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+'use strict';
+
+import {statusCodeType} from 'lib/utils/helpers';
+describe('statusCodeType', () => {
+  it('Should return info for status codes within 100 and 200', ()=> {
+    statusCodeType(100).should.be.equal('info');
+    statusCodeType(150).should.be.equal('info');
+    statusCodeType(199).should.be.equal('info');
+  });
+
+  it('Should return success for status codes within 200 and 300', ()=> {
+    statusCodeType(200).should.be.equal('success');
+    statusCodeType(250).should.be.equal('success');
+    statusCodeType(299).should.be.equal('success');
+  });
+  it('Should return redirect for status codes within 300 and 400', ()=> {
+    statusCodeType(300).should.be.equal('redirect');
+    statusCodeType(350).should.be.equal('redirect');
+    statusCodeType(399).should.be.equal('redirect');
+  });
+  it('Should return error for status codes above 400', ()=> {
+    statusCodeType(400).should.be.equal('error');
+    statusCodeType(500).should.be.equal('error');
+    statusCodeType(599).should.be.equal('error');
+  });
+
+  it('Should throw for incorrect HTTP code', ()=> {
+    (() => statusCodeType(99)).should.throw('invalid HTTP code');
+    (() => statusCodeType(600)).should.throw('invalid HTTP code');
+  });
+});