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+"""
+TEST:      v.distance
+
+AUTHOR(S): Vaclav Petras
+
+PURPOSE:   Test v.distance 2D and 3D points with areas
+
+COPYRIGHT: (C) 2022 Vaclav Petras, and by the GRASS Development Team
+
+           This program is free software under the GNU General Public
+           License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
+           for details.
+"""
+
+from grass.gunittest.case import TestCase
+from grass.gunittest.main import test
+from grass.gunittest.gmodules import call_module
+
+areas = """\
+VERTI:
+B  6
+ 11.6         29.55
+ 12.01        27.01
+ 15.25        26.68
+ 16.32        29.42
+ 13.49        31.06
+ 11.6         29.55
+C  1 1
+ 13.85        28.69
+ 1     1
+B  10
+ 18.49        34.1
+ 21.73        28.85
+ 28.24        33.28
+ 26.6         37.17
+ 23.9         34.92
+ 22.75        36.92
+ 18.86        37.17
+ 14.1         36.19
+ 14.19        32.54
+ 18.49        34.1
+C  1 1
+ 21.11        34.03
+ 1     2
+"""
+
+points = """\
+13.45|29.96
+14.64|27.5
+18.04|35.2
+21.56|34.22
+23.2|32.13
+26.48|35.98
+14.76|33.44
+21.85|29.38
+"""
+
+points_3d = """\
+13.45|29.96|200
+14.64|27.5|250
+18.04|35.2|893
+21.56|34.22|350
+23.2|32.13|296
+26.48|35.98|250
+14.76|33.44|258
+21.85|29.38|257
+"""
+
+table_ref = """\
+1|South-west area
+2|South-west area
+3|North-east area
+4|North-east area
+5|North-east area
+6|North-east area
+7|North-east area
+8|North-east area
+"""
+
+
+class TestBasics(TestCase):
+    """Test basic functionality"""
+
+    to_remove = []
+    original = "hospitals"
+    perturbed = "test_perturbed"
+    areas = "areas_with_cats"
+    points = "points_2d"
+    points_3d = "points_3d"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        """Create vector maps (areas with attributes)"""
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.in.ascii", input="-", output=cls.areas, format="standard", stdin=areas
+        )
+        cls.to_remove.append(cls.areas)
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.db.addtable", map=cls.areas, columns="number INTEGER, label VARCHAR(250)"
+        )
+        # TODO: this should be done in more effective way
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.db.update",
+            map=cls.areas,
+            column="label",
+            value="South-west area",
+            where="cat=1",
+        )
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.db.update",
+            map=cls.areas,
+            column="label",
+            value="North-east area",
+            where="cat=2",
+        )
+
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.in.ascii",
+            input="-",
+            output=cls.points,
+            format="point",
+            separator="pipe",
+            flags="t",
+            stdin=points,
+        )
+        cls.to_remove.append(cls.points)
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.db.addtable", map=cls.points, columns="area_label VARCHAR(250)"
+        )
+
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.in.ascii",
+            input="-",
+            output=cls.points_3d,
+            format="point",
+            separator="pipe",
+            flags="zt",
+            z=3,
+            stdin=points_3d,
+        )
+        cls.to_remove.append(cls.points_3d)
+        cls.runModule(
+            "v.db.addtable", map=cls.points_3d, columns="area_label VARCHAR(250)"
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        """Remove vector maps"""
+        if cls.to_remove:
+            cls.runModule(
+                "g.remove",
+                flags="f",
+                type="vector",
+                name=",".join(cls.to_remove),
+                verbose=True,
+            )
+
+    def test_area_attrs_to_2d_points(self):
+        """Check that values are uploaded to 2D points in areas (dmax=0)"""
+        self.assertModuleFail(
+            "v.perturb",
+            input=self.original,
+            output=self.perturbed,
+            parameters=1,
+        )
+        # using call_module because it is easier
+        table = call_module("v.db.select", map=self.points, separator="pipe", flags="c")
+        self.assertMultiLineEqual(table, table_ref)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test()