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+helpers = require './spec-helper'
+describe "the input element", ->
+  [editor, editorElement, vimState, exState] = []
+  beforeEach ->
+    vimMode = atom.packages.loadPackage('vim-mode')
+    exMode = atom.packages.loadPackage('ex-mode')
+    waitsForPromise ->
+      activationPromise = exMode.activate()
+      helpers.activateExMode()
+      activationPromise
+
+    runs ->
+      spyOn(exMode.mainModule.globalExState, 'setVim').andCallThrough()
+
+    waitsForPromise ->
+      vimMode.activate()
+
+    waitsFor ->
+      exMode.mainModule.globalExState.setVim.calls.length > 0
+
+    runs ->
+      helpers.getEditorElement (element) ->
+        atom.commands.dispatch(element, "ex-mode:open")
+        editorElement = element
+        editor = editorElement.getModel()
+        atom.commands.dispatch(getCommandEditor(), "core:cancel")
+        vimState = vimMode.mainModule.getEditorState(editor)
+        exState = exMode.mainModule.exStates.get(editor)
+        vimState.activateNormalMode()
+        vimState.resetNormalMode()
+        editor.setText("abc\ndef\nabc\ndef")
+
+  afterEach ->
+    atom.commands.dispatch(getCommandEditor(), "core:cancel")
+
+  getVisibility = () ->
+    editor.normalModeInputView.panel.visible
+
+  getCommandEditor = () ->
+    editor.normalModeInputView.editorElement
+
+  it "opens with 'ex-mode:open'", ->
+    atom.commands.dispatch(editorElement, "ex-mode:open")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+
+  it "closes with 'core:cancel'", ->
+    atom.commands.dispatch(editorElement, "ex-mode:open")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    atom.commands.dispatch(getCommandEditor(), "core:cancel")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe false
+
+  it "closes when opening and then pressing backspace", ->
+    atom.commands.dispatch(editorElement, "ex-mode:open")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    atom.commands.dispatch(getCommandEditor(), "core:backspace")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe false
+
+  it "doesn't close when there is text and pressing backspace", ->
+    atom.commands.dispatch(editorElement, "ex-mode:open")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    commandEditor = getCommandEditor()
+    model = commandEditor.getModel()
+    model.setText('abc')
+    atom.commands.dispatch(commandEditor, "core:backspace")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    expect(model.getText()).toBe 'ab'
+
+  it "closes when there is text and pressing backspace multiple times", ->
+    atom.commands.dispatch(editorElement, "ex-mode:open")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    commandEditor = getCommandEditor()
+    model = commandEditor.getModel()
+    model.setText('abc')
+    atom.commands.dispatch(commandEditor, "core:backspace")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    expect(model.getText()).toBe 'ab'
+    atom.commands.dispatch(commandEditor, "core:backspace")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    expect(model.getText()).toBe 'a'
+    atom.commands.dispatch(commandEditor, "core:backspace")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe true
+    expect(model.getText()).toBe ''
+    atom.commands.dispatch(commandEditor, "core:backspace")
+    expect(getVisibility()).toBe false