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+import { newid } from "../../newid"
+import { getDB } from "../db"
+import { Database } from "@budibase/types"
+import { QueryBuilder } from "../lucene"
+
+const INDEX_NAME = "main"
+
+const index = `function(doc) {
+  let props = ["property", "number"]
+  for (let key of props) {
+    if (doc[key]) {
+      index(key, doc[key])
+    }
+  }
+}`
+
+describe("lucene", () => {
+  let db: Database, dbName: string
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    dbName = `db-${newid()}`
+    // create the DB for testing
+    db = getDB(dbName)
+    await db.put({ _id: newid(), property: "word" })
+    await db.put({ _id: newid(), property: "word2" })
+    await db.put({ _id: newid(), property: "word3", number: 1 })
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to create a lucene index", async () => {
+    const response = await db.put({
+      _id: "_design/database",
+      indexes: {
+        [INDEX_NAME]: {
+          index: index,
+          analyzer: "standard",
+        },
+      },
+    })
+    expect(response.ok).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a basic query", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME)
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a string search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      string: {
+        property: "wo",
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a range search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      range: {
+        number: {
+          low: 0,
+          high: 1,
+        },
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform an equal search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      equal: {
+        property: "word2",
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a not equal search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      notEqual: {
+        property: "word2",
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform an empty search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      empty: {
+        number: true,
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a not empty search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      notEmpty: {
+        number: true,
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a one of search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      oneOf: {
+        property: ["word", "word2"],
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a contains search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      contains: {
+        property: ["word"],
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to perform a not contains search", async () => {
+    const builder = new QueryBuilder(dbName, INDEX_NAME, {
+      notContains: {
+        property: ["word2"],
+      },
+    })
+    const resp = await builder.run()
+    expect(resp.rows.length).toBe(2)
+  })
+})