def METHOD_NAME(self):
    u = url.make_url("mysql:///dbname?max_idle=1234")
    kwargs = {"basedir": 'my-base-dir'}
    u, kwargs, max_conns = enginestrategy.special_case_mysql(u, kwargs)
    exp = self.mysql_kwargs.copy()
    exp['pool_recycle'] = 1234
    self.assertEqual([str(u), max_conns, self.filter_kwargs(kwargs)],
                     ["mysql:///dbname?charset=utf8&use_unicode=True", None,
                      exp])