WEBrick in Ruby 1.9.1 only supports up to 1024 character lines in an HTTP request
     # http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3991
     response = if "GET #{uri_with_query_string} HTTP/1.1\r\n".length > 1024
       http_post(request, uri, body, headers)
     else
       http_get(request, uri_with_query_string, headers)
     end
     result = deserialize response
     result.name = request.key if result.respond_to?(:name=)
     result
   end
 
   def head(request)
     response = http_head(request, indirection2uri(request), headers)
     case response.code
     when "404"
       return false
     when /^2/
       return true
     else
       # Raise the http error if we didn't get a 'success' of some kind.
       raise convert_to_http_error(response)
     end
   end
 
   def search(request)
     unless result = deserialize(http_get(request, indirection2uri(request), headers), true)
       return []
     end
     result
   end
 
   def destroy(request)
     raise ArgumentError, "DELETE does not accept options" unless request.options.empty?
     deserialize http_delete(request, indirection2uri(request), headers)
   end
 
   def save(request)
     raise ArgumentError, "PUT does not accept options" unless request.options.empty?
     deserialize http_put(request, indirection2uri(request), request.instance.render, headers.merge({ "Content-Type" => request.instance.mime }))
   end
 
   private
 
   def environment
     Puppet::Node::Environment.new
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/indirector/rest_spec.rb b/spec/unit/indirector/rest_spec.rb
index ee0111a77..042b7ca16 100755
--- a/spec/unit/indirector/rest_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/indirector/rest_spec.rb
@@ -1,557 +1,568 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env rspec
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'puppet/indirector/rest'
 
 shared_examples_for "a REST http call" do
   it "should accept a path" do
     lambda { @search.send(@method, *@arguments) }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "should require a path" do
     lambda { @searcher.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "should return the results of deserializing the response to the request" do
     conn = mock 'connection'
     conn.stubs(:put).returns @response
     conn.stubs(:delete).returns @response
     conn.stubs(:get).returns @response
     Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:http_instance).returns conn
 
     @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns "myobject"
 
     @searcher.send(@method, *@arguments).should == 'myobject'
   end
 end
 
 describe Puppet::Indirector::REST do
   before :all do
     Puppet::Indirector::Terminus.stubs(:register_terminus_class)
     @model = stub('model', :supported_formats => %w{}, :convert_from => nil)
     @instance = stub('model instance', :name= => nil)
     @indirection = stub('indirection', :name => :mystuff, :register_terminus_type => nil, :model => @model)
     Puppet::Indirector::Indirection.expects(:instance).returns(@indirection)
 
     module This
       module Is
         module A
           module Test
           end
         end
       end
     end
     @rest_class = class This::Is::A::Test::Class < Puppet::Indirector::REST
       self
     end
   end
 
   before :each do
     @response = stub('mock response', :body => 'result', :code => "200")
     @response.stubs(:[]).with('content-type').returns "text/plain"
     @response.stubs(:[]).with('content-encoding').returns nil
 
     @searcher = @rest_class.new
     @searcher.stubs(:model).returns @model
   end
 
   it "should include the v1 REST API module" do
     Puppet::Indirector::REST.ancestors.should be_include(Puppet::Network::HTTP::API::V1)
   end
 
   it "should have a method for specifying what setting a subclass should use to retrieve its server" do
     @rest_class.should respond_to(:use_server_setting)
   end
 
   it "should use any specified setting to pick the server" do
     @rest_class.expects(:server_setting).returns :servset
     Puppet.settings.expects(:value).with(:servset).returns "myserver"
     @rest_class.server.should == "myserver"
   end
 
   it "should default to :server for the server setting" do
     @rest_class.expects(:server_setting).returns nil
     Puppet.settings.expects(:value).with(:server).returns "myserver"
     @rest_class.server.should == "myserver"
   end
 
   it "should have a method for specifying what setting a subclass should use to retrieve its port" do
     @rest_class.should respond_to(:use_port_setting)
   end
 
   it "should use any specified setting to pick the port" do
     @rest_class.expects(:port_setting).returns :servset
     Puppet.settings.expects(:value).with(:servset).returns "321"
     @rest_class.port.should == 321
   end
 
   it "should default to :port for the port setting" do
     @rest_class.expects(:port_setting).returns nil
     Puppet.settings.expects(:value).with(:masterport).returns "543"
     @rest_class.port.should == 543
   end
 
