diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 46703c6..46a7e2b 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
-# TODO for OSS
-* tests
 * Add file extensions ourselves to push state
 * add feedback for errors to UI - esp. too long
-
-# shared version only
-* some way to do announcements easily (and use for ads)
diff --git a/spec/redis_document_store_spec.js b/spec/redis_document_store_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d96bd60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/redis_document_store_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+var RedisDocumentStore = require('../lib/redis_document_store');
+
+describe('redis_document_store', function() {
+
+  describe('set', function() {
+
+    it('should be able to set a key and have an expiration set', function() {
+      var store = new RedisDocumentStore({ expire: 10 });
+      runs(function() {
+        var _this = this;
+        store.set('hello1', 'world', function(worked) {
+          _this.result = worked; 
+        });
+      });
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return typeof(this.result) === 'boolean';
+      });
+      runs(function() {
+        var _this = this;
+        RedisDocumentStore.client.ttl('hello1', function(err, res) {
+          expect(res).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+          _this.done = true;
+        });
+      });
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return this.done;
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not set an expiration when told not to', function() {
+      var store = new RedisDocumentStore({ expire: 10 });
+      runs(function() {
+        var _this = this;
+        store.set('hello2', 'world', function(worked) {
+          _this.result = worked; 
+        }, true);
+      });
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return typeof(this.result) === 'boolean';
+      });
+      runs(function() {
+        var _this = this;
+        RedisDocumentStore.client.ttl('hello2', function(err, res) {
+          expect(res).toBe(-1);
+          _this.done = true;
+        });
+      });
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return this.done;
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not set an expiration when expiration is off', function() {
+      var store = new RedisDocumentStore({ expire: false });
+      runs(function() {
+        var _this = this;
+        store.set('hello3', 'world', function(worked) {
+          _this.result = worked; 
+        });
+      });
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return typeof(this.result) === 'boolean';
+      });
+      runs(function() {
+        var _this = this;
+        RedisDocumentStore.client.ttl('hello3', function(err, res) {
+          expect(res).toBe(-1);
+          _this.done = true;
+        });
+      });
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return this.done;
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});