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+var User = require('../api/models/User.js');
+
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+describe('test user model', function () {
+
+//    var userInstance = null;
+//    before(function () {
+//        User.create({
+//            name: 'oldName'
+//        }).done(function (err, user) {
+//                userInstance = user;
+//            });
+//    });
+//
+//    it('the user instance should not be null', function () {
+//        assert.equals(userInstance === null, false);
+//    });
+
+});
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