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+import { TestWindow, spyOnEvent } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+import { Toggle } from '../toggle';
+
+describe('toggle', () => {
+  it('should create standalone', async () => {
+    const win = new TestWindow();
+    const el = await win.load({
+      components: [Toggle],
+      html: '<ion-toggle></ion-toggle>'
+    }) as HTMLIonToggleElement;
+
+    const ionChange = spyOnEvent(el, 'ionChange');
+
+    // toggle should not be checked
+    testChecked(el, false);
+
+    // set checked
+    el.checked = true;
+    await win.flush();
+
+    // toggle should be checked
+    testChecked(el, true);
+    expect(ionChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      checked: true,
+      value: 'on'
+    });
+
+    // set unchecked
+    el.checked = false;
+    await win.flush();
+
+    // toggle should not be checked
+    testChecked(el, false);
+    expect(ionChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(ionChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      checked: false,
+      value: 'on'
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create checked standalone', async () => {
+    const win = new TestWindow();
+    const el = await win.load({
+      components: [Toggle],
+      html: '<ion-toggle checked></ion-toggle>'
+    }) as HTMLIonToggleElement;
+
+    const ionChange = spyOnEvent(el, 'ionChange');
+
+    // toggle should not be checked
+    testChecked(el, true);
+
+    // set checked
+    el.checked = true;
+    await win.flush();
+
+    testChecked(el, true);
+    expect(ionChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    // set checked
+    el.checked = false;
+    await win.flush();
+
+    // toggle should not be checked
+    testChecked(el, false);
+    expect(ionChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ionChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      checked: false,
+      value: 'on'
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should pass properties down to <input>', async () => {
+    const win = new TestWindow();
+    const el = await win.load({
+      components: [Toggle],
+      html: '<ion-toggle disabled checked value="coding" name="primary"></ion-toggle>'
+    }) as HTMLIonToggleElement;
+
+    expect(el.disabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(el.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(el.value).toBe('coding');
+    expect(el.name).toBe('primary');
+
+    const input = getInput(el);
+    expect(input).toHaveProperties({
+      disabled: true,
+      checked: true,
+      value: 'coding',
+      name: 'primary'
+    });
+
+    el.disabled = false;
+    el.checked = false;
+    el.value = 'design';
+    el.name = 'secondary';
+
+    await win.flush();
+    expect(input.disabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(input.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(input.value).toBe('design');
+    expect(input.name).toBe('secondary');
+  });
+});
+
+function testChecked(el: HTMLIonToggleElement, shouldBeChecked: boolean) {
+  const input = getInput(el);
+  expect(el.checked).toBe(shouldBeChecked);
+  expect(input.checked).toBe(shouldBeChecked);
+  if (shouldBeChecked) {
+    expect(el).toHaveClasses(['toggle-checked']);
+  } else {
+    expect(el).not.toHaveClasses(['toggle-checked']);
+  }
+}
+
+function getInput(el: HTMLElement): HTMLInputElement {
+  return el.querySelector('input')!;
+}