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+import Factory from '../seed/factories'
+import { GraphQLClient } from 'graphql-request'
+import { host, login } from '../jest/helpers'
+
+const factory = Factory()
+let client
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await factory.create('User', {
+    id: 'you',
+    name: 'Al Capone',
+    slug: 'al-capone',
+    email: 'test@example.org',
+    password: '1234'
+  })
+})
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await factory.cleanDatabase()
+})
+
+describe('currentUser { notifications }', () => {
+  const query = `query($read: Boolean) {
+          currentUser {
+            notifications(read: $read, orderBy: createdAt_desc) {
+              id
+              post {
+                id
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }`
+
+  describe('authenticated', () => {
+    let headers
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      headers = await login({ email: 'test@example.org', password: '1234' })
+      client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+    })
+
+    describe('given another user', () => {
+      let authorClient
+      let authorParams
+      let authorHeaders
+
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        authorParams = {
+          email: 'author@example.org',
+          password: '1234',
+          id: 'author'
+        }
+        await factory.create('User', authorParams)
+        authorHeaders = await login(authorParams)
+      })
+
+      describe('who mentions me in a post', () => {
+        beforeEach(async () => {
+          const content = 'Hey @al-capone how do you do?'
+          const title = 'Mentioning Al Capone'
+          const createPostMutation = `
+          mutation($title: String!, $content: String!) {
+            CreatePost(title: $title, content: $content) {
+              title
+              content
+            }
+          }
+          `
+          authorClient = new GraphQLClient(host, authorHeaders)
+          await authorClient.request(createPostMutation, { title, content })
+        })
+
+        it('sends you a notification', async () => {
+          const expected = {
+            currentUser: {
+              notifications: [
+                { read: false, post: { content: 'Hey @al-capone how do you do?' } }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+          await expect(client.request(query, { read: false })).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})