-	describe "when making http requests" do
-		it "should provide a helpful error message when hostname was not match with server certificate" do
-			Puppet[:certdnsnames] = 'foo:bar:baz'
-			csr            = OpenSSL::X509::Request.new
-			csr.subject    = OpenSSL::X509::Name.new([['CN', 'not_my_server']])
-			csr.public_key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.generate(Puppet[:keylength]).public_key
-			cert = Puppet::SSL::CertificateFactory.new('server', csr, csr, 14).result
-
-			connection = Net::HTTP.new('my_server', 8140)
-			@searcher.stubs(:network).returns(connection)
-			ssl_context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new
-			ssl_context.stubs(:current_cert).returns(cert)
-			connection.stubs(:get).with do
-				connection.verify_callback.call(true, ssl_context)
-			end.raises(OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError.new('hostname was not match with server certificate'))
-
-			msg = /Server hostname 'my_server' did not match server certificate; expected one of (.+)/
-			expect { @searcher.http_request(:get, stub('request')) }.to(
-				raise_error(Puppet::Error, msg) do |error|
-					error.message =~ msg
-					$1.split(', ').should =~ ['foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'not_my_server']
-				end
-			)
-		end
-
-		it "should pass along the error message otherwise" do
-			connection = Net::HTTP.new('my_server', 8140)
-			@searcher.stubs(:network).returns(connection)
-
-			connection.stubs(:get).raises(OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError.new('certificate verify failed'))
-
-			expect do
-				@searcher.http_request(:get, stub('request'))
-			end.to raise_error(/certificate verify failed/)
-		end
-	end
+  describe "when making http requests" do
+    it "should provide a suggestive error message when certificate verify failed" do
+      connection = Net::HTTP.new('my_server', 8140)
+      @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(connection)
+
+      connection.stubs(:get).raises(OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError.new('certificate verify failed'))
+
+      expect do
+        @searcher.http_request(:get, stub('request'))
+      end.to raise_error(/This is often because the time is out of sync on the server or client/)
+    end
+
+    it "should provide a helpful error message when hostname was not match with server certificate" do
+      Puppet[:certdnsnames] = 'foo:bar:baz'
+      csr            = OpenSSL::X509::Request.new
+      csr.subject    = OpenSSL::X509::Name.new([['CN', 'not_my_server']])
+      csr.public_key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.generate(Puppet[:keylength]).public_key
+      cert = Puppet::SSL::CertificateFactory.new('server', csr, csr, 14).result
+
+      connection = Net::HTTP.new('my_server', 8140)
+      @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(connection)
+      ssl_context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new
+      ssl_context.stubs(:current_cert).returns(cert)
+      connection.stubs(:get).with do
+        connection.verify_callback.call(true, ssl_context)
+      end.raises(OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError.new('hostname was not match with server certificate'))
+
+      msg = /Server hostname 'my_server' did not match server certificate; expected one of (.+)/
+      expect { @searcher.http_request(:get, stub('request')) }.to(
+        raise_error(Puppet::Error, msg) do |error|
+          error.message =~ msg
+          $1.split(', ').should =~ ['foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'not_my_server']
+        end
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "should pass along the error message otherwise" do
+      connection = Net::HTTP.new('my_server', 8140)
+      @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(connection)
+
+      connection.stubs(:get).raises(OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError.new('some other message'))
+
+      expect do
+        @searcher.http_request(:get, stub('request'))
+      end.to raise_error(/some other message/)
+    end
+  end
 
   describe "when deserializing responses" do
     it "should return nil if the response code is 404" do
       response = mock 'response'
       response.expects(:code).returns "404"
 
       @searcher.deserialize(response).should be_nil
     end
 
     [300,400,403,405,500,501,502,503,504].each { |rc|
       describe "when the response code is #{rc}" do
         before :each do
           @model.expects(:convert_from).never
 
           @response = mock 'response'
           @response.stubs(:code).returns rc.to_s
           @response.stubs(:[]).with('content-encoding').returns nil
           @response.stubs(:message).returns "There was a problem (header)"
         end
 
         it "should fail" do
           @response.stubs(:body).returns nil
           lambda { @searcher.deserialize(@response) }.should raise_error(Net::HTTPError)
         end
 
         it "should take the error message from the body, if present" do
           @response.stubs(:body).returns "There was a problem (body)"
           lambda { @searcher.deserialize(@response) }.should raise_error(Net::HTTPError,"Error #{rc} on SERVER: There was a problem (body)")
         end
 
