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+/**
+ * Copyright 2018 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Modifications copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { test as it, expect } from './pageTest';
+
+// https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#role_definitions
+const workingRoles = [
+  'alert',
+  'alertdialog',
+  'application',
+  'article',
+  'banner',
+  'blockquote',
+  'button',
+  'caption',
+  'cell',
+  'checkbox',
+  'code',
+  'columnheader',
+  'combobox',
+  // 'command',
+  'complementary',
+  // 'composite',
+  'contentinfo',
+  'definition',
+  'deletion',
+  'dialog',
+  'directory',
+  // 'document',
+  'emphasis',
+  'feed',
+  'figure',
+  'form',
+  'generic',
+  'grid',
+  'gridcell',
+  'group',
+  'heading',
+  'img',
+  // 'input',
+  'insertion',
+  // 'landmark',
+  'link',
+  'list',
+  'listbox',
+  'listitem',
+  'log',
+  'main',
+  'marquee',
+  'math',
+  'meter',
+  'menu',
+  'menubar',
+  'menuitem',
+  'menuitemcheckbox',
+  'menuitemradio',
+  'navigation',
+  // 'none',
+  'note',
+  'option',
+  'paragraph',
+  // 'presentation',
+  'progressbar',
+  'radio',
+  'radiogroup',
+  // 'range',
+  'region',
+  // 'roletype',
+  'row',
+  'rowgroup',
+  'rowheader',
+  'scrollbar',
+  'search',
+  'searchbox',
+  // 'section',
+  // 'sectionhead',
+  // 'select',
+  'separator',
+  'slider',
+  'spinbutton',
+  'status',
+  'strong',
+  // 'structure',
+  'subscript',
+  'superscript',
+  'switch',
+  'tab',
+  'table',
+  'tablist',
+  'tabpanel',
+  'term',
+  'textbox',
+  'time',
+  'timer',
+  'toolbar',
+  'tooltip',
+  'tree',
+  'treegrid',
+  'treeitem',
+  // 'widget',
+  // 'window',
+];
+
+const failingRoles = [
+  'command',
+  'composite',
+  'document',
+  'input',
+  'landmark',
+  'none',
+  'presentation',
+  'range',
+  'roletype',
+  'section',
+  'sectionhead',
+  'select',
+  'structure',
+  'widget',
+  'window',
+];
+
+it.describe.only('getByRole', () => {
+  workingRoles.forEach(role => {
+    it(`${role}`, async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.setContent(`<div role=${role}>Foo</div>`);
+      await expect(page.getByRole(`${role}`)).toHaveText('Foo');
+    });
+  });
+
+  failingRoles.forEach(role => {
+    it.fail(`${role}`, async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.setContent(`<div role=${role}>Foo</div>`);
+      await expect(page.getByRole(`${role}`)).toHaveText('Foo');
+    });
+  });
+});