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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# Copyright 2013 Equinox Software, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of Koha.
+#
+# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+#
+# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with Koha; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+use Test::More tests => 5;
+
+BEGIN {
+    use_ok('Koha::Template::Plugin::KohaBranchName');
+}
+
+my $filter = Koha::Template::Plugin::KohaBranchName->new();
+ok($filter, "initialized KohaBranchName plugin");
+
+my $name = $filter->filter('CPL');
+is($name, 'Centerville', 'retrieved expected name for CPL');
+
+$name = $filter->filter('__ANY__');
+is($name, '', 'received empty string as name of the "__ANY__" placeholder library code');
+
+$name = $filter->filter(undef);
+is($name, '', 'received empty string as name of NULL/undefined library code');