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+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More tests => 4;
+
+use FindBin;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/lib";
+
+BEGIN { use_ok 'TestApp' or die }
+
+ok my $c = TestApp->new, 'Instantiate app object';
+ok my $tt = $c->view('TT'), 'Get TT view object';
+is $tt->render($c, 'test.tt', { message => 'hello' }), 'hello',
+ 'render() should return the template output';