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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'ci/status/_badge', :view do
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :private) }
+  let(:pipeline) { create(:ci_pipeline, project: project) }
+
+  context 'when rendering status for build' do
+    let(:build) do
+      create(:ci_build, :success, pipeline: pipeline)
+    end
+
+    context 'when user has ability to see details' do
+      before do
+        project.add_developer(user)
+      end
+
+      it 'has link to build details page' do
+        details_path = namespace_project_build_path(
+          project.namespace, project, build)
+
+        render_status(build)
+
+        expect(rendered).to have_link 'passed', href: details_path
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when user do not have ability to see build details' do
+      before do
+        render_status(build)
+      end
+
+      it 'contains build status text' do
+        expect(rendered).to have_content 'passed'
+      end
+
+      it 'does not contain links' do
+        expect(rendered).not_to have_link 'passed'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when rendering status for external job' do
+    context 'when user has ability to see commit status details' do
+      before do
+        project.add_developer(user)
+      end
+
+      context 'status has external target url' do
+        before do
+          external_job = create(:generic_commit_status,
+                                status: :running,
+                                pipeline: pipeline,
+                                target_url: 'http://gitlab.com')
+
+          render_status(external_job)
+        end
+
+        it 'contains valid commit status text' do
+          expect(rendered).to have_content 'running'
+        end
+
+        it 'has link to external status page' do
+          expect(rendered).to have_link 'running', href: 'http://gitlab.com'
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'status do not have external target url' do
+        before do
+          external_job = create(:generic_commit_status, status: :canceled)
+
+          render_status(external_job)
+        end
+
+        it 'contains valid commit status text' do
+          expect(rendered).to have_content 'canceled'
+        end
+
+        it 'has link to external status page' do
+          expect(rendered).not_to have_link 'canceled'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def render_status(resource)
+    render 'ci/status/badge', status: resource.detailed_status(user)
+  end
+end