diff --git a/app/models/todo.rb b/app/models/todo.rb
index 06b23699..dd309d94 100644
--- a/app/models/todo.rb
+++ b/app/models/todo.rb
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ class Todo < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def add_predecessor(t)
+    return if t.nil?
+    
     @predecessor_array = predecessors
     @predecessor_array << t
   end
@@ -309,7 +311,62 @@ class Todo < ActiveRecord::Base
   def raw_notes=(value)
     self[:notes] = value
   end
-
+  
+  # XML API fixups
+  def predecessor_dependencies=(params)
+    value = params[:predecessor]
+    
+    if !value.nil?
+      if value.class == Array
+        value.each do |ele|
+          if ele.is_a? String
+            add_predecessor(self.user.todos.find_by_id(ele.to_i)) unless ele.blank?
+          else
+            predecessor_dependencies.build(value)
+          end
+        end
+      else 
+        if ele.is_a? String
+          add_predecessor(self.user.todos.find_by_id(ele.to_i)) unless ele.blank?
+        else
+          predecessor_dependencies.build(value)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
+  alias_method :original_context=, :context=
+  def context=(value)
+    if value.is_a? Context
+      self.original_context=(value)
+    else
+      self.original_context=(Context.create(value))
+    end
+  end
+  
+  alias_method :original_project=, :project=
+  def project=(value)
+    if value.is_a? Project
+      self.original_project=(value)
+    else
+      self.original_project=(Project.create(value))
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def tags=(params)
+    value = params[:tag]
+    
+    if !value.nil?
+      if value.class == Array
+        value.each do |attrs|
+          tags.build(attrs)
+        end
+      else 
+        tags.build(value)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
   # Rich Todo API
 
   def self.from_rich_message(user, default_context_id, description, notes)
diff --git a/test/integration/todo_xml_api_test.rb b/test/integration/todo_xml_api_test.rb
index c7892490..6b080a41 100644
--- a/test/integration/todo_xml_api_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/todo_xml_api_test.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class TodoXmlApiTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
 
   def setup
     assert_test_environment_ok
-    @user = users(:other_user)
-    @password = 'sesame'
+    @user = users(:admin_user)
+    @password = 'abracadabra'
   end
 
   def test_get_tickler_succeeds
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ class TodoXmlApiTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 401
   end
 
-  def test_get_tickler_returns_all_deferred_todos
-    number = @user.todos.deferred.count
+  def test_get_tickler_returns_all_deferred_and_pending_todos
+    number = @user.todos.deferred.count + @user.todos.pending.count
     authenticated_get_xml "/tickler", @user.login, @password, {}
-    assert_tag :tag => "todos", :children => { :count => number, :only => { :tag => "todo" } }
+    assert_tag :tag => "todos", :children => { :count => number }
   end
 
   def test_get_tickler_omits_user_id
@@ -36,22 +36,97 @@ class TodoXmlApiTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_tag :tag => "user_id"
   end
   
-  def test_create_todo_via_xml_show_from
+  def test_create_todo_with_show_from
     old_count = @user.todos.count
     authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create "
 <todo>
   <description>Call Warren Buffet to find out how much he makes per day</description>
-  <project_id>#{projects(:attendrailsconf).id}</project_id>
-  <context_id>#{contexts(:office_otheruser).id}</context_id>
+  <context_id>#{contexts(:office).id}</context_id>
+  <project_id>#{projects(:timemachine).id}</project_id>
   <show-from type=\"datetime\">#{1.week.from_now.xmlschema}</show-from>
 </todo>"
 
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal @user.todos.count, old_count + 1
   end
+  
+  def test_post_create_todo_with_dependencies
+    authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create "
+<todo>
+  <description>this will succeed 2</description>
+  <context_id>#{contexts(:office).id}</context_id>
+  <project_id>#{projects(:timemachine).id}</project_id>
+  <predecessor_dependencies>
+    <predecessor>5</predecessor>
+    <predecessor>6</predecessor>
+  </predecessor_dependencies>
+</todo>"
+
+    assert_response :success
+    todo = @user.todos.find_by_description("this will succeed 2")
+    assert_not_nil todo
+    assert !todo.uncompleted_predecessors.empty?
+  end
+  
+  def test_post_create_todo_with_tags
+    authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create "
+<todo>
+  <description>this will succeed 3</description>
+  <context_id>#{contexts(:office).id}</context_id>
+  <project_id>#{projects(:timemachine).id}</project_id>
+  <tags>
+    <tag><name>starred</name></tag>
+    <tag><name>starred2</name></tag>
+  </tags>
+</todo>"
+
+    assert_response :success
+    todo = @user.todos.find_by_description("this will succeed 3")
+    assert_not_nil todo
+    assert !todo.starred?
+  end
+  
+  def test_post_create_todo_with_new_context
+    authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create "
+<todo>
+  <description>this will succeed 4</description>
+  <project_id>#{projects(:timemachine).id}</project_id>
+  <context>
+    <name>@SomeNewContext</name>
+  </context>
+</todo>"
+    
+    assert_response :success
+    todo = @user.todos.find_by_description("this will succeed 4")
+    assert_not_nil todo
+    assert_not_nil todo.context
+    assert_equal todo.context.name, "@SomeNewContext"
+  end
+  
+  def test_post_create_todo_with_new_project
+    authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create "
+<todo>
+  <description>this will succeed 5</description>
+  <context_id>#{contexts(:office).id}</context_id>
+  <project>
+    <name>Make even more money</name>
+  </project>
+</todo>"
+
+    assert_response :success
+    todo = @user.todos.find_by_description("this will succeed 5")
+    assert_not_nil todo
+    assert_not_nil todo.project
+    assert_equal todo.project.name, "Make even more money"
+  end
 
   def test_post_create_todo_with_wrong_project_and_context_id
-    authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create "<todo><description>this will fail</description><context_id type='integer'>-16</context_id><project_id type='integer'>-11</project_id></todo>"
+    authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create "
+<todo>
+  <description>this will fail</description>
+  <context_id type='integer'>-16</context_id>
+  <project_id type='integer'>-11</project_id>
+</todo>"
     assert_response 422
     assert_xml_select 'errors' do
       assert_select 'error', 2
@@ -65,7 +140,7 @@ class TodoXmlApiTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
 
   private
 
-  def authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create(postdata = @@valid_postdata, user = users(:other_user).login, password = 'sesame')
+  def authenticated_post_xml_to_todo_create(postdata = @@valid_postdata, user = @user.login, password = @password)
     authenticated_post_xml "/todos", user, password, postdata
   end