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+"""Test handling of expense-allocation 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
+
+VALID_VALUES = {
+    'program': 'program',
+    'administration': 'administration',
+    'fundraising': 'fundraising',
+    'admin': 'administration',
+}
+
+INVALID_VALUES = {
+    'invalid',
+    'porgram',
+    'adimn',
+    'fundrasing',
+    '',
+}
+
+TEST_KEY = 'expense-allocation'
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value,set_value', VALID_VALUES.items())
+def test_valid_values_on_postings(src_value, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {TEST_KEY: src_value}),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.run(txn, txn.postings[-1], -1)
+    assert not errors
+    assert txn.postings[-1].meta.get(TEST_KEY) == set_value
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_invalid_values_on_postings(src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {TEST_KEY: src_value}),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.run(txn, txn.postings[-1], -1)
+    assert errors
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value,set_value', VALID_VALUES.items())
+def test_valid_values_on_transactions(src_value, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(**{TEST_KEY: src_value}, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.run(txn, txn.postings[-1], -1)
+    assert not errors
+    assert txn.postings[-1].meta.get(TEST_KEY) == set_value
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_invalid_values_on_transactions(src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(**{TEST_KEY: src_value}, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.run(txn, txn.postings[-1], -1)
+    assert errors
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('account', [
+    'Accrued:AccountsReceivable',
+    'Assets:Cash',
+    'Income:Donations',
+    'Liabilities:CreditCard',
+    'UnearnedIncome:Donations',
+])
+def test_non_expense_accounts_skipped(account):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        (account, -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {TEST_KEY: 'program'}),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.run(txn, txn.postings[0], 0)
+    assert not errors
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('account,set_value', [
+    ('Expenses:Services:Accounting', 'administration'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Administration', 'administration'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Advocacy', 'program'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Development', 'program'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Fundraising', 'fundraising'),
+])
+def test_default_values(account, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Liabilites:CreditCard', -25),
+        (account, 25),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.run(txn, txn.postings[-1], -1)
+    assert not errors
+    assert txn.postings[-1].meta[TEST_KEY] == set_value
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('date,set_value', [
+    (testutil.EXTREME_FUTURE_DATE, False),
+    (testutil.FUTURE_DATE, True),
+    (testutil.FY_START_DATE, True),
+    (testutil.FY_MID_DATE, True),
+    (testutil.PAST_DATE, False),
+])
+def test_default_value_set_in_date_range(date, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(date=date, postings=[
+        ('Liabilites:CreditCard', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.run(txn, txn.postings[-1], -1)
+    assert not errors
+    got_value = (txn.postings[-1].meta or {}).get(TEST_KEY)
+    assert bool(got_value) == bool(set_value)