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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More tests => 3;
+
+# setup library path
+use FindBin qw($Bin);
+use lib "$Bin/lib";
+
+# make sure testapp works
+use ok 'TestApp';
+
+# a live test against TestApp, the test application
+use Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst 'TestApp';
+my $mech = Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst->new;
+$mech->get_ok('http://localhost/', 'get main page');
+$mech->content_like(qr/^Authenticated:mufasa$/i, 'see if it has our text');
+