# Tests I
In Wall, tests can be colocated with code or in their own files. They exist in blocks that start with @begin-test
and end with @end-test
. The named values in these blocks are unavailable to the rest of the file.
// american-emotional-lexicon.wall
@begin-test "Americans are only ever happy"
american-happiness = amerian-emotional-lexicon 'happy
american-sadness = american-emotional-lexicon 'sad
expectEquals american-happiness american-sadness
@end-test
american-emotional-lexicon = map _ 'happy
In Wall, all tests execute at compile time using functional domain verification.
$ wall american-emotional-lexicon.wall
pass "Americans are only ever happy"
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