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+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
+
+describe Munger::Data do
+  
+  describe '.new' do
+    
+    it 'initializes the data attribute to the :data value' do
+      data = [{:foo => '1'}, {:foo => 2}]
+      Munger::Data.new(:data => data).data.should == data
+    end
+    
+    it 'yields itself to the given block' do
+      Munger::Data.new { |data| data.should be_kind_of(Munger::Data) }
+    end
+    
+  end
+  
+end
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