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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+#vim:ft=zsh ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et fenc=utf-8
+
+# Required for shunit2 to run correctly
+setopt shwordsplit
+SHUNIT_PARENT=$0
+
+function setUp() {
+  export TERM="xterm-256color"
+  # Load Powerlevel9k
+  source powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+}
+
+function testBackgroundJobsSegmentPrintsNothingWithoutBackgroundJobs() {
+    local POWERLEVEL9K_CUSTOM_WORLD='echo world'
+    local POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(background_jobs custom_world)
+    alias jobs="nojobs 2>/dev/null"
+
+    assertEquals "%K{white} %F{black}world %k%F{white}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+    unalias jobs
+}
+
+function testBackgroundJobsSegmentWorksWithOneBackgroundJob() {
+    unset POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE
+    local POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(background_jobs)
+    jobs() {
+        echo '[1]  + 30444 suspended  nvim xx'
+    }
+
+    assertEquals "%K{black} %F{cyan%}⚙%f %k%F{black}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+    unfunction jobs
+}
+
+function testBackgroundJobsSegmentWorksWithMultipleBackgroundJobs() {
+    unset POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE
+    local POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(background_jobs)
+    jobs() {
+        echo "[1]    31190 suspended  nvim xx"
+        echo "[2]  - 31194 suspended  nvim xx2"
+        echo "[3]  + 31206 suspended  nvim xx3"
+    }
+
+    assertEquals "%K{black} %F{cyan%}⚙%f %k%F{black}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+    unfunction jobs
+}
+
+function testBackgroundJobsSegmentWithVerboseMode() {
+    local POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE=true
+    local POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(background_jobs)
+    jobs() {
+        echo "[1]    31190 suspended  nvim xx"
+        echo "[2]  - 31194 suspended  nvim xx2"
+        echo "[3]  + 31206 suspended  nvim xx3"
+    }
+
+    assertEquals "%K{black} %F{cyan%}⚙ %f%F{cyan}3 %k%F{black}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+    unfunction jobs
+}
+
+source shunit2/source/2.1/src/shunit2
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