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+import React from "react";
+
+import { shallow, mount } from "enzyme";
+
+import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
+import { SilenceModal } from ".";
+
+let alertStore;
+let silenceFormStore;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
+  silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
+});
+
+const ShallowSilenceModal = () => {
+  return shallow(
+    <SilenceModal alertStore={alertStore} silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore} />
+  );
+};
+
+const MountedSilenceModal = () => {
+  return mount(
+    <SilenceModal alertStore={alertStore} silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore} />
+  );
+};
+
+describe("<SilenceModal />", () => {
+  it("only renders FontAwesomeIcon when modal is not shown", () => {
+    const tree = ShallowSilenceModal();
+    expect(tree.text()).toBe("<FontAwesomeIcon />");
+  });
+
+  it("renders the modal when it is shown", () => {
+    const tree = ShallowSilenceModal();
+    const toggle = tree.find(".nav-link");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    expect(tree.text()).toBe("<FontAwesomeIcon /><SilenceModalContent />");
+  });
+
+  it("hides the modal when toggle() is called twice", () => {
+    const tree = ShallowSilenceModal();
+    const toggle = tree.find(".nav-link");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    expect(tree.text()).toBe("<FontAwesomeIcon />");
+  });
+
+  it("hides the modal when hide() is called", () => {
+    const tree = ShallowSilenceModal();
+    const toggle = tree.find(".nav-link");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    expect(tree.text()).toBe("<FontAwesomeIcon /><SilenceModalContent />");
+    silenceFormStore.toggle.hide();
+    expect(tree.text()).toBe("<FontAwesomeIcon />");
+  });
+
+  it("'modal-open' class is appended to body node when modal is visible", () => {
+    const tree = MountedSilenceModal();
+    const toggle = tree.find(".nav-link");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    expect(document.body.className.split(" ")).toContain("modal-open");
+  });
+
+  it("'modal-open' class is removed from body node after modal is hidden", () => {
+    const tree = MountedSilenceModal();
+    const toggle = tree.find(".nav-link");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    expect(document.body.className.split(" ")).not.toContain("modal-open");
+  });
+
+  it("'modal-open' class is removed from body node after modal is unmounted", () => {
+    const tree = MountedSilenceModal();
+    const toggle = tree.find(".nav-link");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    tree.unmount();
+    expect(document.body.className.split(" ")).not.toContain("modal-open");
+  });
+});