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+import 'package:angel_container/angel_container.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  Container container;
+
+  setUp(() {
+    container = new Container(const EmptyReflector());
+    container.registerNamedSingleton('foo', new Foo(bar: 'baz'));
+  });
+
+  test('fetch by name', () {
+    expect(container.findByName<Foo>('foo').bar, 'baz');
+  });
+
+  test('cannot redefine', () {
+    expect(() => container.registerNamedSingleton('foo', new Foo(bar: 'quux')),
+        throwsStateError);
+  });
+
+  test('throws on unknown name', () {
+    expect(() => container.findByName('bar'), throwsStateError);
+  });
+
+  test('throws on incorrect type', () {
+    expect(() => container.findByName<List<String>>('foo'), throwsA(anything));
+  });
+}
+
+class Foo {
+  final String bar;
+
+  Foo({this.bar});
+}