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+"""Test handling of expense-type 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_type
+
+VALID_VALUES = {
+    'program': 'program',
+    'fundraising': 'fundraising',
+    'management': 'management',
+    'admin': 'management',
+    'administration': 'management',
+    'mgmt': 'management',
+}
+
+INVALID_VALUES = {
+    'porgram',
+    'mangement',
+    'fundrasing',
+    '',
+    *testutil.NON_STRING_METADATA_VALUES,
+}
+
+TEST_KEY = 'expense-type'
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def hook():
+    config = testutil.TestConfig()
+    return meta_expense_type.MetaExpenseType(config)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value,set_value', VALID_VALUES.items())
+def test_valid_values_on_postings(hook, src_value, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {TEST_KEY: src_value}),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert not errors
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, {TEST_KEY: set_value})
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_invalid_values_on_postings(hook, src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {TEST_KEY: src_value}),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert errors
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, {TEST_KEY: src_value})
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value,set_value', VALID_VALUES.items())
+def test_valid_values_on_transactions(hook, src_value, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(**{TEST_KEY: src_value}, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert not errors
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, {TEST_KEY: set_value})
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_invalid_values_on_transactions(hook, src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(**{TEST_KEY: src_value}, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert errors
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, None)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('account', [
+    'Assets:Cash',
+    'Assets:Receivable:Accounts',
+    'Equity:OpeningBalance',
+    'Income:Other',
+    'Liabilities:CreditCard',
+    'Liabilities:Payable:Vacation',
+])
+def test_non_expense_accounts_skipped(hook, account):
+    meta = {TEST_KEY: 'program'}
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        (account, -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, meta.copy()),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert not errors
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, meta)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('account,set_value', [
+    ('Expenses:Services:Accounting', 'management'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Administration', 'management'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Advocacy', 'program'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Development', 'program'),
+    ('Expenses:Services:Fundraising', 'fundraising'),
+])
+def test_default_values(hook, account, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Liabilites:CreditCard', -25),
+        (account, 25),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert not errors
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, {TEST_KEY: set_value})
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('date,set_value', [
+    (testutil.EXTREME_FUTURE_DATE, None),
+    (testutil.FUTURE_DATE, 'program'),
+    (testutil.FY_START_DATE, 'program'),
+    (testutil.FY_MID_DATE, 'program'),
+    (testutil.PAST_DATE, None),
+])
+def test_default_value_set_in_date_range(hook, date, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(date=date, postings=[
+        ('Liabilites:CreditCard', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert not errors
+    expect_meta = None if set_value is None else {TEST_KEY: set_value}
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, expect_meta)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_flagged_txn_checked(hook, src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(flag='!', postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {TEST_KEY: src_value}),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert errors
+    testutil.check_post_meta(txn, None, {TEST_KEY: src_value})