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+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as request from 'supertest';
+import { createApp } from './common/app';
+
+describe('petstore', () => {
+  let app = null;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    // set up express app
+    app = await createApp(
+      {
+        apiSpec: {
+          openapi: '3.0.0',
+          info: {
+            version: '1.0.0',
+            title: 'Swagger Petstore',
+            license: {
+              name: 'MIT',
+            },
+          },
+          servers: [
+            {
+              url: 'http://petstore.swagger.io/v1',
+            },
+          ],
+          paths: {
+            '/pets': {
+              get: {
+                summary: 'List all pets',
+                operationId: 'listPets',
+                tags: ['pets'],
+                parameters: [
+                  {
+                    name: 'limit',
+                    in: 'query',
+                    description:
+                      'How many items to return at one time (max 100)',
+                    required: false,
+                    schema: {
+                      type: 'integer',
+                      format: 'int32',
+                    },
+                  },
+                ],
+                responses: {
+                  '200': {
+                    description: 'A paged array of pets',
+                    headers: {
+                      'x-next': {
+                        description: 'A link to the next page of responses',
+                        schema: {
+                          type: 'string',
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                    content: {
+                      'application/json': {
+                        schema: {
+                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pets',
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                  default: {
+                    description: 'unexpected error',
+                    content: {
+                      'application/json': {
+                        schema: {
+                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error',
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              post: {
+                summary: 'Create a pet',
+                operationId: 'createPets',
+                tags: ['pets'],
+                responses: {
+                  '201': {
+                    description: 'Null response',
+                  },
+                  default: {
+                    description: 'unexpected error',
+                    content: {
+                      'application/json': {
+                        schema: {
+                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error',
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            '/pets/{petId}': {
+              get: {
+                summary: 'Info for a specific pet',
+                operationId: 'showPetById',
+                tags: ['pets'],
+                parameters: [
+                  {
+                    name: 'petId',
+                    in: 'path',
+                    required: true,
+                    description: 'The id of the pet to retrieve',
+                    schema: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  },
+                ],
+                responses: {
+                  '200': {
+                    description: 'Expected response to a valid request',
+                    content: {
+                      'application/json': {
+                        schema: {
+                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pet',
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                  default: {
+                    description: 'unexpected error',
+                    content: {
+                      'application/json': {
+                        schema: {
+                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error',
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          components: {
+            schemas: {
+              Pet: {
+                type: 'object',
+                required: ['id', 'name'],
+                properties: {
+                  id: {
+                    type: 'integer',
+                    format: 'int64',
+                  },
+                  name: {
+                    type: 'string',
+                  },
+                  tag: {
+                    type: 'string',
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              Pets: {
+                type: 'array',
+                items: {
+                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pet',
+                },
+              },
+              Error: {
+                type: 'object',
+                required: ['code', 'message'],
+                properties: {
+                  code: {
+                    type: 'integer',
+                    format: 'int32',
+                  },
+                  message: {
+                    type: 'string',
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        // validateResponses: true,
+      },
+      3001,
+      (app) => {
+        app.get('/v1/pets', (req, res) => {
+          res.json([
+            {
+              id: 1,
+              name: 'sparky',
+              tag: 'test',
+            },
+          ]);
+        });
+      },
+      false,
+    );
+    return app;
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    app.server.close();
+  });
+
+  it('should return 200', async () =>
+    request(app)
+      .get(`${app.basePath}/pets`)
+      .expect(200)
+      .then((r) => console.log(r.body)));
+});