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+<?php
+/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ * tests for NodeFactory class and Node_Column class
+ *
+ * @package PhpMyAdmin-test
+ */
+
+require_once 'libraries/navigation/NodeFactory.class.php';
+require_once 'libraries/Util.class.php';
+require_once 'libraries/Theme.class.php';
+
+
+class Node_Column_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function setup()
+    {
+        $GLOBALS['server'] = 0;
+        $GLOBALS['token'] = 'token';
+        $_SESSION['PMA_Theme'] = PMA_Theme::load('./themes/pmahomme');
+    }
+
+    public function testConstructor()
+    {
+        $parent = PMA_NodeFactory::getInstance('Node_Column');
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(
+            'text',
+            $parent->links
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testAddNode()
+    {
+        $parent = PMA_NodeFactory::getInstance('Node_Column', 'parent');
+        $child = PMA_NodeFactory::getInstance('Node_Column', 'child');
+        $parent->addChild($child);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $parent->getChild($child->name),
+            $child
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $parent->getChild($child->real_name, true),
+            $child
+        );
+    }
+}
+?>