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+"""Tests for IPython.lib.display.
+
+"""
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) 2012, the IPython Development Team.
+#
+# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+#
+# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Imports
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+# Third-party imports
+import nose.tools as nt
+
+# Our own imports
+from IPython.lib import display
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classes and functions
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#--------------------------
+# FileLink tests
+#--------------------------
+
+def test_instantiation_FileLink():
+    """Test classes can be instantiated"""
+    fl = display.FileLink('example.txt')
+
+def test_warning_on_non_existant_path_FileLink():
+    """Calling _repr_html_ on non-existant files returns a warning"""
+    fl = display.FileLink('example.txt')
+    nt.assert_true(fl._repr_html_().startswith('Path (<tt>example.txt</tt>)'))
+
+#--------------------------
+# FileLinks tests
+#--------------------------
+
+def test_instantiation_FileLinks():
+    """Test classes can be instantiated"""
+    fls = display.FileLinks(['example1.txt','example2.txt'])
+
+def test_warning_on_non_existant_path_FileLinks():
+    """Calling _repr_html_ on non-existant files returns a warning"""
+    fls = display.FileLinks('example')
+    nt.assert_true(fls._repr_html_().startswith('Path (<tt>example</tt>)'))
+
+#--------------------------
+# DirectoryLink tests
+#--------------------------
+
+def test_instantiation_DirectoryLink():
+    """Test classes can be instantiated"""
+    dl = display.DirectoryLink('example')
+
+def test_warning_on_non_existant_path_DirectoryLink():
+    """Calling _repr_html_ on non-existant files returns a warning"""
+    dl = display.DirectoryLink('example')
+    nt.assert_true(dl._repr_html_().startswith('Path (<tt>example</tt>)'))