def test_merge_trivial(self):

        schema = {'mergeStrategy': 'objectMerge'}

        base = None
        base = jsonmerge.merge(base, {'a': "a"}, schema)
        base = jsonmerge.merge(base, {'b': "b"}, schema)

        self.assertTrue(isinstance(base, dict))
        self.assertEqual(base, {'a': "a", 'b': "b"})