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+import * as angular from 'angular';
+import 'angular-mocks';
+import {IXosFormHelpersService, XosFormHelpers} from './form-helpers';
+
+let service: IXosFormHelpersService;
+
+describe('The XosFormHelpers service', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    angular.module('formHelpers', [])
+      .service('XosFormHelpers', XosFormHelpers);
+    angular.mock.module('formHelpers');
+
+    angular.mock.inject((
+      XosFormHelpers: IXosFormHelpersService,
+    ) => {
+      service = XosFormHelpers;
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('the getFieldFormat method', () => {
+    it('should return text', () => {
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat('cordSubscriber-1')).toEqual('text');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat('a random text')).toEqual('text');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat(null)).toEqual('text');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat('1')).toEqual('text');
+    });
+    it('should return mail', () => {
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat('test@onlab.us')).toEqual('email');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat('testonlab.us')).not.toEqual('email');
+    });
+    it('should return number', () => {
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat(1)).toEqual('number');
+    });
+    it('should return boolean', () => {
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat(false)).toEqual('boolean');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat(true)).toEqual('boolean');
+    });
+
+    it('should return date', () => {
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat('2016-04-19T23:09:1092Z')).toEqual('text');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat(new Date())).toEqual('date');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat('2016-04-19T23:09:10.208092Z')).toEqual('date');
+    });
+
+    it('should return array', () => {
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat([])).toEqual('array');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat(['a', 'b'])).toEqual('array');
+    });
+
+    it('should return object', () => {
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat({})).toEqual('object');
+      expect(service._getFieldFormat({foo: 'bar'})).toEqual('object');
+    });
+  });
+});