         it "should take the error message from the response header if the body is empty" do
           @response.stubs(:body).returns ""
           lambda { @searcher.deserialize(@response) }.should raise_error(Net::HTTPError,"Error #{rc} on SERVER: There was a problem (header)")
         end
 
         it "should take the error message from the response header if the body is absent" do
           @response.stubs(:body).returns nil
           lambda { @searcher.deserialize(@response) }.should raise_error(Net::HTTPError,"Error #{rc} on SERVER: There was a problem (header)")
         end
 
         describe "and with http compression" do
           it "should uncompress the body" do
             @response.stubs(:body).returns("compressed body")
             @searcher.expects(:uncompress_body).with(@response).returns("uncompressed")
             lambda { @searcher.deserialize(@response) }.should raise_error { |e| e.message =~ /uncompressed/ }
           end
         end
       end
     }
 
     it "should return the results of converting from the format specified by the content-type header if the response code is in the 200s" do
       @model.expects(:convert_from).with("myformat", "mydata").returns "myobject"
 
       response = mock 'response'
       response.stubs(:[]).with("content-type").returns "myformat"
       response.stubs(:[]).with("content-encoding").returns nil
       response.stubs(:body).returns "mydata"
       response.stubs(:code).returns "200"
 
       @searcher.deserialize(response).should == "myobject"
     end
 
     it "should convert and return multiple instances if the return code is in the 200s and 'multiple' is specified" do
       @model.expects(:convert_from_multiple).with("myformat", "mydata").returns "myobjects"
 
       response = mock 'response'
       response.stubs(:[]).with("content-type").returns "myformat"
       response.stubs(:[]).with("content-encoding").returns nil
       response.stubs(:body).returns "mydata"
       response.stubs(:code).returns "200"
 
       @searcher.deserialize(response, true).should == "myobjects"
     end
 
     it "should strip the content-type header to keep only the mime-type" do
       @model.expects(:convert_from).with("text/plain", "mydata").returns "myobject"
 
       response = mock 'response'
       response.stubs(:[]).with("content-type").returns "text/plain; charset=utf-8"
       response.stubs(:[]).with("content-encoding").returns nil
       response.stubs(:body).returns "mydata"
       response.stubs(:code).returns "200"
 
       @searcher.deserialize(response)
     end
 
     it "should uncompress the body" do
       @model.expects(:convert_from).with("myformat", "uncompressed mydata").returns "myobject"
 
       response = mock 'response'
       response.stubs(:[]).with("content-type").returns "myformat"
       response.stubs(:body).returns "compressed mydata"
       response.stubs(:code).returns "200"
 
       @searcher.expects(:uncompress_body).with(response).returns("uncompressed mydata")
 
       @searcher.deserialize(response).should == "myobject"
     end
   end
 
   describe "when creating an HTTP client" do
     before do
       Puppet.settings.stubs(:value).returns("rest_testing")
     end
 
     it "should use the class's server and port if the indirection request provides neither" do
       @request = stub 'request', :key => "foo", :server => nil, :port => nil
       @searcher.class.expects(:port).returns 321
       @searcher.class.expects(:server).returns "myserver"
       Puppet::Network::HttpPool.expects(:http_instance).with("myserver", 321).returns "myconn"
       @searcher.network(@request).should == "myconn"
     end
 
     it "should use the server from the indirection request if one is present" do
       @request = stub 'request', :key => "foo", :server => "myserver", :port => nil
       @searcher.class.stubs(:port).returns 321
       Puppet::Network::HttpPool.expects(:http_instance).with("myserver", 321).returns "myconn"
       @searcher.network(@request).should == "myconn"
     end
 
     it "should use the port from the indirection request if one is present" do
       @request = stub 'request', :key => "foo", :server => nil, :port => 321
       @searcher.class.stubs(:server).returns "myserver"
       Puppet::Network::HttpPool.expects(:http_instance).with("myserver", 321).returns "myconn"
       @searcher.network(@request).should == "myconn"
     end
   end
 
   describe "when doing a find" do
     before :each do
       @connection = stub('mock http connection', :get => @response, :verify_callback= => nil)
       @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(@connection)    # neuter the network connection
 
       # Use a key with spaces, so we can test escaping
       @request = Puppet::Indirector::Request.new(:foo, :find, "foo bar", :environment => "myenv")
     end
 
     describe "with a large body" do
       it "should use the POST http method" do
         params = {}
         'aa'.upto('zz') do |s|
           params[s] = 'foo'
         end
 
         # The request special-cases this parameter, and it
         # won't be passed on to the server, so we remove it here
         # to avoid a failure.
         params.delete('ip')
 
