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+'use strict'
+
+const isNode = !global.window
+
+describe('ls', function () {
+  it('should correctly retrieve links', function (done) {
+    if (!isNode) return done()
+
+    apiClients['a'].ls('QmSzLpCVbWnEm3XoTWnv6DT6Ju5BsVoLhzvxKXZeQ2cmdg', (err, res) => {
+      expect(err).to.not.exist
+
+      expect(res).to.have.a.property('Objects')
+      expect(res.Objects[0]).to.have.a.property('Links')
+      expect(res.Objects[0]).to.have.property('Hash', 'QmSzLpCVbWnEm3XoTWnv6DT6Ju5BsVoLhzvxKXZeQ2cmdg')
+      done()
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should correctly handle a nonexisting hash', function (done) {
+    apiClients['a'].ls('surelynotavalidhashheh?', (err, res) => {
+      expect(err).to.exist
+      expect(res).to.not.exist
+      done()
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should correctly handle a nonexisting path', function (done) {
+    if (!isNode) return done()
+
+    apiClients['a'].ls('QmTDH2RXGn8XyDAo9YyfbZAUXwL1FCr44YJCN9HBZmL9Gj/folder_that_isnt_there', (err, res) => {
+      expect(err).to.exist
+      expect(res).to.not.exist
+      done()
+    })
+  })
+})