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+import { FaucetClient } from "./faucetclient";
+
+function pendingWithoutFaucet(): void {
+  if (!process.env.FAUCET_ENABLED) {
+    pending("Set FAUCET_ENABLED to enable tests that need a faucet");
+  }
+}
+
+describe("FaucetClient", () => {
+  const faucetUrl = "http://localhost:8000";
+  const primaryToken = "ucosm";
+  const secondaryToken = "ustake";
+  const defaultAddress = "cosmos14qemq0vw6y3gc3u3e0aty2e764u4gs5le3hada";
+
+  it("can be constructed", () => {
+    // http
+    expect(new FaucetClient("http://localhost:8000")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new FaucetClient("http://localhost:8000/")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new FaucetClient("http://localhost")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new FaucetClient("http://localhost/")).toBeTruthy();
+    // https
+    expect(new FaucetClient("https://localhost:8000")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new FaucetClient("https://localhost:8000/")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new FaucetClient("https://localhost")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new FaucetClient("https://localhost/")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("can be used to credit a wallet", async () => {
+    pendingWithoutFaucet();
+    const faucet = new FaucetClient(faucetUrl);
+    await faucet.credit(defaultAddress, primaryToken);
+  });
+
+  it("can be used to credit a wallet with a different token", async () => {
+    pendingWithoutFaucet();
+    const faucet = new FaucetClient(faucetUrl);
+    await faucet.credit(defaultAddress, secondaryToken);
+  });
+
+  it("throws for invalid ticker", async () => {
+    pendingWithoutFaucet();
+    const faucet = new FaucetClient(faucetUrl);
+    await faucet.credit(defaultAddress, "ETH").then(
+      () => fail("must not resolve"),
+      (error) => expect(error).toMatch(/token is not available/i),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("throws for invalid address", async () => {
+    pendingWithoutFaucet();
+    const faucet = new FaucetClient(faucetUrl);
+
+    for (const address of ["be5cc2cc05db2cdb4313c18306a5157291cfdcd1", "1234L"]) {
+      await faucet.credit(address, primaryToken).then(
+        () => fail("must not resolve"),
+        (error) => expect(error).toMatch(/address is not in the expected format for this chain/i),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});