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+import { Paginated } from '@feathersjs/feathers'
+import assert from 'assert'
+import { v1 } from 'uuid'
+
+import { Instance } from '@etherealengine/common/src/interfaces/Instance'
+import { Location } from '@etherealengine/common/src/interfaces/Location'
+import { destroyEngine } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/ecs/classes/Engine'
+
+import { Application } from '../../../declarations'
+import { createFeathersExpressApp } from '../../createApp'
+
+const params = { isInternal: true } as any
+
+describe('instance.test', () => {
+  let app: Application
+
+  before(async () => {
+    app = createFeathersExpressApp()
+    await app.setup()
+  })
+
+  after(() => {
+    return destroyEngine()
+  })
+
+  let testLocation: Location
+  let testInstance: Instance
+
+  before(async () => {
+    const name = `Test Location ${v1()}`
+    const sceneId = `test-scene-${v1()}`
+
+    const location_settings = await app.service('location-settings').create({})
+
+    testLocation = await app.service('location').create(
+      {
+        name,
+        sceneId,
+        location_settings
+      },
+      params
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should create an instance', async () => {
+    const instance = (await app.service('instance').create({ locationId: testLocation.id })) as Instance
+
+    assert.ok(instance)
+    assert.equal(instance.locationId, testLocation.id)
+    assert.equal(instance.currentUsers, 0)
+    assert.equal(instance.ended, false)
+
+    testInstance = instance
+  })
+
+  it('should get that instance', async () => {
+    const instance = await app.service('instance').get(testInstance.id)
+
+    assert.ok(instance)
+    assert.ok(instance.roomCode)
+    assert.equal(instance.id, testInstance.id)
+  })
+
+  it('should find instances for admin', async () => {
+    const instances = (await app.service('instance').find({
+      action: 'admin'
+    } as any)) as Paginated<Instance>
+
+    assert.equal(instances.total, 1)
+    assert.equal(instances.data[0].id, testInstance.id)
+  })
+
+  it('should find active instances', async () => {
+    const activeInstances = await app
+      .service('instances-active')
+      .find({ query: { sceneId: testLocation.sceneId }, ...params })
+
+    assert.equal(activeInstances.length, 1)
+    assert.equal(activeInstances[0].id, testInstance.id)
+    assert.equal(activeInstances[0].currentUsers, 0)
+    assert.equal(activeInstances[0].location, testLocation.id)
+  })
+})