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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+
+describe "Thread#[]" do
+  it "gives access to thread local values" do
+    th = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current[:value] = 5
+    end
+    th.join
+    th[:value].should == 5
+    Thread.current[:value].should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "is not shared across threads" do
+    t1 = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current[:value] = 1
+    end
+    t2 = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current[:value] = 2
+    end
+    [t1,t2].each {|x| x.join}
+    t1[:value].should == 1
+    t2[:value].should == 2
+  end
+
+  it "is accessible using strings or symbols" do
+    t1 = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current[:value] = 1
+    end
+    t2 = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current["value"] = 2
+    end
+    [t1,t2].each {|x| x.join}
+    t1[:value].should == 1
+    t1["value"].should == 1
+    t2[:value].should == 2
+    t2["value"].should == 2
+  end
+
+  it "raises exceptions on the wrong type of keys" do
+    lambda { Thread.current[nil] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    lambda { Thread.current[5] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+  end
+end