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+/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
+
+const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
+const { SchemaManager, JsonSchema7Strategy } = require('../lib');
+
+const sequelize = new Sequelize({ dialect: 'mysql' }); // no database connection required
+const userModel = sequelize.import('./models/user.js'); // without `.build()` so we can manipulate if need be
+
+describe('SchemaManager', function() {
+  describe('Test configuration options for the class constructor', function() {
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // test default options
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    describe('Ensure default values:', function() {
+      const schemaManager = new SchemaManager();
+      const strategy = new JsonSchema7Strategy();
+      const schema = schemaManager.generate(userModel.build(), strategy);
+
+      it(`produce relative paths for models`, function() {
+        expect(schema.$id).toEqual('/user.json');
+      });
+
+      it(`produce relative paths for attribute properties`, function() {
+        expect(schema.properties.id.$id).toEqual('/properties/id');
+      });
+    });
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // test custom baseUri
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    describe('Ensure custom baseUri:', function() {
+      const schemaManager = new SchemaManager({
+        baseUri: 'https://alt3.io',
+      });
+      const strategy = new JsonSchema7Strategy();
+      const schema = schemaManager.generate(userModel.build(), strategy);
+
+      it(`produces absolute paths for models`, function() {
+        expect(schema.$id).toEqual('https://alt3.io/user.json');
+      });
+
+      it(`produces absolute paths for attribute properties`, function() {
+        expect(schema.properties.id.$id).toEqual('https://alt3.io/properties/id');
+      });
+    });
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // test disabled absolutePaths
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    describe('Ensure disabled absolutePaths:', function() {
+      const schemaManager = new SchemaManager({
+        baseUri: 'https://alt3.io',
+        absolutePaths: false,
+      });
+      const strategy = new JsonSchema7Strategy();
+      const schema = schemaManager.generate(userModel.build(), strategy);
+
+      it(`ignores baseUri and produces relative paths for models`, function() {
+        expect(schema.$id).toEqual('/user.json');
+      });
+
+      it(`ignores baseUri and produces relative paths for attribute properties`, function() {
+        expect(schema.properties.id.$id).toEqual('/properties/id');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Test configuration options for the generate() method', function() {
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // test default options
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    describe('Ensure default generate() options:', function() {
+      const schemaManager = new SchemaManager();
+      const strategy = new JsonSchema7Strategy();
+      const schema = schemaManager.generate(userModel.build(), strategy);
+
+      it(`produce auto-generated model.title`, function() {
+        expect(schema.title).toEqual('User');
+      });
+
+      it(`do not produce model.description`, function() {
+        expect(schema.description).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+    });
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // test custom model properties
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    describe('Ensure custom generate() option:', function() {
+      const schemaManager = new SchemaManager();
+      const strategy = new JsonSchema7Strategy();
+      const schema = schemaManager.generate(userModel.build(), strategy, {
+        title: 'Custom Model Title',
+        description: 'Custom Model Description',
+        examples: ['Some Example'],
+      });
+
+      it(`'title' overrides value in model.title`, function() {
+        expect(schema.title).toEqual('Custom Model Title');
+      });
+
+      it(`'description' produces custom property model.description`, function() {
+        expect(schema.description).toEqual('Custom Model Description');
+      });
+    });
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // @todo add a test for include/exclude
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  });
+});