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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { TestKernel } from '../../tools/test.mjs';
+import { Core2Module } from '../modules/core/Core2Module.js';
+import { WebModule } from '../modules/web/WebModule.js';
+import { TestService } from './TestService.js';
+describe('testing with TestKernel', () => {
+    it('can load TestService within TestKernel', () => {
+        const testKernel = new TestKernel();
+        testKernel.add_module({
+            install: (context) => {
+                const services = context.get('services');
+                services.registerService('test', TestService);
+            },
+        });
+        testKernel.boot();
+        const svc_test = testKernel.services?.get('test');
+        expect(svc_test).toBeInstanceOf(TestService);
+    });
+    it('can load CoreModule within TestKernel', async () => {
+        const testKernel = new TestKernel();
+        testKernel.add_module(new Core2Module());
+        testKernel.add_module(new WebModule());
+        testKernel.boot();
+        const { services } = testKernel;
+        await services.ready;
+        const svc_webServer = services?.get('web-server');
+        expect(svc_webServer.constructor.name).toBe('WebServerService');
+    });
+});
+//# sourceMappingURL=TestService.test.mjs.map
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