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+const chai = require('chai')
+const fixtures = require('@octokit/fixtures')
+
+const GitHub = require('../../')
+
+const mocha = require('mocha')
+const describe = mocha.describe
+const it = mocha.it
+chai.should()
+
+describe('api.github.com', () => {
+  it('github.search.issues({q: "sesame repo:octokit-fixture-org/search-issues"})', () => {
+    const GitHubMock = fixtures.mock('api.github.com/search-issues')
+
+    const githubUserA = new GitHub()
+
+    githubUserA.authenticate({
+      type: 'token',
+      token: '0000000000000000000000000000000000000001'
+    })
+
+    return githubUserA.search.issues({q: 'sesame repo:octokit-fixture-org/search-issues'})
+
+    .then((response) => {
+      response.data.total_count.should.equal(2)
+      GitHubMock.pending().should.deep.equal([])
+    })
+
+    .catch(GitHubMock.explain)
+  })
+})