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+<?php
+
+class Tests_WP_Count_Comments extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	public function test_wp_count_comments() {
+		$count = wp_count_comments();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->approved );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->moderated );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->spam );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->trash );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->{'post-trashed'} );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->total_comments );
+	}
+
+	public function test_wp_count_comments_approved() {
+		$this->factory->comment->create( array(
+			'comment_approved' => 1
+		) );
+
+		$count = wp_count_comments();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->approved );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->moderated );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->spam );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->trash );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->{'post-trashed'} );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->total_comments );
+	}
+
+	public function test_wp_count_comments_awaiting() {
+		$this->factory->comment->create( array(
+			'comment_approved' => 0
+		) );
+
+		$count = wp_count_comments();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->approved );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->moderated );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->spam );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->trash );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->{'post-trashed'} );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->total_comments );
+	}
+
+	public function test_wp_count_comments_spam() {
+		$this->factory->comment->create( array(
+			'comment_approved' => 'spam'
+		) );
+
+		$count = wp_count_comments();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->approved );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->moderated );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->spam );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->trash );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->{'post-trashed'} );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->total_comments );
+	}
+
+	public function test_wp_count_comments_trash() {
+		$this->factory->comment->create( array(
+			'comment_approved' => 'trash'
+		) );
+
+		$count = wp_count_comments();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->approved );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->moderated );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->spam );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->trash );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->{'post-trashed'} );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->total_comments );
+	}
+
+	public function test_wp_count_comments_post_trashed() {
+		$this->factory->comment->create( array(
+			'comment_approved' => 'post-trashed'
+		) );
+
+		$count = wp_count_comments();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->approved );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->moderated );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->spam );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->trash );
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $count->{'post-trashed'} );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $count->total_comments );
+	}
+}