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+import * as angular from 'angular';
+import 'angular-mocks';
+import 'angular-resource';
+import 'angular-cookies';
+import {IXosResourceService} from './model.rest';
+import {xosDataSources} from '../index';
+import {AppConfig} from '../../config/app.config';
+
+let service: IXosResourceService;
+let resource: ng.resource.IResourceClass<any>;
+let httpBackend: ng.IHttpBackendService;
+let $resource;
+let $scope;
+
+describe('The ModelRest service', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(angular.mock.module(xosDataSources));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    angular.mock.module(xosDataSources);
+  });
+
+
+  beforeEach(angular.mock.inject((
+    ModelRest: IXosResourceService,
+    $httpBackend: ng.IHttpBackendService,
+    _$resource_: ng.resource.IResourceService,
+    _$rootScope_: ng.IRootScopeService
+  ) => {
+    service = ModelRest;
+    httpBackend = $httpBackend;
+    $resource = _$resource_;
+    $scope = _$rootScope_;
+  }));
+
+  it('should return a resource based on the URL', () => {
+    resource = service.getResource('/core/test');
+    expect(resource.constructor).toEqual($resource.constructor);
+  });
+
+  it('should have a query method', (done) => {
+    httpBackend.expectGET(`${AppConfig.apiEndpoint}/core/test`)
+      .respond([
+        {status: 'ok'}
+      ]);
+    resource = service.getResource('/core/test');
+    resource.query().$promise
+      .then((res) => {
+        expect(res[0].status).toEqual('ok');
+        done();
+      })
+      .catch(e => {
+        done(e);
+      });
+    $scope.$apply();
+    httpBackend.flush();
+  });
+
+  it('should have a get method', (done) => {
+    httpBackend.expectGET(`${AppConfig.apiEndpoint}/core/test/1`)
+      .respond([
+        {status: 'ok'}
+      ]);
+    resource = service.getResource('/core/test');
+    resource.get({id: 1}).$promise
+      .then((res) => {
+        expect(res[0].status).toEqual('ok');
+        done();
+      })
+      .catch(e => {
+        done(e);
+      });
+    $scope.$apply();
+    httpBackend.flush();
+  });
+});