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+local helpers = require "spec.02-integration.02-dao.helpers"
+local Events = require "kong.core.events"
+local spec_helpers = require "spec.helpers"
+local Factory = require "kong.dao.factory"
+
+local events = Events()
+
+local API_ID = "0cd4a0d3-2e41-4b51-945a-eb06adbe8d2e"
+
+helpers.for_each_dao(function(kong_config)
+  describe("Quiet with #"..kong_config.database, function()
+    local factory
+    setup(function()
+      factory = Factory(kong_config, events)
+      assert(factory:run_migrations())
+
+      factory:truncate_tables()
+    end)
+    after_each(function()
+      factory:truncate_tables()
+    end)
+
+    local do_insert = function(quiet)
+      local api, err = factory.apis:insert({
+        id = API_ID,
+        name = "mockbin",
+        request_host = "mockbin.com",
+        upstream_url = "http://mockbin.com"
+      }, {ttl = 1, quiet = quiet})
+      assert.falsy(err)
+      assert.equal(API_ID, api.id)
+    end
+
+    describe("insert", function()
+      it("propagates event", function()
+        local received
+        events:subscribe(Events.TYPES.CLUSTER_PROPAGATE, function(message_t)
+          if message_t.type == "ENTITY_CREATED" and message_t.collection == "apis" then
+            received = message_t.entity.id == API_ID
+          end
+        end)
+
+        do_insert()
+
+        spec_helpers.wait_until(function()
+          return received
+        end)
+      end)
+
+      it("does not propagate when quiet", function()
+        local received
+        events:subscribe(Events.TYPES.CLUSTER_PROPAGATE, function(message_t)
+          if message_t.type == "ENTITY_CREATED" and message_t.collection == "apis" then
+            received = message_t.entity.id == API_ID
+          end
+        end)
+
+        do_insert(true)
+
+        assert.has_error(function()
+          spec_helpers.wait_until(function()
+            return received
+          end)
+        end)
+      end)
+    end)
+
+    describe("update", function()
+      before_each(function()
+        do_insert()
+      end)
+
+      local do_update = function(quiet)
+        local api, err = factory.apis:update({id = API_ID}, {
+          id = API_ID,
+          name = "mockbin2"
+        }, {quiet = quiet})
+
+        assert.falsy(err)
+        assert.equal(API_ID, api.id)
+      end
+
+      it("propagates event", function()
+        local received
+        events:subscribe(Events.TYPES.CLUSTER_PROPAGATE, function(message_t)
+          if message_t.type == "ENTITY_UPDATED" and message_t.collection == "apis" then
+            received = message_t.entity.id == API_ID
+          end
+        end)
+
+        do_update()
+
+        spec_helpers.wait_until(function()
+          return received
+        end)
+      end)
+
+      it("does not propagate when quiet", function()
+        local received
+        events:subscribe(Events.TYPES.CLUSTER_PROPAGATE, function(message_t)
+          if message_t.type == "ENTITY_UPDATED" and message_t.collection == "apis" then
+            received = message_t.entity.id == API_ID
+          end
+        end)
+
+        do_update(true)
+
+        assert.has_error(function()
+          spec_helpers.wait_until(function()
+            return received
+          end)
+        end)
+      end)
+    end)
+
+    describe("delete", function()
+      before_each(function()
+        do_insert()
+      end)
+
+      local do_update = function(quiet)
+        local api, err = factory.apis:delete({id = API_ID}, {quiet = quiet})
+        assert.falsy(err)
+        assert.equal(API_ID, api.id)
+      end
+
+      it("propagates event", function()
+        local received
+        events:subscribe(Events.TYPES.CLUSTER_PROPAGATE, function(message_t)
+          if message_t.type == "ENTITY_DELETED" and message_t.collection == "apis" then
+            received = message_t.entity.id == API_ID
+          end
+        end)
+
+        do_update()
+
+        spec_helpers.wait_until(function()
+          return received
+        end)
+      end)
+
+      it("does not propagate when quiet", function()
+        local received
+        events:subscribe(Events.TYPES.CLUSTER_PROPAGATE, function(message_t)
+          if message_t.type == "ENTITY_DELETED" and message_t.collection == "apis" then
+            received = message_t.entity.id == API_ID
+          end
+        end)
+
+        do_update(true)
+
+        assert.has_error(function()
+          spec_helpers.wait_until(function()
+            return received
+          end)
+        end)
+      end)
+    end)
+  end)
+end)