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+/*
+	This file is part of cpp-ethereum.
+
+	cpp-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	cpp-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with cpp-ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+/**
+ * @author Christian <c@ethdev.com>
+ * @date 2015
+ * Unit tests for the gas estimator.
+ */
+
+#include <test/libsolidity/solidityExecutionFramework.h>
+#include <libsolidity/AST.h>
+#include <libsolidity/StructuralGasEstimator.h>
+#include <libsolidity/SourceReferenceFormatter.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace dev::eth;
+using namespace dev::solidity;
+
+namespace dev
+{
+namespace solidity
+{
+namespace test
+{
+
+class GasMeterTestFramework: public ExecutionFramework
+{
+public:
+	GasMeterTestFramework() { }
+	void compile(string const& _sourceCode)
+	{
+		m_compiler.setSource(_sourceCode);
+		ETH_TEST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(m_compiler.compile(), "Compiling contract failed");
+
+		StructuralGasEstimator estimator;
+		AssemblyItems const* items = m_compiler.getRuntimeAssemblyItems("");
+		ASTNode const& sourceUnit = m_compiler.getAST();
+		BOOST_REQUIRE(items != nullptr);
+		m_gasCosts = estimator.breakToStatementLevel(
+			estimator.performEstimation(*items, vector<ASTNode const*>({&sourceUnit})),
+			{&sourceUnit}
+		);
+	}
+
+protected:
+	dev::solidity::CompilerStack m_compiler;
+	map<ASTNode const*, eth::GasMeter::GasConsumption> m_gasCosts;
+};
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(GasMeterTests, GasMeterTestFramework)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(non_overlapping_filtered_costs)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			bytes x;
+			function f(uint a) returns (uint b) {
+				x.length = a;
+				for (; a < 200; ++a) {
+					x[a] = 9;
+					b = a * a;
+				}
+				return f(a - 1);
+			}
+		}
+	)";
+	compile(sourceCode);
+	for (auto first = m_gasCosts.cbegin(); first != m_gasCosts.cend(); ++first)
+	{
+		auto second = first;
+		for (++second; second != m_gasCosts.cend(); ++second)
+			if (first->first->getLocation().intersects(second->first->getLocation()))
+			{
+				BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "Source locations should not overlap!");
+				SourceReferenceFormatter::printSourceLocation(cout, first->first->getLocation(), m_compiler.getScanner());
+				SourceReferenceFormatter::printSourceLocation(cout, second->first->getLocation(), m_compiler.getScanner());
+			}
+	}
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+}
+}
+}