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+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require 'pathname'
+
+describe "Pathname.new" do
+  it "returns a new Pathname Object with 1 argument" do
+    Pathname.new('').should.is_a?(Pathname)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when called with \0" do
+    -> { Pathname.new("\0")}.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError if not passed a String type" do
+    -> { Pathname.new(nil)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Pathname.new(0)     }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Pathname.new(true)  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Pathname.new(false) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "initializes with an object with to_path" do
+    Pathname.new(mock_to_path('foo')).should == Pathname.new('foo')
+  end
+end