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+/**
+ * © OpenCORD
+ *
+ * Created by teone on 4/15/16.
+ */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  describe('The xos.helper module', function(){
+    describe('The xos-validation component', () => {
+
+      let element, scope, isolatedScope;
+
+      beforeEach(module('xos.helpers'));
+
+      beforeEach(inject(($compile, $rootScope) => {
+
+        scope = $rootScope.$new();
+
+        scope.errors = {};
+
+        element = angular.element(`<xos-validation errors="errors"></xos-validation>`);
+        $compile(element)(scope);
+        scope.$digest();
+        isolatedScope = element.isolateScope().vm;
+      }));
+
+      it('should not show an alert', () => {
+        expect($(element).find('xos-alert > .alert')[0]).toHaveClass('ng-hide');
+      });
+
+      let availableErrors = [
+        {
+          type: 'email',
+          message: 'This is not a valid email'
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'minlength',
+          message: 'Too short'
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'maxlength',
+          message: 'Too long'
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'custom',
+          message: 'Field invalid'
+        },
+      ];
+
+      // use a loop to generate similar test
+      availableErrors.forEach((e, i) => {
+        it(`should show an alert for ${e.type} errors`, () => {
+          scope.errors[e.type] = true;
+          scope.$digest();
+          let alert = $(element).find('xos-alert > .alert')[i];
+          expect(alert).not.toHaveClass('ng-hide');
+          expect(alert).toHaveText(e.message);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+})();
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