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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# This file is a part of the LinkAhead Project.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 IndiScale GmbH <info@indiscale.com>
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Daniel Hornung <d.hornung@indiscale.com>
+#
+# 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/>.
+
+"""Tests for issues on gitlab.com, project linkahead-pylib.
+
+Tests should be named:
+
+    ``test_gitlab_com_{issue_id}``
+"""
+
+import math
+import os
+import tempfile
+import time
+
+import linkahead as db
+import pytest
+
+from linkahead import administration as admin
+from linkahead.exceptions import (TransactionError, HTTPClientError)
+
+CURATOR_ROLE = "curator"
+
+
+def setup_module():
+    db.configure_connection()
+    try:
+        db.execute_query("FIND ENTITY WITH ID > 99").delete()
+    except Exception as delete_exc:
+        print(delete_exc)
+    try:
+        admin._delete_user("TestUser")
+    except Exception as delete_exc:
+        print(delete_exc)
+    try:
+        admin._delete_role(CURATOR_ROLE)
+    except Exception as delete_exc:
+        print(delete_exc)
+
+
+def setup_function(function):
+    """No setup required."""
+    setup_module()
+
+
+def teardown_function(function):
+    """Deleting entities again."""
+    setup_module()
+
+
+# ########################### Issue tests start here #####################
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Entities with many, long, properties: "
+                   "https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-pylib/-/issues/108")
+def test_gitlab_com_108(self):
+    # create RT and one property
+    cont = db.Container()
+    long = "Long" * 50
+    first_RT = db.RecordType(name=f"TestRecord_first")
+    for index in range(20):
+        this_RT = db.RecordType(name=f"TestRecord_{long}_{index:02d}")
+        first_RT.add_property(this_RT)
+    cont.append(first_RT)
+    cont.retrieve()