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+import Factory from '../seed/factories'
+import { host, login } from '../jest/helpers'
+import { GraphQLClient } from 'graphql-request'
+
+let client
+let headers
+let query
+const factory = Factory()
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  const userParams = { name: 'Author', email: 'author@example.org', password: '1234' }
+  await factory.create('User', userParams)
+  await factory.authenticateAs(userParams)
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'first' })
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'second' })
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'third' })
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'last' })
+  headers = {}
+  client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+})
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await factory.cleanDatabase()
+})
+
+describe('Query', () => {
+  describe('Post', () => {
+    describe('orderBy', () => {
+      it('createdAt descending is default', async () => {
+        query = '{ Post { title } }'
+        const posts = [
+          { title: 'last' },
+          { title: 'third' },
+          { title: 'second' },
+          { title: 'first' }
+        ]
+        const expected = { data: { Post: posts } }
+        await expect(client.request(query)).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})