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+require 'test_helper'
+
+class BlankTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  include Liquid
+  N = 10
+
+  def wrap_in_for(body)
+    "{% for i in (1..#{N}) %}#{body}{% endfor %}"
+  end
+
+  def wrap_in_if(body)
+    "{% if true %}#{body}{% endif %}"
+  end
+
+  def wrap(body)
+    wrap_in_for(body) + wrap_in_if(body)
+  end
+
+  def test_loops_are_blank
+    assert_template_result("", wrap_in_for(" "))
+  end
+
+  def test_if_else_are_blank
+    assert_template_result("", "{% if true %} {% elsif false %} {% else %} {% endif %}")
+  end
+
+  def test_unless_is_blank
+    assert_template_result("", wrap("{% unless true %} {% endunless %}"))
+  end
+
+  def test_comments_are_blank
+    assert_template_result("", wrap(" {% comment %} whatever {% endcomment %} "))
+  end
+
+  def test_captures_are_blank
+    assert_template_result("", wrap(" {% capture foo %} whatever {% endcapture %} "))
+  end
+
+  def test_nested_blocks_are_blank_but_only_if_all_children_are
+    assert_template_result("", wrap(wrap(" ")))
+    assert_template_result("\n       but this not "*(N+1),
+      wrap(%q{{% if true %} {% comment %} this is blank {% endcomment %} {% endif %}
+      {% if true %} but this not {% endif %}}))
+  end
+
+  def test_assigns_are_blank
+    assert_template_result("", wrap(' {% assign foo = "bar" %} '))
+  end
+
+  def test_whitespace_is_blank
+    assert_template_result("", wrap(" "))
+    assert_template_result("", wrap("\t"))
+  end
+
+  def test_whitespace_is_not_blank_if_other_stuff_is_present
+    body = "     x "
+    assert_template_result(body*(N+1), wrap(body))
+  end
+
+  def test_raw_is_not_blank
+    assert_template_result(" "*(N+1), wrap("{% raw %} {% endraw %}"))
+  end
+
+  def test_variables_are_not_blank
+    assert_template_result("  "*(N+1), wrap(' {{ "" }} '))
+  end
+end