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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+module Mima.Vm.FlagSpec (spec) where
+
+import qualified Data.Aeson.Types as A
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict  as Map
+import qualified Data.Set         as Set
+import           Test.Hspec
+import           Test.QuickCheck
+
+import           Mima.Vm.Flags
+import           Mima.Vm.Metadata
+import           Mima.Vm.Word
+
+readOnlyFlags :: [MimaAddress] -> Flags
+readOnlyFlags addresses = Flags (Set.fromList addresses) mempty mempty
+
+executeFlags :: [MimaAddress] -> Flags
+executeFlags addresses = Flags mempty (Set.fromList addresses) mempty
+
+breakpointFlags :: [MimaAddress] -> Flags
+breakpointFlags addresses = Flags mempty mempty (Set.fromList addresses)
+
+executableBetween :: Bool -> MimaAddress -> MimaAddress -> Metadata
+executableBetween executable start stop = Metadata mempty
+  [
+    RangeFromTo (Map.fromList [("executable", A.Bool executable)]) start stop
+  ]
+
+overlappingExecutableFlags :: Flags
+overlappingExecutableFlags = flags
+  where
+    baseMetadata = executableBetween True 1 20
+    metadata = baseMetadata <> executableBetween False 4 6
+    flags = flagsFromMetadata metadata
+
+tripleOverlappingExecutableFlags :: Flags
+tripleOverlappingExecutableFlags = flags
+  where
+    baseMetadata = executableBetween True 1 20
+    metadata = baseMetadata
+             <> executableBetween False 4 6
+             <> executableBetween True 5 6
+    flags = flagsFromMetadata metadata
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+  describe "readonly getter works" $
+    it "returns the correct set value" $ do
+      readonlyAt (readOnlyFlags [2, 5]) 2 `shouldBe` True
+      readonlyAt (readOnlyFlags [2, 5]) 5 `shouldBe` True
+      readonlyAt (readOnlyFlags [2, 5]) 3 `shouldBe` False
+
+  describe "execute getter works" $ do
+    it "returns the correct set value" $ do
+      executableAt (executeFlags [20, 200]) 2 `shouldBe` False
+      executableAt (executeFlags [20, 200]) 20 `shouldBe` True
+      executableAt (executeFlags [20, 200]) 200 `shouldBe` True
+    it "returns true if none are set" $ property $ \x ->
+      let word = fromInteger x
+      in executableAt mempty word
+
+  describe "breakpoint getter works" $
+    it "returns the correct set value" $ do
+      breakpointAt (breakpointFlags [20, 200]) 2 `shouldBe` False
+      breakpointAt (breakpointFlags [20, 200]) 20 `shouldBe` True
+      breakpointAt (breakpointFlags [20, 200]) 200 `shouldBe` True
+
+  context "with nested ranges" $ do
+    it "returns the correct value for unaffected areas" $ do
+      let flags = overlappingExecutableFlags
+      executableAt flags  1 `shouldBe` True
+      executableAt flags  3 `shouldBe` True
+      executableAt flags  7 `shouldBe` True
+      executableAt flags 20 `shouldBe` True
+    it "returns the correct value for affected areas" $ do
+      let flags = overlappingExecutableFlags
+      executableAt flags 4 `shouldBe` False
+      executableAt flags 5 `shouldBe` False
+      executableAt flags 6 `shouldBe` False
+    it "returns the correct value for triple affected areas" $ do
+      let flags = tripleOverlappingExecutableFlags
+      executableAt flags  1 `shouldBe` True
+      executableAt flags  4 `shouldBe` False
+      executableAt flags  5 `shouldBe` True
+      executableAt flags  6 `shouldBe` True
+      executableAt flags 20 `shouldBe` True