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+import { imgSnapshotTest, renderGraph } from '../../helpers/util.ts';
+
+describe('architecture diagram', () => {
+    it('should render a simple architecture diagram with groups', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                group api(cloud)[API]
+
+                service db(database)[Database] in api
+                service disk1(disk)[Storage] in api
+                service disk2(disk)[Storage] in api
+                service server(server)[Server] in api
+                service gateway(internet)[Gateway] 
+
+                db L--R server
+                disk1 T--B server
+                disk2 T--B db
+                server T--B gateway
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with groups within groups', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                group api[API]
+                group public[Public API] in api
+                group private[Private API] in api
+        
+                service serv1(server)[Server] in public
+        
+                service serv2(server)[Server] in private
+                service db(database)[Database] in private
+        
+                service gateway(internet)[Gateway] in api
+        
+                serv1 B--T serv2
+                serv2 L--R db
+                serv1 L--R gateway
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with the fallback icon', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                service unknown(iconnamedoesntexist)[Unknown Icon]
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with split directioning', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                service db(database)[Database]
+                service s3(disk)[Storage]
+                service serv1(server)[Server 1]
+                service serv2(server)[Server 2]
+                service disk(disk)[Disk]
+        
+                db L--R s3
+                serv1 L--T s3
+                serv2 L--B s3
+                serv1 T--B disk
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with directional arrows', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                service servC(server)[Server 1]
+                service servL(server)[Server 2]
+                service servR(server)[Server 3]
+                service servT(server)[Server 4]
+                service servB(server)[Server 5]
+        
+                servC (L--R) servL
+                servC (R--L) servR
+                servC (T--B) servT
+                servC (B--T) servB
+        
+                servL (T--L) servT
+                servL (B--L) servB
+                servR (T--R) servT
+                servR (B--R) servB
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with group edges', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                group left_group(cloud)[Left]
+                group right_group(cloud)[Right]
+                group top_group(cloud)[Top]
+                group bottom_group(cloud)[Bottom]
+                group center_group(cloud)[Center]
+        
+                service left_disk(disk)[Disk] in left_group
+                service right_disk(disk)[Disk] in right_group
+                service top_disk(disk)[Disk] in top_group
+                service bottom_disk(disk)[Disk] in bottom_group
+                service center_disk(disk)[Disk] in center_group
+        
+                left_disk{group} (R--L) center_disk{group}
+                right_disk{group} (L--R) center_disk{group}
+                top_disk{group} (B--T) center_disk{group}
+                bottom_disk{group} (T--B) center_disk{group}
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with edge labels', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                service servC(server)[Server 1]
+                service servL(server)[Server 2]
+                service servR(server)[Server 3]
+                service servT(server)[Server 4]
+                service servB(server)[Server 5]
+        
+                servC L-[Label]-R servL
+                servC R-[Label]-L servR
+                servC T-[Label]-B servT
+                servC B-[Label]-T servB
+        
+                servL T-[Label]-L servT
+                servL B-[Label]-L servB
+                servR T-[Label]-R servT
+                servR B-[Label]-R servB
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with simple junction edges', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                service left_disk(disk)[Disk]
+                service top_disk(disk)[Disk]
+                service bottom_disk(disk)[Disk]
+                service top_gateway(internet)[Gateway]
+                service bottom_gateway(internet)[Gateway]
+                junction juncC
+                junction juncR
+        
+                left_disk R--L juncC
+                top_disk B--T juncC
+                bottom_disk T--B juncC
+                juncC R--L juncR
+                top_gateway B--T juncR
+                bottom_gateway T--B juncR
+            `
+        );
+    });
+    it('should render an architecture diagram with complex junction edges', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+            `architecture
+                group left
+                group right
+                service left_disk(disk)[Disk] in left
+                service top_disk(disk)[Disk] in left
+                service bottom_disk(disk)[Disk] in left
+                service top_gateway(internet)[Gateway] in right
+                service bottom_gateway(internet)[Gateway] in right
+                junction juncC in left
+                junction juncR in right
+        
+                left_disk R--L juncC
+                top_disk B--T juncC
+                bottom_disk T--B juncC
+        
+        
+                top_gateway (B--T juncR
+                bottom_gateway (T--B juncR
+        
+                juncC{group} R--L) juncR{group}
+            `
+        );
+    });
+});
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