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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More no_plan => 1;
+use Test::Exception;
+
+BEGIN {
+ use_ok('MooseX::MetaDescription');
+}
+
+{
+ package Foo;
+ use Moose;
+
+ has 'baz' => (
+ traits => [ 'MooseX::MetaDescription::Meta::Trait' ],
+ is => 'ro',
+ isa => 'Str',
+ default => sub { 'Foo::baz' },
+ description => {
+ bar => 'Foo::baz::bar',
+ gorch => 'Foo::baz::gorch',
+ }
+ );
+
+ package Bar;
+ use Moose;
+
+ extends 'Foo';
+}
+
+# check the meta-desc
+
+my $baz_attr = Foo->meta->find_attribute_by_name('baz');
+isa_ok($baz_attr->metadescription, 'MooseX::MetaDescription::Description');
+is($baz_attr->metadescription->descriptor, $baz_attr, '... got the circular ref');
+
+{
+ my $baz_attr = Bar->meta->find_attribute_by_name('baz');
+ can_ok($baz_attr, 'description');
+ isa_ok($baz_attr->metadescription, 'MooseX::MetaDescription::Description');
+ is($baz_attr->metadescription->descriptor, $baz_attr, '... got the circular ref');
+
+ my ($baz_attr_2) = Bar->meta->compute_all_applicable_attributes;
+ is($baz_attr, $baz_attr_2, '... got the same attribute');
+}
+
+# check the actual descs
+
+foreach my $foo ('Foo', Foo->new, 'Bar', Bar->new) {
+
+ is_deeply(
+ $foo->meta->find_attribute_by_name('baz')->description,
+ {
+ bar => 'Foo::baz::bar',
+ gorch => 'Foo::baz::gorch',
+ },
+ '... got the right class description'
+ );
+}
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