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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies.
+ */
+var should = require('should'),
+  mongoose = require('mongoose'),
+  User = mongoose.model('User'),
+  path = require('path'),
+  config = require(path.resolve('./config/config')),
+  seed = require(path.resolve('./config/lib/seed'));
+
+describe('Configuration tests', function () {
+
+  describe('Testing default seedDB:', function () {
+    before(function(done) {
+      User.remove(function(err) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    after(function(done) {
+      User.remove(function(err) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not be an admin user to begin with', function(done) {
+      User.find({username: 'admin'}, function(err, users) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        users.should.be.instanceof(Array).and.have.lengthOf(0);
+        return done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not be a "regular" user to begin with', function(done) {
+      User.find({username: 'user'}, function(err, users) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        users.should.be.instanceof(Array).and.have.lengthOf(0);
+        return done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should set NODE_ENV to production and seedDB turned on so admin account must exist', function(done) {
+
+      // Save original value
+      var nodeEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+      // Set node env ro production environment
+      process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
+
+      User.find({username: 'admin'}, function(err, users) {
+
+        // There shouldn't be any errors
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        users.should.be.instanceof(Array).and.have.lengthOf(0);
+
+        seed.start().then(function() {
+          User.find({username: 'admin'}, function(err, users) {
+            should.not.exist(err);
+            users.should.be.instanceof(Array).and.have.lengthOf(1);
+
+            var admin = users.pop();
+            admin.username.should.equal('admin');
+
+            // Restore original NODE_ENV environment variable
+            process.env.NODE_ENV = nodeEnv;
+
+            User.remove(function(err) {
+              should.not.exist(err);
+              return done();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should set NODE_ENV to test and seedDB turned on so admin, and user accounts must exist', function(done) {
+
+      // Save original value
+      var nodeEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+      // Set node env ro production environment
+      process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
+
+      User.find({username: 'admin'}, function(err, users) {
+
+        // There shouldn't be any errors
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        users.should.be.instanceof(Array).and.have.lengthOf(0);
+
+        seed.start().then(function() {
+          User.find({username: 'admin'}, function(err, users) {
+            should.not.exist(err);
+            users.should.be.instanceof(Array).and.have.lengthOf(1);
+
+            var admin = users.pop();
+            admin.username.should.equal('admin');
+
+            User.find({username: 'user'}, function(err, users) {
+
+              should.not.exist(err);
+              users.should.be.instanceof(Array).and.have.lengthOf(1);
+
+              var user = users.pop();
+              user.username.should.equal('user');
+
+              // Restore original NODE_ENV environment variable
+              process.env.NODE_ENV = nodeEnv;
+
+              User.remove(function(err) {
+                should.not.exist(err);
+                return done();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});