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+import Node from 'src/js/parser/javascript/node.js';
+import Q from 'q';
+import Snap from 'snapsvg';
+
+describe('parser/javascript/node.js', function() {
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    Node.state = {};
+    this.node = new Node();
+  });
+
+  it('references the state from Node.state', function() {
+    Node.state.example = 'example state';
+    expect(this.node.state.example).toEqual('example state');
+  });
+
+  describe('module setter', function() {
+
+    it('extends the node with the module', function() {
+      this.node.module = { example: 'value' };
+      expect(this.node.example).toEqual('value');
+    });
+
+    it('calls the module #setup method', function() {
+      var setup = jasmine.createSpy('setup');
+      this.node.module = { setup };
+      expect(setup).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('sets up any defined properties', function() {
+      this.node.module = {
+        definedProperties: {
+          example: {
+            get: function() { return 'value'; }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+      expect(this.node.example).toEqual('value');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('container setter', function() {
+
+    it('adds a class to the container element', function() {
+      var container = jasmine.createSpyObj('container', ['addClass']);
+      this.node.type = 'example type';
+      this.node.container = container;
+      expect(container.addClass).toHaveBeenCalledWith('example type');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('anchor getter', function() {
+
+    describe('when a proxy node is used', function() {
+
+      it('returns the anchor from the proxy', function() {
+        this.node.proxy = { anchor: 'example anchor' };
+        expect(this.node.anchor).toEqual('example anchor');
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('when a proxy node is not used', function() {
+
+      it('returns anchor data from the bbox of the container merged _anchor of the node', function() {
+        this.node._anchor = { example: 'value' };
+        this.node.container = jasmine.createSpyObj('container', ['addClass', 'getBBox']);
+        this.node.container.getBBox.and.returnValue({
+          x: 'bbox x',
+          x2: 'bbox x2',
+          cy: 'bbox cy'
+        });
+        expect(this.node.anchor).toEqual({
+          ax: 'bbox x',
+          ax2: 'bbox x2',
+          ay: 'bbox cy',
+          example: 'value'
+        });
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#getBBox', function() {
+
+    it('returns the bbox of the container merged with the anchor', function() {
+        this.node.proxy = {
+          anchor: {
+            anchor: 'example anchor'
+          }
+        };
+        this.node.container = jasmine.createSpyObj('container', ['addClass', 'getBBox']);
+        this.node.container.getBBox.and.returnValue({
+          bbox: 'example bbox'
+        });
+        expect(this.node.getBBox()).toEqual({
+          bbox: 'example bbox',
+          anchor: 'example anchor'
+        });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#normalizeBBox', function() {
+
+    it('defaults the anchor keys to values from the bbox', function() {
+      expect(this.node.normalizeBBox({
+        x: 'bbox x',
+        x2: 'bbox x2',
+        cy: 'bbox cy',
+        ay: 'bbox ay'
+      })).toEqual({
+        x: 'bbox x',
+        x2: 'bbox x2',
+        cy: 'bbox cy',
+        ax: 'bbox x',
+        ax2: 'bbox x2',
+        ay: 'bbox ay'
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#transform', function() {
+
+    it('returns the result of calling transform on the container', function() {
+      this.node.container = jasmine.createSpyObj('container', ['addClass', 'transform']);
+      this.node.container.transform.and.returnValue('transform result');
+      expect(this.node.transform('matrix')).toEqual('transform result');
+      expect(this.node.container.transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith('matrix');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#deferredStep', function() {
+
+    it('resolves the returned promise when the render is not canceled', function(done) {
+      var resolve = jasmine.createSpy('resolve'),
+          reject = jasmine.createSpy('reject');
+
+      this.node.deferredStep('result')
+        .then(resolve, reject)
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith('result');
+          expect(reject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        })
+        .then(done);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects the returned promise when the render is canceled', function(done) {
+      var resolve = jasmine.createSpy('resolve'),
+          reject = jasmine.createSpy('reject');
+
+      this.node.state.cancelRender = true;
+      this.node.deferredStep('result', 'value')
+        .then(resolve, reject)
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(resolve).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(reject).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Render cancelled');
+        })
+        .then(done);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#renderLabel', function() {
+
+    pending();
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#startRender', function() {
+
+    it('increments the renderCounter', function() {
+      this.node.state.renderCounter = 0;
+      this.node.startRender();
+      expect(this.node.state.renderCounter).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#doneRender', function() {
+
+    pending();
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#render', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.container = jasmine.createSpyObj('container', ['addClass']);
+    });
+
+    describe('when a proxy node is used', function() {
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.node.proxy = jasmine.createSpyObj('proxy', ['render']);
+        this.node.proxy.render.and.returnValue('example proxy result');
+      });
+
+      it('sets the container', function() {
+        this.node.render(this.container);
+        expect(this.node.container).toEqual(this.container);
+      });
+
+      it('calls the proxy render method', function() {
+        expect(this.node.render(this.container)).toEqual('example proxy result');
+        expect(this.node.proxy.render).toHaveBeenCalledWith(this.container);
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('when a proxy node is not used', function() {
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.deferred = Q.defer();
+        this.node._render = jasmine.createSpy('_render').and.returnValue(this.deferred.promise);
+        spyOn(this.node, 'startRender');
+        spyOn(this.node, 'doneRender');
+      });
+
+      it('sets the container', function() {
+        this.node.render(this.container);
+        expect(this.node.container).toEqual(this.container);
+      });
+
+      it('calls #startRender', function() {
+        this.node.render(this.container);
+        expect(this.node.startRender).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('calls #_render', function() {
+        this.node.render(this.container);
+        expect(this.node._render).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      describe('when #_render is complete', function() {
+
+        beforeEach(function() {
+          this.deferred.resolve();
+        });
+
+        it('calls #doneRender', function(done) {
+          this.node.render(this.container)
+            .then(() => {
+              expect(this.node.doneRender).toHaveBeenCalled();
+            })
+            .then(done);
+        });
+
+        it('ultimately resolves with the node instance', function(done) {
+          this.node.render(this.container)
+            .then(result => {
+              expect(result).toEqual(this.node);
+            })
+            .then(done);
+        });
+
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#spaceHorizontally', function() {
+
+    pending();
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#spaceVertically', function() {
+
+    pending();
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#renderLabeledBox', function() {
+
+    pending();
+
+  });
+
+});