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+var assert = require('assert');
+var PO = require('..');
+
+describe('Message parsing', function () {
+    var po;
+
+    before(function (done) {
+        PO.load(__dirname + '/fixtures/big.po', function (err, result) {
+            assert.equal(err, null);
+            po = result;
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('Parses the po file', function () {
+        assert.notEqual(po, null);
+    });
+
+    it('Parses the comments', function () {
+        assert.equal(po.comments.length, 3);
+        assert.equal(po.comments[0], 'French translation of Link (6.x-2.9)');
+        assert.equal(po.comments[1], 'Copyright (c) 2011 by the French translation team');
+        assert.equal(po.comments[2], '');
+    });
+});