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+# in your specs:
+#   require "cwm/rspec"
+
+RSpec.shared_examples "CWM::AbstractWidget" do
+  context "these methods are only tested if they exist" do
+    describe "#label" do
+      it "produces a String" do
+        next unless subject.respond_to?(:label)
+        expect(subject.label).to be_a String
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "#help" do
+      it "produces a String" do
+        next unless subject.respond_to?(:help)
+        expect(subject.help).to be_a String
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "#opt" do
+      it "produces Symbols" do
+        next unless subject.respond_to?(:opt)
+        expect(subject.opt).to be_an Enumerable
+        subject.opt.each do |o|
+          expect(o).to be_a Symbol
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "#handle" do
+      it "produces a Symbol or nil" do
+        next unless subject.respond_to?(:handle)
+        m = subject.method(:handle)
+        args = m.arity == 0 ? [] : [:dummy_event]
+        expect(subject.handle(* args)).to be_a(Symbol).or be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "#validate" do
+      it "produces a Boolean (or nil)" do
+        next unless subject.respond_to?(:validate)
+        expect(subject.validate).to be(true).or be(false).or be_nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.shared_examples "CWM::CustomWidget" do
+  include_examples "CWM::AbstractWidget"
+  describe "#contents" do
+    it "produces a Term" do
+      expect(subject.contents).to be_a Yast::Term
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.shared_examples "CWM::Tab" do
+  include_examples "CWM::CustomWidget"
+end
+
+RSpec.shared_examples "CWM::ItemsSelection" do
+  describe "#items" do
+    it "produces an array of pairs of strings" do
+      expect(subject.items).to be_an Enumerable
+      subject.items.each do |i|
+        expect(i[0]).to be_a String
+        expect(i[1]).to be_a String
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.shared_examples "CWM::ComboBox" do
+  include_examples "CWM::AbstractWidget"
+  include_examples "CWM::ItemsSelection"
+end