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+import { expect, fixture, html } from '@open-wc/testing';
+
+import '../../../dist/shoelace.js';
+import type SlBadge from './badge';
+
+describe('<sl-badge>', () => {
+  let el;
+
+  describe('when provided no parameters', async () => {
+    before(async () => {
+      el = await fixture<SlBadge>(html` <sl-badge>Badge</sl-badge> `);
+    });
+
+    it('should render a component that passes accessibility test, with a role of status on the base part.', async () => {
+      await expect(el).to.be.accessible();
+
+      const part = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('[part="base"]') as HTMLElement;
+      expect(part.getAttribute('role')).to.eq('status');
+    });
+
+    it('should render the child content provided', async () => {
+      expect(el.innerText).to.eq('Badge');
+    });
+
+    it('should default to square styling, with the primary color', async () => {
+      const part = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('[part="base"]') as HTMLElement;
+      expect(part.classList.value).to.eq('badge badge--primary');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when provided a pill parameter', async () => {
+    before(async () => {
+      el = await fixture<SlBadge>(html` <sl-badge pill>Badge</sl-badge> `);
+    });
+
+    it('should render a component that passes accessibility test', async () => {
+      await expect(el).to.be.accessible();
+    });
+
+    it('should append the pill class to the classlist to render a pill', async () => {
+      const part = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('[part="base"]') as HTMLElement;
+      expect(part.classList.value).to.eq('badge badge--primary badge--pill');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when provided a pulse parameter', async () => {
+    before(async () => {
+      el = await fixture<SlBadge>(html` <sl-badge pulse>Badge</sl-badge> `);
+    });
+
+    it('should render a component that passes accessibility test', async () => {
+      await expect(el).to.be.accessible();
+    });
+
+    it('should append the pulse class to the classlist to render a pulse', async () => {
+      const part = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('[part="base"]') as HTMLElement;
+      expect(part.classList.value).to.eq('badge badge--primary badge--pulse');
+    });
+  });
+
+  ['primary', 'success', 'neutral', 'warning', 'danger'].forEach(type => {
+    describe(`when passed a type attribute ${type}`, () => {
+      before(async () => {
+        el = await fixture<SlBadge>(html`<sl-badge type="${type}">Badge</sl-badge>`);
+      });
+
+      it('should render a component that passes accessibility test', async () => {
+        await expect(el).to.be.accessible();
+      });
+
+      it('should default to square styling, with the primary color', async () => {
+        const part = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('[part="base"]') as HTMLElement;
+        expect(part.classList.value).to.eq(`badge badge--${type}`);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});