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+"""Test handling of expenseAllocation metadata"""
+# Copyright © 2020  Brett Smith
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import pytest
+
+from . import testutil
+
+from conservancy_beancount.plugin import meta_expense_allocation
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value,value_ok', [
+    ('program', True),
+    ('administration', True),
+    ('fundraising', True),
+    ('invalid', False),
+    ('', False),
+])
+def test_validity_on_postings(value, value_ok):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {'expenseAllocation': value}),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.check(txn, txn.postings[-1])
+    if value_ok:
+        assert not errors
+    else:
+        assert errors