         @request = Puppet::Indirector::Request.new(:foo, :find, "foo bar", params.merge(:environment => "myenv"))
 
         @connection.expects(:post).with do |uri, body|
           uri == "/myenv/foo/foo%20bar" and body.split("&").sort == params.map {|key,value| "#{key}=#{value}"}.sort
         end.returns(@response)
 
         @searcher.find(@request)
       end
     end
 
     describe "with a small body" do
       it "should use the GET http method" do
         @searcher.expects(:network).returns @connection
         @connection.expects(:get).returns @response
         @searcher.find(@request)
       end
     end
 
     it "should deserialize and return the http response, setting name" do
       @connection.expects(:get).returns @response
 
       instance = stub 'object'
       instance.expects(:name=)
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns instance
 
       @searcher.find(@request).should == instance
     end
 
     it "should deserialize and return the http response, and not require name=" do
       @connection.expects(:get).returns @response
 
       instance = stub 'object'
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns instance
 
       @searcher.find(@request).should == instance
     end
 
     it "should use the URI generated by the Handler module" do
       @connection.expects(:get).with { |path, args| path == "/myenv/foo/foo%20bar?" }.returns(@response)
       @searcher.find(@request)
     end
 
     it "should provide an Accept header containing the list of supported formats joined with commas" do
       @connection.expects(:get).with { |path, args| args["Accept"] == "supported, formats" }.returns(@response)
 
       @searcher.model.expects(:supported_formats).returns %w{supported formats}
       @searcher.find(@request)
     end
 
     it "should add Accept-Encoding header" do
       @searcher.expects(:add_accept_encoding).returns({"accept-encoding" => "gzip"})
 
       @connection.expects(:get).with { |path, args| args["accept-encoding"] == "gzip" }.returns(@response)
       @searcher.find(@request)
     end
 
     it "should deserialize and return the network response" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns @instance
       @searcher.find(@request).should equal(@instance)
     end
 
     it "should set the name of the resulting instance to the asked-for name" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns @instance
       @instance.expects(:name=).with "foo bar"
       @searcher.find(@request)
     end
 
     it "should generate an error when result data deserializes fails" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).raises(ArgumentError)
       lambda { @searcher.find(@request) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when doing a head" do
     before :each do
       @connection = stub('mock http connection', :head => @response, :verify_callback= => nil)
       @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(@connection)
 
       # Use a key with spaces, so we can test escaping
       @request = Puppet::Indirector::Request.new(:foo, :head, "foo bar")
     end
 
     it "should call the HEAD http method on a network connection" do
       @searcher.expects(:network).returns @connection
       @connection.expects(:head).returns @response
       @searcher.head(@request)
     end
 
     it "should return true if there was a successful http response" do
       @connection.expects(:head).returns @response
       @response.stubs(:code).returns "200"
 
       @searcher.head(@request).should == true
     end
 
     it "should return false if there was a successful http response" do
       @connection.expects(:head).returns @response
       @response.stubs(:code).returns "404"
 
       @searcher.head(@request).should == false
     end
 
     it "should use the URI generated by the Handler module" do
       @searcher.expects(:indirection2uri).with(@request).returns "/my/uri"
       @connection.expects(:head).with { |path, args| path == "/my/uri" }.returns(@response)
       @searcher.head(@request)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when doing a search" do
     before :each do
       @connection = stub('mock http connection', :get => @response, :verify_callback= => nil)
       @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(@connection)    # neuter the network connection
 
       @model.stubs(:convert_from_multiple)
 
       @request = Puppet::Indirector::Request.new(:foo, :search, "foo bar")
     end
 
     it "should call the GET http method on a network connection" do
       @searcher.expects(:network).returns @connection
       @connection.expects(:get).returns @response
       @searcher.search(@request)
     end
 
     it "should deserialize as multiple instances and return the http response" do
       @connection.expects(:get).returns @response
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response, true).returns "myobject"
 
       @searcher.search(@request).should == 'myobject'
     end
 
     it "should use the URI generated by the Handler module" do
       @searcher.expects(:indirection2uri).with(@request).returns "/mys/uri"
       @connection.expects(:get).with { |path, args| path == "/mys/uri" }.returns(@response)
       @searcher.search(@request)
     end
 
     it "should provide an Accept header containing the list of supported formats joined with commas" do
       @connection.expects(:get).with { |path, args| args["Accept"] == "supported, formats" }.returns(@response)
 
