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+'use strict';
+
+// Test that the setter for http.IncomingMessage,prototype.connection sets the
+// socket property too.
+require('../common');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const http = require('http');
+
+const incomingMessage = new http.IncomingMessage();
+
+assert.strictEqual(incomingMessage.connection, undefined);
+assert.strictEqual(incomingMessage.socket, undefined);
+
+incomingMessage.connection = 'fhqwhgads';
+
+assert.strictEqual(incomingMessage.connection, 'fhqwhgads');
+assert.strictEqual(incomingMessage.socket, 'fhqwhgads');