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+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2016 Alfresco Software, Ltd.
+ *
+ * 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 { Control } from '@angular/common';
+import { SearchTermValidator } from './search-term-validator.ts';
+
+describe('Search term validator', () => {
+
+    it('should pass validation for a value with the specified required number of alphanumeric characters', () => {
+        const control = new Control('ab', SearchTermValidator.minAlphanumericChars(2));
+        expect(control.valid).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should pass validation for a value with more than the specified required number of alphanumeric characters', () => {
+        const control = new Control('abc', SearchTermValidator.minAlphanumericChars(2));
+        expect(control.valid).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should fail validation for a value with less than the specified required number of alphanumeric characters', () => {
+        const control = new Control('a', SearchTermValidator.minAlphanumericChars(2));
+        expect(control.valid).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    /* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
+    it('should fail validation for a value with less than the specified required number of alphanumeric characters but with other non-alphanumeric characters', () => {
+        const control = new Control('a ._-?b', SearchTermValidator.minAlphanumericChars(3));
+        expect(control.valid).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+});