       @searcher.model.expects(:supported_formats).returns %w{supported formats}
       @searcher.search(@request)
     end
 
     it "should return an empty array if serialization returns nil" do
       @model.stubs(:convert_from_multiple).returns nil
 
       @searcher.search(@request).should == []
     end
 
     it "should generate an error when result data deserializes fails" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).raises(ArgumentError)
       lambda { @searcher.search(@request) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when doing a destroy" do
     before :each do
       @connection = stub('mock http connection', :delete => @response, :verify_callback= => nil)
       @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(@connection)    # neuter the network connection
 
       @request = Puppet::Indirector::Request.new(:foo, :destroy, "foo bar")
     end
 
     it "should call the DELETE http method on a network connection" do
       @searcher.expects(:network).returns @connection
       @connection.expects(:delete).returns @response
       @searcher.destroy(@request)
     end
 
     it "should fail if any options are provided, since DELETE apparently does not support query options" do
       @request.stubs(:options).returns(:one => "two", :three => "four")
 
       lambda { @searcher.destroy(@request) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "should deserialize and return the http response" do
       @connection.expects(:delete).returns @response
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns "myobject"
 
       @searcher.destroy(@request).should == 'myobject'
     end
 
     it "should use the URI generated by the Handler module" do
       @searcher.expects(:indirection2uri).with(@request).returns "/my/uri"
       @connection.expects(:delete).with { |path, args| path == "/my/uri" }.returns(@response)
       @searcher.destroy(@request)
     end
 
     it "should not include the query string" do
       @connection.stubs(:delete).returns @response
       @searcher.destroy(@request)
     end
 
     it "should provide an Accept header containing the list of supported formats joined with commas" do
       @connection.expects(:delete).with { |path, args| args["Accept"] == "supported, formats" }.returns(@response)
 
       @searcher.model.expects(:supported_formats).returns %w{supported formats}
       @searcher.destroy(@request)
     end
 
     it "should deserialize and return the network response" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns @instance
       @searcher.destroy(@request).should equal(@instance)
     end
 
     it "should generate an error when result data deserializes fails" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).raises(ArgumentError)
       lambda { @searcher.destroy(@request) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when doing a save" do
     before :each do
       @connection = stub('mock http connection', :put => @response, :verify_callback= => nil)
       @searcher.stubs(:network).returns(@connection)    # neuter the network connection
 
       @instance = stub 'instance', :render => "mydata", :mime => "mime"
       @request = Puppet::Indirector::Request.new(:foo, :save, "foo bar")
       @request.instance = @instance
     end
 
     it "should call the PUT http method on a network connection" do
       @searcher.expects(:network).returns @connection
       @connection.expects(:put).returns @response
       @searcher.save(@request)
     end
 
     it "should fail if any options are provided, since DELETE apparently does not support query options" do
       @request.stubs(:options).returns(:one => "two", :three => "four")
 
       lambda { @searcher.save(@request) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "should use the URI generated by the Handler module" do
       @searcher.expects(:indirection2uri).with(@request).returns "/my/uri"
       @connection.expects(:put).with { |path, args| path == "/my/uri" }.returns(@response)
       @searcher.save(@request)
     end
 
     it "should serialize the instance using the default format and pass the result as the body of the request" do
       @instance.expects(:render).returns "serial_instance"
       @connection.expects(:put).with { |path, data, args| data == "serial_instance" }.returns @response
 
       @searcher.save(@request)
     end
 
     it "should deserialize and return the http response" do
       @connection.expects(:put).returns @response
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns "myobject"
 
       @searcher.save(@request).should == 'myobject'
     end
 
     it "should provide an Accept header containing the list of supported formats joined with commas" do
       @connection.expects(:put).with { |path, data, args| args["Accept"] == "supported, formats" }.returns(@response)
 
       @searcher.model.expects(:supported_formats).returns %w{supported formats}
       @searcher.save(@request)
     end
 
     it "should provide a Content-Type header containing the mime-type of the sent object" do
       @connection.expects(:put).with { |path, data, args| args['Content-Type'] == "mime" }.returns(@response)
 
       @instance.expects(:mime).returns "mime"
       @searcher.save(@request)
     end
 
     it "should deserialize and return the network response" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).with(@response).returns @instance
       @searcher.save(@request).should equal(@instance)
     end
 
     it "should generate an error when result data deserializes fails" do
       @searcher.expects(:deserialize).raises(ArgumentError)
       lambda { @searcher.save(@request) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 end