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+import React from "react";
+
+import { shallow } from "enzyme";
+
+import { NewUnappliedFilter } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { App } from "./App";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  // createing App instance will push current filters into window.location
+  // ensure it's wiped after each test
+  window.history.pushState({}, "App", "/");
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  window.history.pushState({}, "App", "/");
+});
+
+describe("<App />", () => {
+  it("uses passed default filters if there's no query args or saved filters", () => {
+    expect(window.location.search).toBe("");
+    const tree = shallow(<App defaultFilters={["foo=bar"]} />);
+    const instance = tree.instance();
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[0]).toMatchObject(
+      NewUnappliedFilter("foo=bar")
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("uses saved filters if there's no query args (ignoring passed defaults)", () => {
+    expect(window.location.search).toBe("");
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "savedFilters",
+      JSON.stringify({
+        filters: ["bar=baz", "abc!=cba"],
+        present: true
+      })
+    );
+
+    const tree = shallow(<App defaultFilters={["ignore=defaults"]} />);
+    const instance = tree.instance();
+
+    expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("savedFilters");
+
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[0]).toMatchObject(
+      NewUnappliedFilter("bar=baz")
+    );
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[1]).toMatchObject(
+      NewUnappliedFilter("abc!=cba")
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("ignores saved filters if 'preset' key is falsey (use passed defaults)", () => {
+    expect(window.location.search).toBe("");
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "savedFilters",
+      JSON.stringify({
+        filters: ["ignore=saved"],
+        present: false
+      })
+    );
+
+    const tree = shallow(<App defaultFilters={["use=defaults"]} />);
+    const instance = tree.instance();
+
+    expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("savedFilters");
+
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[0]).toMatchObject(
+      NewUnappliedFilter("use=defaults")
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("uses filters passed via ?q= query args (ignoring saved filters and passed defaults)", () => {
+    expect(window.location.search).toBe("");
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "savedFilters",
+      JSON.stringify({
+        filters: ["ignore=saved"],
+        present: true
+      })
+    );
+
+    window.history.pushState({}, "App", "/?q=use%3Dquery");
+
+    const tree = shallow(<App defaultFilters={["ignore=defaults"]} />);
+    const instance = tree.instance();
+
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[0]).toMatchObject(
+      NewUnappliedFilter("use=query")
+    );
+  });
+});