diff --git a/tests/example.yml b/tests/example.yml
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-
-experiment-directory:
-  type: directory #type defines that certain values are set; e.g. dir name
-  match: ".*"
-  recordtypes:
-    Experiment:
-      properties:
-        date: $date #in order to set property values, keys from this dict can be used
-        super: something.$date 
-  valuegenerators:
-    - datepattern:
-      regexp: "8\d"
-      key: date #the value is stored under the key in the dict of this level
-  childrengenerators:
-    create_children_from_directory
-  subtree:
-    readme-file:
-      match: "README.md"
-      type: file
-      recordtypes:
-        Experiment:
-          properties:
-            responsible: responsible
-      valuegenerators:
-        - jsonloader:
-          regexp: "8\d"
-          value: date
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/tests/test_crawl.py b/tests/test_crawl.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# encoding: utf-8
-#
-# ** header v3.0
-# This file is a part of the CaosDB Project.
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Henrik tom Wörden
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-# License, or (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# ** end header
-#
-
-"""
-This file tests the behavoir of the crawler using small definitions and yml
-structures.
-
-Dictionaries in the yaml are StructureElements. Key value pairs of the
-dictionary are transfered to the value dict of the StructureElement.
-"""
-
-import unittest
-
-
-class BasicExperimentTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    # def setUp(self):
-
-    def test_single(self):
-        # There is one dictionary, that is treated entirely as an experiment
-        structure = """
-stuff: 5
-"""
-        definition = """
-experiment:
-  type: dictionary
-  match: always
-  recordtypes:
-    Experiment:
-      properties:
-        stuff: $stuff """
-        result = crawl()  # dummy line
-        # 1 record
-        assert len(result) == 1
-        # only parent is experiment
-        assert len(result[0].parents) == 1
-        self.assertEqual(result[0].parents, "Experiment")
-        # name is set correctly
-        self.assertEqual(result[0].name, "cool-exp")
-
-    def test_multiple(self):
-        # multiple dicts that each shall represent an experiment
-        structure = """
-cool-exp:
-  stuff: 5
-second-exp:
-another-exp:
-  stuff: 5
-"""
-        # The outermost dictionary does not represent an entity. Therefore we
-        # need an additional level that creates child-nodes for each
-        # experiment.
-        definition = """
-toplevel:
-  type: dictionary
-  match: ".*"
-  subtree:
-    experiment:
-      type: dictionary
-      match: ".*"
-      recordtypes:
-        Experiment:
-          properties:
-            name: $name
-            stuff: $stuff """
-        result = crawl()  # dummy line
-        # 1 record
-        assert len(result) == 3
-
-        for r in result:
-            # only parent is experiment
-            assert len(r.parents) == 1
-            self.assertEqual(r.parents, "Experiment")
-            # names are set correctly
-            self.assertTrue(
-                r.name in ["cool-exp", "second-exp", "another-exp"])
-
-            # second-exp shall not have a value for stuff
-
-            if r.name == "second-exp":
-                self.assertEqual(r.get_property("stuff"), None)
-
-    def test_three_level(self):
-        # multiple dicts that each shall represent an experiment
-        structure = """
-inter1:
-  cool-exp:
-    stuff: 5
-inter2:
-  second-exp:
-  another-exp:
-    stuff: 5
-"""
-        # The two outermost dictionaries do not represent an entity. We want to
-        # use the names of the intermediate levels in the Records.
-        definition = """
-toplevel:
-  type: dictionary
-  match: ".*"
-  subtree:
-    interlevel:
-      type: dictionary
-      match: ".*"
-      subtree:
-        experiment:
-          type: dictionary
-          match: ".*"
-          recordtypes:
-            Experiment:
-              properties:
-                name: $name
-                intermediate: $interlevel.name
-                stuff: $stuff """
-        result = crawl()  # dummy line
-        # 1 record
-        assert len(result) == 3
-
-        for r in result:
-            # only parent is experiment
-            assert len(r.parents) == 1
-            self.assertEqual(r.parents, "Experiment")
-            # names are set correctly
-            self.assertTrue(
-                r.name in ["cool-exp", "second-exp", "another-exp"])
-
-            # second-exp shall not have a value for stuff
-
-            if r.name == "second-exp":
-                self.assertEqual(r.get_property("stuff"), None)
-
-    def test_three_level(self):
-        definition = """
-experiment:
-  type: dictionary
-  match: ".*"
-  recordtypes:
-    Experiment:
-      properties:
-        name: $date #in order to set property values, keys from this dict can be used
-  valuegenerators:
-  childrengenerators:
-    create_children_from_dictionaries
-  subtree:
-"""
-        definition = """
-toplevel:
-  type: dictionary
-  match: ".*"
-  subtree:
-    experiment:
-    type: dictionary
-    match: ".*"
-    recordtypes:
-        Experiment:
-        properties:
-            stuff: $stuff
-    valuegenerators:
-    childrengenerators:
-    subtree: """
diff --git a/tests/test_functions.py b/tests/test_functions.py
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-#!/bin/python
-# Tests for main functions of crawler
-# A. Schlemmer, 07/2021
-
-#from newcrawler import match_complete