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+RootView = require 'root-view'
+
+describe "Archive viewer", ->
+  beforeEach ->
+    window.rootView = new RootView
+    atom.activatePackage('archive-view', sync: true)
+
+  describe ".initialize()", ->
+    it "displays the files and folders in the archive file", ->
+      rootView.open('nested.tar')
+
+      archiveView = rootView.find('.archive-view')
+      expect(rootView.find('.archive-view')).toExist()
+
+      waitsFor -> archiveView.find('.entry').length > 0
+
+      runs ->
+        expect(archiveView.find('.directory').length).toBe 6
+        expect(archiveView.find('.directory:eq(0)').text()).toBe 'd1'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.directory:eq(1)').text()).toBe 'd2'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.directory:eq(2)').text()).toBe 'd3'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.directory:eq(3)').text()).toBe 'd4'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.directory:eq(4)').text()).toBe 'da'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.directory:eq(5)').text()).toBe 'db'
+
+        expect(archiveView.find('.file').length).toBe 3
+        expect(archiveView.find('.file:eq(0)').text()).toBe 'f1.txt'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.file:eq(1)').text()).toBe 'f2.txt'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.file:eq(2)').text()).toBe 'fa.txt'
+
+    it "selects the first file", ->
+      rootView.open('nested.tar')
+
+      archiveView = rootView.find('.archive-view')
+      waitsFor -> archiveView.find('.entry').length > 0
+      runs -> expect(archiveView.find('.selected').text()).toBe 'f1.txt'
+
+  describe "when core:move-up/core:move-down is triggered", ->
+    it "selects the next/previous file", ->
+      rootView.open('nested.tar')
+
+      archiveView = rootView.find('.archive-view')
+
+      waitsFor -> archiveView.find('.entry').length > 0
+
+      runs ->
+        archiveView.find('.selected').trigger 'core:move-up'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.selected').text()).toBe 'f1.txt'
+        archiveView.find('.selected').trigger 'core:move-down'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.selected').text()).toBe 'f2.txt'
+        archiveView.find('.selected').trigger 'core:move-down'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.selected').text()).toBe 'fa.txt'
+        archiveView.find('.selected').trigger 'core:move-down'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.selected').text()).toBe 'fa.txt'
+        archiveView.find('.selected').trigger 'core:move-up'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.selected').text()).toBe 'f2.txt'
+        archiveView.find('.selected').trigger 'core:move-up'
+        expect(archiveView.find('.selected').text()).toBe 'f1.txt'
+
+  describe "when a file is clicked", ->
+    it "copies the contents to a temp file and opens it in a new editor", ->
+      rootView.open('nested.tar')
+
+      archiveView = rootView.find('.archive-view')
+
+      waitsFor -> archiveView.find('.entry').length > 0
+
+      runs ->
+        spyOn(rootView, 'open').andCallThrough()
+        archiveView.find('.file:eq(2)').trigger 'click'
+        waitsFor -> rootView.open.callCount is 1
+        runs ->
+          expect(rootView.getActiveView().getText()).toBe 'hey there\n'
+          expect(rootView.getActivePaneItem().getTitle()).toBe 'fa.txt'
+
+  describe "when core:confirm is triggered", ->
+    it "copies the contents to a temp file and opens it in a new editor", ->
+      rootView.open('nested.tar')
+
+      archiveView = rootView.find('.archive-view')
+
+      waitsFor -> archiveView.find('.entry').length > 0
+
+      runs ->
+        spyOn(rootView, 'open').andCallThrough()
+        archiveView.find('.file:eq(0)').trigger 'core:confirm'
+        waitsFor -> rootView.open.callCount is 1
+        runs ->
+          expect(rootView.getActiveView().getText()).toBe ''
+          expect(rootView.getActivePaneItem().getTitle()).toBe 'f1.txt'