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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+
+describe "Binding#local_variables" do
+  it "returns an Array" do
+    binding.local_variables.should be_kind_of(Array)
+  end
+
+  it "includes local variables in the current scope" do
+    a = 1
+    b = nil
+    binding.local_variables.should == [:a, :b]
+  end
+
+  it "includes local variables defined after calling binding.local_variables" do
+    binding.local_variables.should == [:a, :b]
+    a = 1
+    b = 2
+  end
+
+  it "includes local variables of inherited scopes and eval'ed context" do
+    p = proc { |a| b = 1; eval("c = 2; binding.local_variables") }
+    p.call.should == [:c, :a, :b, :p]
+  end
+
+  it "includes shadowed local variables only once" do
+    a = 1
+    proc { |a| binding.local_variables }.call(2).should == [:a]
+  end
+
+  it "includes new variables defined in the binding" do
+    b = binding
+    b.local_variable_set :a, 42
+    b.local_variables.should == [:a, :b]
+  end
+end